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System Arcadia is back for the 4th year in a row, and we continue to grow larger and larger with each show that we do. This time, we’re going big! 4 years means 4 big headliners from all walks of life. Normally we have an emphasis on talent from over the Pacific Ocean but this year we are hosting some of the finest talent in JCore and TechDance from both Japan and the United States for an amazing lineup that no one will ever forget!
Full Artist Lineup
Remo-con – Konami Digital Entertainment, Hellhouse Recordings, EXIT TUNES, rtrax
Rhythm is the basic element of any track. Melody runs alongside it. These two core elements live coherently accompanying dynamism and an uplifting vibe in every track produced by REMO-CON. He has mastered all these quests every producer aspires to in his own amazing format of sounds.
Throughout his 20-year carrier, the history of REMO-CON starts with the single ”G-Sigh” released in 2005, which was based on hard-sounds. After that, follows the release of Killer Tracks such as, “Cold Front”(Anjunabeats/UK), “Atavism”(DJ MAG Review ☆9”), “Narky Light”, “Instability.” In 2009, to sum up the first period of his carrier, 『a life with remote controllers 』was released, and in 2011, his DJ mix CD 『VIBLE 02 mixed by REMO-CON』was also released under his solo project name for the first time. The recent release of “FUZE” this spring, hit the top of beatport Hard Dance chart. What’s more, in 1993, REMO-CON and his friends launched “Y&Co.,” a collective of music producers. Ever since then he has worked as the main studio manipulator for over 250 compilation CD titles, remixes and continues to improve his skills. As a creator, he has done remixes and song arrangements for a wide range of world wide artists, from System F, Alex Kenji, to Ayumi Hamasaki and Lilly James just to name a few.
From 2001, REMO-CON started to appear regularly at 「Cyber TRANCE」, establishing his publicity. Since then, not to mention all over in Japan, but he also has Played in many countries such as England, Canada and Australia. Moreover, in 2009, he has participated in a large-scale Dutch festival “Dance Valley” and “SUMMER SONIC” in 2012.
His solid DJ style of juggling the CDJ with the sense of live performing is praised highly, and in the domestic DJ ranking 「DJ 50/50」organized by iLoud, he moved up from been third place for two straight years, to the second place.
As a new attempt, the radio DJ live show『Remote Control』(block FM [http://block.fm/] )which he hosts, and 『Friday Night Hot Mix』broadcasted on FM Yokohama are also gathering attention. His name as a master piece has reached not only to all over Japan, but to Europe, North America and Asian countries as well. We can say that the future of dance music scene is on his shoulders.
ni-21
ni-21 (Pronounced nee-nee) in his days before becoming a regular contributor to beatmaniaIIDX, starting in 2000 he has been DJ’ing and producing music all over Japan. He has two albums and six EP’s to his name. More notably his track “Ravey Days” has been adopted to VIBLE03, compiled and mixed by Mr. YOJI, a global leader of the HDM scene. ni-21’s 3 tracks in IIDX have been absolute hits thus far and we cannot wait to hear more of his hard dance sound to the Bemani series.
Flapjack – Rave n’ Beats Recordings
DJ Flapjack is a Los Angeles-based oldskool hardcore deejay whose passion for cheesy beats and dedication to his art has quickly rocketed him to a respected position among his underground deejay peers, and led him to become a well-known artist worldwide. Represented by Rave n’ Beats Recordings and rocking extremely hi-NRG 100% vinyl hardcore sets; a friend to kandi ravers near and far, Flapjack is known for more than just his friendly persona and fashion sense. His keen sense of tunes, lightning fast scratching, and turntablist mixing skills are sure to win over the hearts of happy hardcore fans, new and old!
AkiraComplex – S2TB Recordings
Akira Complex has had a meteoric rise to prominence in the J-Core scene. His first releases on Kors K’s S2TB label include numerous remixes (As One, Are You Ready, On The Beat, Icarus), some of his signature songs (Rift.exe, Oddysey), and his first full album, The Synthesis Collective.
He followed that up with a remix on a major label album (Because of You (Akira Complex Remix)), a collaboration track with Noizenecio (Deviant Mechanics) featured in Hardcore Syndrome X, and two incredible collaboration albums with Hommarju (We Are Connected) and Camellia (Reality Distortion).
Over the past year, along with new tracks for Bizarre Nation (Consequence of Nature) and Bass Avengers 2 (Stinger Missile), his music has been featured in many rhythm games, including Zyon (Vector Cannon), Arcaea (Relentless), and beatmaniaIIDX 25 (Break Stasis).
He’s played numerous shows, both in Japan (the S2TB Gathering and S2TBTANO*C series) and stateside (PARTY2012 IRL, Anime Expo).
When he steps up, you know something magical is gonna happen. His sound, though it’s changed over the years, has always had something unique about it; you can hear the emotion and passion in every track he makes.
DJ Dice – Hardbass Addicts/NYCRavers
As a 18 year veteran of the rave scene, with 13 of them being behind the decks, DJ Dice is no stranger
to the masses. He has spent years perfecting his sound into what it is today. As a solo artist and just
finishing a 10 year run as the Hardbass Addicts alongside DJ partner DJ Cepheus, Dice has built up a solid
fanbase. Bringing his unique track selection, on stage antics and INSANE ENERGY, you guys better
be ready to dance. Between dropping those euphoric hardstyle bangers, Jumpstyle slammers and that RAWSTYLE madness. DJ Dice will be ready for DANCEFLOOR DESTRUCTION! As he always
does, be sure to find him after his set for a ton of FREE CDS!