MINORU TSUNODA、 80年代より、オルタナティブロックバンドでヴォーカル兼ギタリスト
として活躍。
1998年、DJ TSUYOSHIとのエレクトロ・ユニット"JOUJOUKA"にギタリストとして加入。
この頃と同時期にDJとしてのキャリアもスタート、FUJI ROCK FESをはじめとす
る国内大型FESやPARTYに数多く出演。近年では2年連続BALIでのニューイヤーパー
ティー出演など海外でのDJプレイも精力的に行っている。04年からGUITARとDJを
同時にプレイする前衛的なスタイルに挑戦するなど、常に新しい音楽の表現を目指して
いるアーティストである。 そのFUNKYでELECTRO,ROCKなサウンドは、国内外のクラバー
やアーティストからも多くの支持を集めている。
また、近年JOUJOUKAや自身のソロプロジェクトでのトラックメイキングやリミッ
クス・ワークも積極的に行っており、04年にはMINORU名義で『TAKE IT TO THE
FIRE』(MAD SKIPPERS)を海外リリース。07年にはFUNKY GONG名義で『BURNING
feat. JOANNA NINJARETTE』(MAD SKIPPERS)をリリースするなどその活動を更に加速させている。
現在FUNKY GONG名義でのフルアルバムを製作中、今後の活動に注目が集まる。
Funky Gong (Joujouka)
Funky Gong is Minoru Tsunoda. Since the 80’s he was the vocalist and guitarist of an alternative rock band which lead him to becoming the guitarist in an electro-rock unit JOUJOUKA with DJ Tsuyoshi in 1998. Around the same time he was also djing and has played at every big event going including Fuji Rock and he has also played amazing sets for 2 years running on Bali Island at New Years Eve parties. As an artist he is innovative and constantly evolving. Since around 2004 he began incorporating his guitar playing in his DJ sets and tries to explore new musical territory in real time. People love him and his funky electro sound in the clubs and parties here in Japan. He is constantly busy with making tracks and doing remixes for his own solo project as well as for projects with Joujouka. He released one of his solo tracks TAKE IT TO THE FIRE, worldwide on the Tsuyoshi’s local MAD SKIPPERS label in 2004 under the artist name Minoru. In 2007 he released BURNING feat. Ninjarette under the name Funky Gong with other releases and a solo album in the pipeline. He is one to watch.
He has continued musical activities since the late 90's and is an artist who lives in Kumamoto.The RAVE culture is experienced through the BAND activity by Kumamoto in 1999, and meeting DJ activity begins with PSYCHEDELIC TECHNO MUSIC. It goes to Tokyo in 2000. It acts as a guitarist of 『PANORAMA AFRO』 that it is Tokyo and is the alternative rock band. Full album 'DISCOTHEQUE PLANET' is done in 2001, and the whole country is released from 『ROTTEN ORANGE』 and a nationwide tour is done. The base is moved to Kumamoto with the BAND secession, and by the side and the DJ& solo work that acts as a sound engineer are begun. The artist who has co-starred with PLAY that exceeds the fence of CLUBMUSIC with BANDSOUND so far is indeed various. DJ's PLAYSTYLE acts with DJ PLAY that develops while lacing an original track by wide selection. The DJ STYLE that does PLAY in various places feature. It gropes for the real pleasure of ROCK, DANCE, FUNK, and music every day. Moreover, it works on the flier design and the CD jacket design, etc. besides the music activity and the artist who keeps always challenging the art culture, and sending it.