Def Tech

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Def Tech
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Def Tech Shen And Micro
Background information
Origin Japan
GenresJawaiian Reggae
Years active2005 (2005)-2007
2010 (2010)-present
Labels2VOX Ltd.
MembersShen, Micro
Website deftech.jp

Def Tech is a Japanese pop band signed to 2VOX Ltd, an independent label.

Contents

Career

Jesse, the vocalist from Rize, named the band, the members of which did their own songwriting, arranging, and production. Def Tech had the 3rd best-selling album in Japan in 2005 and performed at Live8 in Tokyo in July of that year. Def Tech started in 2003 and debuted in 2005. They rocketed in popularity, especially due to their song “My Way,” and their first, self-titled album charted at #1 and went on to sell 2.2 million copies. That same year (2005), they became the first indie label artist to perform at NHK's Kohaku Uta Gassen.

In September 2007 Def Tech broke up, citing different opinions on music direction. The band reunited in June 2010. [1] [2]

Personnel

Album Oricon sales milestones

Album

Awards and honors

Discography

Single
Album
Best Album
Box Set
DVD
Def Tech selects Omnibus Album
Remixes [Produced & performed by Def Tech]
Collaborations [With Def Tech]
List of songs featuring Def Tech

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References

  1. Def Tech gets back together June 3, 2010 (Archived May 12, 2016)
  2. 復活!Def Tech!4年ぶりに活動再開 June 3, 2010 (Archived March 31, 2013)
  3. "Musician Shenan Brown '99". Iolani School website. 15 September 2006. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20.