Different World Biography
2 brothers born in different countries but of the same mind who encompass an entire wealth of electronic music history in their performance.
Claude Young (Detroit USA) – one of the most respected and accomplished DJ / Producers to come from the home of techno. His solo Dj sets are the stuff of legend and he has remixed and produced records for some of the greatest names in the business from Kevin Saunderson, Carl Craig, 4 Hero, Octave One, Sven Vath, Alter Ego and a host of other names to long to mention. His DJ mixes are among the most popular on the market having compiled DJ mixes for K7!, Jeff Mills AXIS records, Sony Music Japan and may other labels. He has headlined almost every major event globally and entertained audiences in America, Spain, Germany, Slovenia, China, Scotland, Austria, Australia, France, Croatia, Switzerland and many other countries.
Takasi Nakajima (Tokyo / Fukui Japan) – one of the greatest DJ’s in Japan and the head of Xpansive Media a successful multimedia company. Nakajima began playing at the age of 16. He has one of the finest and varied collections of music in Japan playing everything from Dub, House, Techno to Hip Hop. In 1997 he was a finalist in the DMC regional DJ competition in Japan.
Young and Nakajima became close friends after Young relocated from Glasgow to Tokyo in 2005. Both having a strong love of music the two decided to form Different World in 2006 and began playing at their own resident events in Japan gaining a loyal following of hardcore music lovers. They also host a monthly podcast at their website www.cynet-media.com which currently began syndication in Australia. Cynet-Media is the media label started by Young and now run by Young and Nakajima – the idea was to release not only music but video content as well and they are currently in the process of developing Young’s second solo album for the label as well as the release of a Different World album.
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