About Little Big Bee
1980年代末期よりクラブDJとして活動を始め、1990年代初頭には、レギュラーDJとして週6日を東京都内各クラブでプレイし、同時にあらゆるアーティストのリミックスやプロデュースを手掛け1995年にインディペンデント・レーベルFlower Recordsを立上げた高宮永徹によるプロデューサーチーム。
1993年、S-KENプロデュースによるコンピレーション・アルバム「JAZZ POWERS」への楽曲提供により、初リリースを果たす。この作品はUKでアナログリリースされ、大きな反響を呼んだ。
Kenji Jinguji (Bass)、PLAZA Fujisaki (Keys)とともにPE’Z、COLDFEET、松田聖子、宮沢和史など、数多くの国内アーティストやAtjazz(UK)、KENNY BOBIEN(US)、SUGAR HILL GANG (US)、TENTH & PARKER (UK)、Pasta Boys (ITA)など海外アーティストのリミックスやプロデュースを務めると同時に、オリジナル作品もコンスタントに自身のレーベルより発表。
2006年、アルバム『WATERMAN』をリリース。
同アルバムに収録されたK.G.O. (Jazztronik Remix)はTom Middletonによりプレイされたことをきっかけに、Danny Howells がBBC (UK)やWMC (US)にてプレイし、Beatport にて配信開始した直後にSingle Of The Weekを獲得。RenaissanceよりリリースされたTom MiddletonによるMIX CD “One More Tune”にはTOM自身によるエディットを施したK.G.O. (Tom Middleton Remodel)もヒット。同じアルバムの1曲目に収録されたScubaは、アルバムリリースと同じタイミングでアナログもリリースされたが、今では世界中で高値で取引されている人気曲となっている。
また、フランスのダンスミュージック・レーベルYellow Productionに残した作品『Searchin’』は、アメリカの人気ドラマシリーズ『Sex And The City』に採用された。
Little Big Bee is a sound producer team by Eitetsu Takamiya. As a club DJ, he started his career in the end of 1980’s, and had played 6 times in a week in the night clubs in Tokyo as a regular DJ with releasing lots of remixes and producing various artists. Thence, he founded an Independent label, Flower Records in 1995.
In 1993, Little Big Bee published its first work by providing to S-KEN’s compilation album “JAZZ POWERS”, and this song was also released with vinyl in UK with receiving great responses from the market.
Accompanies with Kenji Jinguji (Bass) and PLAZA Fujisaki (Keys), brought out remixes and produce works for worldwide artists like Atjazz (UK), KENNY BOBIEN (US), SUGAR HILL GANG (US), Pasta Boys (ITA), and many other local artists such as PE’Z, COLDFEET, Seiko Matsuda, Miyazawa Kazufumi through his own label besides releasing its own original works constantly.
In 2006, Little Big Bee released its first album “WATERMAN”. “K.G.O (Jazztronik Remix)“ which is included in the same album was played by Tom Middleton, and this became the opportunities that Danny Howells played on BBC (UK) and WMC (US) as well. Immediately after the distribution on Beatport, won Single Of Win The Week. Further more,”K.G.O. (Tom Middleton Remodel)” which was edited by Tom Middleton himself was also a big hit through his own mix CD “One More Tune” released from Renaissance. The first song in the album “Scuba” was also released with vinyl and has got premium price in the record market all over the world year by year.
In addition, its original song “Searchin'” released from Yellow Production in France was used in the popular drama series “Sex And The City” and well received all over the world.
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Jinwook / Dream Sunset
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Little Big Bee / Yellowtail 2017
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V.A. / Past and Future ~Flower Records 20th Anniversary~
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Little Big Bee / High Clouds 2014 Mixes
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Tokyo Electric Soul E.P.1 / Little Big Bee, Masanori Ikeda
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Little Big Bee / Solitude Remixes
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Little Big Bee / Calypso Blues
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V.A. / HOUSE THINGS iTMS EDITION
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Kentaro Takizawa / Kentaro Takizawa Remixes E.P.
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Reggae Disco Rockers / I Saw The Light (Re-Issue)
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Little Big Bee / Scuba/K.G.O (Jazztronik Remix)
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Little Big Bee / WATERMAN
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V.A. / 10R -Flower Records 10th anniversary selection-
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V.A. / 10 -Flower Records 10th anniversary selection-
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Little Big Bee / K.G.O./Beijing-Duck
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Little Big Bee / High Clouds/Yellowtail (Re-Issue)
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Little Big Bee / City, Country, City
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Tasty Jam / Night Freak
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Boo / Boogie Drive 678.
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Little Big Bee / High Clouds/Yellowtail
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Reggae Disco Rockers / I Saw The Light Remixes
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Jazztronik / Remixes EP 2 + 忍 Shinobi
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V.A. / OUR FACES
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V.A. / Our Faces E.P.
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Little Big Bee / Make Me Crazy (Crue-L Grand Orchestra Mixes)
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Little Big Bee / Make Me Crazy E.P.
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Little Big Bee / Make Me Crazy E.P.
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Little Big Bee / 77 Ways Of Love
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V.A. / Showcase 1996: Original Soundtrack from Flower Records
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Little Big Bee / Only Happens Remixes