YOJI BIOMEHANIKA

In the late ’70s, he immersed himself in advanced music such as noise, music concrete, and overdubs. Later, he resonated with the futurist movement that rolled out in the ‘80s amidst the evolution of digital technology in the form of MIDI. He found his identity in its technology-oriented, danceable sound-making and alternative appearance.

In the early ‘90s, he started his career as a dance music producer and DJ “YOJI BIOMEHANIKA”. He released numerous works on edgy labels in Germany and the U.K. as well as in Japan, and quickly gained attention. He rose to stardom as a leading figure in NU-NRG and created a following known as “Hanikers”.

The arrival of the ‘00 Millennium. NU ERA was filled with expectations for the dawning of a new future. YOJI BIOMEHANIKA expanded the stage of his activities globally, launching the label “HELLHOUSE” with London as its distribution base, and released a series of 12-inch singles of his original tracks. Each release has made the charts.

He has released many DJ MIX compilations in Japan and abroad, handpicking a list of popular DJs.

In 2001, he released his first artist album “TECHNICOLOR NRG SHOW” from avex (released overseas by ID&T in the Netherlands) and the first Japanese DJ live DVD “TECHNICOLOR NRG SHOWCASE” in Japan. With a powerful stage presence and a string of original works that have become global anthems, he has jet-set across the globe to Western and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, North America, Southeast Asia, and Oceania, where he broke out with an unprecedented run of performances including Mysteryland, Defqon-1 Mysteryland, Defqon-1, Dance Valley, Tomorrowland, In Control, EDC, Creamfields, too numerous to enumerate..(see “Primary Festivals and events that YOJI appeared in the past” as bellow).

He was the headliner at Sensation Black in Amterdam for a groundbreaking two years in a row, and has frequently ranked in the DJ Mag Top 100, climbing to the unparalleled 32nd position for a Japanese artist. In 2003, he won the Grand Prix at the Hard Dance Awards, established in the U.K. in its first year, and in 2011, he won two awards, Outstanding Contributions and Best International DJ in Asia, in recognition of his contribution to the scene. His achievement in bringing hard electronic dance music from the underground to the mainstream market is a milestone in music history, and is one of the reasons why he is called an industry legend.

He has been performing under the artist name “YOJI” (without “BIOMEHANIKA”) since 2007, and has been advocating a hybrid music style “Tech Dance” that shifts more toward techno. He had many hits such as “SIX HOURS“, “TECHY TECHY“, “AIRPORT“, and others. After about 7 years of musical exploration under this style, he returned to his identity as a melodic big room sound.

‘15 He has rebooted as YOJI BIOMEHANIKA with a full heart. Released his 3rd album “CHAPTER X” from avex EDM, his first album in 11 years, and all the single cuts from the album ranked high on iTunes. In 2016, he launched the “BANGINGLOBE” label (under dieTunes) as a platform for overseas. Releases from avex in Japan are developed overseas from there, and each release is on the world dance charts. All three parts of the digital album “A QUARTER CENTURY OF YOJI BIOMEHANIKA“, a compilation of Yoji’s musical history released at the end of 2017, ranked in Beatport’s Top 5 albums.

‘18 Rework of one of his signature track, “HARDSTYLE DISCO (2018 REVERSE BASS EDIT)” was released and received a GOLD on DJ Mag review. The track is a huge anthem that continues to be loved by many artists around the world, and NWYR (W&W) performed a cover of the track at Tomorrowland in 2017, where it became a scene sensation. The remix by Da Tweekaz and Sub Zero Project was released on avexEDM in Japan and DirtyWorkz in Belgium, and became a mega hit.

In the same year, he supervised the production of Japan’s first major hardstyle compilation “BANGINGLOBE PRESENTS SUPER HARDSTYLE” (avexEDM), which reached number one on the iTunes dance chart on its first day of release.

Post-Corona Under the pandemic, YOJI has begun to face himself deeply and develop his activities to pursue his own personality. He has updated many of the songs he has written over the course of his 30 years of activity, and is now ready to demonstrate the true value of YOJI BIOMEHANIKA as an artist.

