DJ Clazzi

Kim Sung-hoon (; born 15 November 1974), better known by his stage name DJ Clazzi (; or also simply as Clazzi), is a South Korean composer, singer, lyricist, record producer and DJ. He is the leader of the South Korean electropop band Clazziquai, that was formed in 2001 and debuted in 2004 with the album Instant Pig. In January 2012, he made his solo debut with Infant, an album that includes collaborations with a number of artists, including Seulong of 2AM and members of Sunny Hill.

Biography

Early life Kim Sung-hoon was born in South Korea on 15 November 1974. He moved to Canada to attend Capilano University in British Columbia, where he majored in music technology.

Debut with Clazziquai (2001–2010) DJ Clazzi formed the group Clazziquai with singers Alex and Horan in 2001. They began releasing music on the Internet that resulted in the release of their first studio album Instant Pig, which appeared on 14 May 2004 by the label Seoul Record (now LOEN Entertainment) in South Korea. It was also released later that year in Japan by Avex Trax, and in Taiwan under Avex Taiwan.

The group released their second album Color Your Soul on 22 September 2005, and a third titled Love Child of the Century on 7 June 2007. Their most recent studio album is Mucho Punk, released on 14 July 2009. Shortly after that, he released the single "Love & Hate," a collaboration with Yi Sung Yol and rapper MYK.

DJ Clazzi initially planned on releasing his debut solo album in December 2011.

Musical style

DJ Clazzi's music is described in general as electronica or electronic music. When asked to define his music genre in an interview, he stated, "I, as a maker of this music, find it hard to tell which genre it is," and that "it should be for the listener to decide."

He has named the English rock band Pink Floyd as his biggest inspiration.

Released: January 17, 2012 Label: Fluxus Music, Windmill Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 14 KOR: 1,106

Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album KOR "How We Feel" (우리 변한거잖아)feat. Seulong 2011 54KOR: 166,486 Infant "Sexy Doll"feat. Kota, Jubi, MYK 2012 63KOR: 130,105 "Love & Hate"feat. Yi Sung-yol, MYK 99KOR: 50,669