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Boom Boom Satellites

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Years Active: 1990–2016
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Boom Boom Satellites are an electronic duo formed in Japan in 1990. The band is made up of bassist/programmer Masayuki Nakano and guitarist/vocalist Michiyuki Kawashima. They also have a support member, Yoko Fukuda, who plays drums at live performances.

They first debuted in Europe in 1997 with their first single, "4 A Moment of Silence" which received rave reviews from such definitive European music magazines as Melody Maker, which compared their debut impact to those of The Chemical Brothers' and The Prodigy's.

The band blends the energy of rock with the meticulousness of electronic music.In 1998 the band traveled across Europe performing at six major rock festivals and opening for legendary electronic group Underworld.

Right after their return to Japan, the band released their debut album OUT LOUD, which was later released in Europe and the USA as well. In 1998 the band embarked on a 3 month American tour with Moby.

Their success was followed by releases of the albums UMBRA and PHOTON, released in 2001 and 2002 respectively.In 2005 and 2006 their fourth album FULL OF ELEVATING PLEASURES was released in Japan and the US.

They performed at the M3 Music Convention (Miami Music Multimedia) to further promote the album. In 2006, they released ON which featured the hit singles "KICK IT OUT" and "PILL" featured in Japanese television commercials.

Their subsequent performances at the Rock In Japan Festival and SUMMER SONIC '06 attracted such a huge crowd of people that it went over capacity and venue staff were forced to bar the entrance halfway through the performance for safety reasons.

Boom Boom Satellites have had numerous songs featured in soundtracks for films, anime series, and television series. They collaborated with Tahj Mowry and Flo Rida on a new version of "Kick It Out"; the song features the lyrics of Tahj Mowry and Flo Rida while the chorus remains the same as the original, and BBS added a verse of their own different from the original version.

A music video was also created for the song's release.In January 2010, Boom Boom Satellites released their first best album, 19972007. The band released a new full-length album in Japan, To the Loveless, on May 26.

In October 2010, the band toured North America beginning with a performance at New York Comic Con (FAR EAST TO EAST SHOWCASE 2010) and including a concert opening for Gary Numan at Nokia Theater (now Best Buy Theater) in Times Square, New York City.

They also played at the CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival in New York. A version of 19972007, titled Over and Over, was released in US to coincide with the tour.Boom Boom Satellites released a live CD/DVD set titled Experienced on February 23, 2011, consisting of their performance at Chiba's Makuhari Messe, the last stop of their Japan Tour 2010 2nd Stage.

Boom Boom Satellites performs electronic, techno, rock music and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, or other music performances. The estimated booking fee range to book Boom Boom Satellites for your event, Please Contact. Boom Boom Satellites has more than 106.6K listeners worldwide and really knows how to entertain your audience. Similar artists are  Dragon Ash, Man with a Mission . Contact AAE Music agency for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Boom Boom Satellites for an upcoming event.

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