Primary Festivals and events that YOJI appeared in the past

LOGIC FESTIVAL 5	2024	Swansea	UK
ageHa THE FESTIVAL “agefarre”	2024	Tokyo	JP
UNKONSCIOUS FESTIVAL	2024	Chonburi	TH
DREAMSTATE SO-CAL	2023	Los Angels	US
THE TIDYLAND WEEKENDER	2023	Southport	UK
MET ARENA CHIRSTMAS 2DAYS	2022	Belfast	UK
ageHa THE FESTIVAL ‘agefarre 2022’ OPEN AIR	2022	Tokyo	JP
PLANET LOVE FESTIVAL	2022	Belfast	UK
ageHa THE FINAL NIGHT	2022	Tokyo	JP
DREAMSTATE SO-CAL	2021	San Bernerdino	US
GOODGREEF 20TH BIRTHDAY	2021	Manchester	UK
DREAMSTATE SO-CAL	2019	San Bernerdino	US
LONDON HARDHOUSE REUNION	2019	Aukland	NZ
SANCTUARY	2017	Tokyo	JP
DANCE VALLEY FESTIVAL	2015	Den Bosch	NL
KIDDSTOCK BEACH FESTIVAL	2015	Cleveland	UK
IDEAL WEEKENDER	2014	Prestatyn	UK
BLACK PARTY	2014	Kaohsiung	TW
NAGISA MUSIC FESTIVAL	2013	Tokyo	JP
HARD DANCE AWARDS	2013	Glasgow	UK
KAZANTIP	2013	Crimea	UA
EDC LAS VEGAS	2013	Las Vegas	US
NAGISA OSAKA	2012	Osaka	JP
BASSCON	2012	Los Angeles	US
WE LOVE TECHNO 2012	2012	Moscow	RU
GATECRASHER GLOBAL	2011	Amsterdam	NL
DANCE VALLEY	2011	Den Bosch	NL
YOJI SOLO	2011	Tokyo	JP
EDC DENVER	2010	Denver	US
TRANCE STATION	2010	Beijing	CN
GDYNIA BEACH PARTY FESTIVAL	2010	Gydnia	PL
YOJI SOLO	2010	Tokyo	JP
EMPORIUM FESTIVAL	2010	Wijchen	NL
EDC LOS ANGELS	2009	Los Angeles	US
PLANET LOVE FESTIVAL	2009	Dublin	IE
ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL	2009	Moscow	RU
JUDGEMENT SUNDAY	2009	Ibiza	ES
THE MAGNA MISSION “PLANET TIDY”	2009	Rotherham	UK
ATOMIK WEEKENDER	2009	Prestatyn	UK
TEODOR FEST	2009	Moscow	RU
TSECH Moscow	2009	Moscow	RU
YOJI SOLO IN KUALA LUMPUR	2009	Kuala Lumpur	MY
GATECRASHER SINGAPORE NYE	2009	Singapore	SG
420 FESTIVAL	2009	Los Angeles	US
DOOMS NIGHT	2008	Vancouver	CA
PLANET LOVE WINTER	2008	Belfast	UK
YOJI BIOMEHANIKA and SCOT PROJECT in NYC	2008	New York	US
FANTASYLANDS WINTER MUSIC FESTIVAL	2008	Ingliston	UK
KIDDSTOCK	2008	Durham	UK
TUNNEL ELECTROCITY	2008	Praha	CZ
GATECRASHER SUMMER SOUND SYSTEM	2008	Brackley	UK
ORION HALL	2008	Brno	CZ
YOJI SOLO	2008	Tokyo	JP
HARD FORCE	2008	Timisoara	RO
TSEH	2008	St.Petersburg	RU
FUSION DREAMS	2007	Vancouver	CA
ULTRA WORLD FESTIVAL	2007	Ballarat	AU
TOMORROWLAND	2007	Boom	BE
SPEED ZONE	2007	Kuala Lumpur	MY
QIEV DANCE	2007	Kief	UA
DANCE VALLEY 2007	2007	Den Bosch	NL
ELECTRONICA GLOBAL GATHERING	2007	Istanbul	TO
DANCE VALLEY 2007	2007	Den Bosch	NL
PLANET LOVE FESTIVAL	2007	Belfast	UK
TOMORROWLAND	2007	Boom	BE
HARDHOUSE ACADEMY	2007	London	UK
MYSTERYLAND	2006	Haarlemmermeer	NL
PHARMACY BLACK	2006	Melbourne	AU
DEQON1	2006	Almere	NL
STREET PARADE	2006	Zurich	CH
TRANSMISSION	2006	Sydney	AU
PLANET LOVE SPRING	2006	Belfast	UK
IN QONTROL	2005	Amsterdam	NL
TRANSMISSION	2005	Sydney	AU
MYSTERYLAND	2005	Almere	NL
TOMORROWLAND	2005	Boom	BE
SENSATION BLACK	2005	Amsterdam	NL
TRANCE ENERGY	2005	Utrecht	NL
PHARMACY 5TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS	2005	Melbourne	AU
LABORATORY	2005	London	UK
GODS KITCHEN GROBAL GATHERING	2005	Cork	UK
PLANET LOVE	2005	Belfast	UK
ENERGY	2005	Zurich	CH
STREET PARADE	2005	Zurich	CH
DANCE VALLEY	2004	Den Bosch	NL
DANCE VALLEY WINTER EDITION	2004	Den Bosch	NL
CREAMFIELDS 2004	2004	Liverpool	UK
SENSATION BLACK	2004	Amsterdam	NL
ANTIWORLD INDOOR FESTIVAL	2004	London	UK
TIDY WEEKENDER	2004	Prestatyn	UK
DANCE VALLEY	2003	DenBosch	NL
IMPULZ OUTDOOR	2003	Bussloo	NL
DANCE VALLEY	2002	Den Bosch	NL
HQ IBIZA	2002	Ibiza	ES
GATECRASHER NEC	2002	Birmingham	UK
IMPULZ OUTDOOR	2002	Bussloo	NL
AVEX TRANCE	2001	Tokyo	JP
FEVAH ASTORIA	2001	London	UK
IMPULZ OUTDOOR	2001	Bussloo	NL
DANCE VALLEY	2001	Den Bosch	NL
RAINBOW2000 Hakusan	1999	Ishikawa	JP
RAINBOW2000 Mt.FUJI	1997	Shizuoka	JP