From classical piano to Hip Hop and House Music - Tomio Tremmel’s work as an artist is as versatile as his musical influences. At the age of 14, this native of Heidelberg with Japanese origins first started experimenting with his own musical equipment. After a couple of years in the Heidelberg Hip Hop scene, he discovered his passion for Techno and Downbeat music at house parties and the Frankfurt club “Omen”. Artists such as Yello, Pink Floyd, NWA, Keith Elam, Alice in Chains, The Orb, Future Sound of London and Orbital were some of his major musical influences. In 1998, Tomio Tremmel released his first album “Sushidelic” under the name of The Sushi Club on the Frankfurt record label Electrolux. His second record “Neo Sashimi” came out in 2001, showing significantly stronger electronic influences. The more melodic work “Sakura”, partly produced in collaboration with Japanese producer Toby Izui and singer Kaori Kaneko, completed the Sushi Club trilogy in 2003. Besides musical and visual contributions to German TV shows such as Spacenight and Flowmotion, consisting solely of ambient and lounge music, he also produced the TV show Man vs. Machine with artist Naoki Kenji. The show was the first on German TV to deal with more club-oriented, up-tempo music and video art. Inspired by a trip to Japan, Tomio Tremmel used video material from his travels to produce a DVD with an impressive Dolby Surround mix. For several years, the music video featured in the TV show Flowmotion. He spent the following years focussing on his company UPMC and his own record label 4MPO. Always searching for new challenges, he extended his skills in music- and video-production to 3D-animations and screen-design. In addition to further productions for his successful TV shows, he supported other musical acts like Schiller, Xavier Naidoo, Söhne Mannheims, Fett MTV and Sono with his expertise in graphics. With his business partner Naoki Kenji, he established the music-library Impax-Music, which exclusively archives background music for German and international TV shows. At the beginning of 2010, Tomio Tremmel decided to shift focus back to his personally most important project and returned to the studio at Unit Production, where he spent one year working on a new album. The outcome of this creative isolation and a return to his musical roots is the latest Sushi Club production “Lunarium”. The style of this double CD is difficult to define: Deep House influences mix with electro- and trance beats, Spacenight sounds with acoustic instruments, and sample-bites from Japanese movies with digital effects – all morphing into a fascinating tapestry of sound. The end result is a multiple experience of creativity that rejects any attempt to apply conventional labels. With “Lunarium”, Tomio Tremmel has again demonstrated his gift for compositional complexity while staying true to his particular aspiration for the sheer quality of the music.
2014
2011
2011
2005
Elektrolux
DVD, Multichannel, PAL
2003
Chicooligan Recordings
12"
2003
2001
2000
Elektrolux
12"
2000
1999
2014
Catharsis
26xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2012
Ketama Records
12", Ltd, Blu
2010
BigCityBeats
2xCD, Mixed
2008
More Music And Media
2xCD, Comp
2008
More Music And Media
2xCD, Comp
2006
Chillosophy Music
CD, Comp
2006
RMG Records
CD-ROM, Comp, MP3
2006
2003
2002
Elektrolux
12", Maxi
2002
X-Art
CD, Comp
2002
Emosphere
DVD-V, PAL, 5.1
2002
2001
2019
2018
Good Vibes Only
17xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2017
Catharsis
24xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2017
Catharsis
24xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2017
Catharsis
24xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2017
Catharsis
25xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2016
Karma Elements
30xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2015
Karma Pure
30xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2015
Karmatunes
25xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2015
Karmabreeze
25xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2015
Solphet Music
26xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2014
Catharsis
26xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2014
Solphet Music
25xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2013
7star Music
CD, Comp
2012
Tenor Recordings
25xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2012
Wasabi Recordings
35xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2012
4MPO
2xCD, Mixed
2012
Catharsis
24xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2012
Catharsis
40xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2012
2011
Momentum League
21xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2011
DreaMusic (2)
CD, Mixed
2011
Intergroove Media GmbH
2xCD, Comp
2010
Catharsis
16xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2009
Royal Plastic
2xCD, Comp, Ltd, Mixed, Dig
2008
Soulstar
CD, Comp + CD, Comp, Mixed
2008
Jubilee Records
15xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2008
Jubilee Records
14xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2008
Universal Music
CD, Comp
2007
Platik
CD, Album, Enh
2007
BigCityBeats
CD, Comp, Dig
2007
2006
Elektrolux
DVD-V, Comp, Multichannel, PAL
2006
Ayia Napa
2xCD, Comp, Mixed
2005
Das Modular
3xCD + Box, Comp
2005
Elektrolux
2xCD, Comp
2005
Paper Chase
CD, Comp
2005
Wax'n'Soul Records
CD, Comp, Mixed
2005
Not On Label (Mixmaker Self-released)
CD-ROM, Mixed, MP3
2005
Warner Music Group Germany
3xCD, Comp + Box
2005
4MPO, hr fernsehen, interGROOVE, canopus
DVD-V, Comp, Multichannel, PAL
2005
Elektrolux
2xCDr, Promo, Pre
2005
2005
2004
Habitat (2)
CD, Comp
2004
Elektrolux
CD, Comp, Mixed, Promo
2004
2003
ZYX Music, Ayia Napa
2xCD, Comp
2003
Jaguar (2)
CD, Comp, Ltd, Promo
2003
Bar Lounge Classics
DVD, Comp, PAL
2003
2003
2003
2003
2003
2002
Sony Music Catalog, Sony Music Catalog, Sony Music Catalog
2xCD, Comp
2002
CUE-Records
CD, Comp
2002
Luxury Lounge
2xCD, Comp
2002
Caramelle Recordings, ZYX Music
CD, Comp, Mixed
2002
Universal
CD, Comp
2002
Move Ya!
2xCD, Comp
2002
2002
2002
2002
2001
Elektrolux
DVD-V, Comp, PAL, Dol
2001
Liquid Space
2xCD, Comp, Mixed
2001
Chilling Recordings
2xCD, Comp
2001
Cool Logistic
CD, Comp
2001
Warner Special Marketing GmbH
2xCD, Comp, Mixed
2001
2001
2001
2001
2000
Ecco.Chamber
CD, Comp, Mixed
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