Mondo Grosso
| Shinichi Osawa | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | February 7, 1967 |
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | Electronica, house, alternative rock, big beat |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | For Life Records, Avex Trax, Sony Music Japan, Southern Fried, Data, Dim Mak |
| Associated acts | Mondo Grosso, Africanism, Ravex, Paul Chambers |
| Website | http://www.shinichi-osawa.com |
Shinichi Osawa (大沢 伸一 Ōsawa Shin'ichi), also known as Mondo Grosso (born 7 February 1967), is an artist currently signed onto Avex Trax's "Rhythm Zone" label. Previously he was signed to Sony Music Japan's FEARLESS RECORDS division and released albums under the title of 'Mondo Grosso', which is Italian for "big world". Over the course of his career he has worked in genres from acid jazz to house, with strong influences of underground club music, though his recent work has been in the genre of electro house. HMV Japan rated Mondo Grosso at #95 on their "Top 100 Japanese Pop Artists" and Shinichi Osawa is ranked as Japan's #1 electro house DJ and Japan's #3 overall DJ by TopDeejays.com.
Shinichi Osawa was originally the leader and bassist for the popular Japanese musical group Mondo Grosso, which formed in Kyoto in 1991 on the For Life Records label. However, in 1995, the group was disbanded, and Osawa worked more on his own, collaborating with many artists such as Monday Michiru, Amel Larrieux, UA, Chara, Dragon Ash and even Ayumi Hamasaki. In the midst of his collaborative work in 1997, he became a solo producer, releasing the R&B infused acid jazz and house album Closer.
He made a move from For Life Records to Sony Music Associated Records in 1999, where he began his own label. Throughout the years, Osawa acted as a producer for artists such as Bird and Eri Nobuchika. His 2000 album MG4 displayed the diversity of his production, fusing jazz and house. It featured the hit song 'Life', featuring Bird. In 2003 he released Next Wave, a more traditional house album.
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