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表現してる? = Are You Expressing?

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表現してる? = Are You Expressing? --- 2001

Issued in a 15"x15"x4" charcoal black gatefold boxset with "表現してる?" and the Swoosh logo by Nike printed in a matte grey color. Inside, the left panel is bearing the DVD in its injectionmoulded grey case, which is inserted in a thick high density black foam. The right panel holds a grey boxset containing all 4 records, individually sealed and issued in a front only die-cut sleeve. While it is clear that 1500 copies were made of the [r=11149564] DVD, and 100 copies were made of each 12" within a box, this one combining both at once was created in an even lesser quantity which remains unknown. "Presto" DVD: "For promotional purposes only" Limited to 1500 copies sent to random clients who pre-ordered a pair of Presto shoes online (www.presto-i.com), during the promotional campaign in Japan, from 21/02/01 to 31/07/01. It was conceived and created for Nike Japan and Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo, issued in a solid grey Torus Case, and created by Syn Productions in Japan only. The circular injectionmoulded lid and base can be uncoupled to decipher the disc and also contains a circular CD leaflet, a section of which is cut out to allow it to sit over the central hole. The Nike logo is debossed on front case. Released as a collector’s item to coincide with the launch of Nike’s “Presto” range of shoes. Reflecting the campaign slogan “Are you expressing?”, this unique use of the DVD medium allowed users to mix audio tracks created by some of Japan’s top DJs, while also being able to simultaneously mix their own visuals. The user becomes both DJ and VJ - a new type of artist: the DVDJ. The DVD also features a fully interactive shoe catalog, “Birth of a Shoe” visual design philosophy documentary and DJ interviews. All zone 2 layers DVD. DVD-1 Recorded and mixed at Far East Lab. Mastering engineered at Saidera Mastering. 5.1 Surround Sound Mix for Syn. A&R / Management for Sony Music Entertainment. DVD-3 Produced for Es-U-Es Corporation. Special appearance: DJ Baku courtesy of Dis-Defense Disc & DJ Klock courtesy of Clockwise Recordings. Recorded at HAL Studio. Mastering engineered at Saidera Mastering. 5.1 Surround Sound Mix for Syn. DVD-5 & DVD-7 Mastering engineered at Saidera Mastering. 5.1 Surround Sound Mix for Syn. Case: © 1998 Marc Newson Release: © 2001 Nike, Inc. Made in Japan "Presto" records: All records "Not for sale" on back sleeves and labels. If the records are limited to 100 copies each, there were apparently 96 sets of 4 records in the grey box randomly sent to Presto's website subscribers using NTT DoCoMo's i-mode, a mobile internet service popular in Japan then, which was available on rare phones. 4 additional sets were signed and randomly sent to those who subscribed in June 2001 only. A & B Mastering & cutting engineered at The Exchange. C & D Recorded at HAL Studio. Mastered at Sterling Sound. Producer: Es. U. Es Corporation DJ Baku appears courtesy of Dis-Defense Disc. DJ Klock appears courtesy of clockwise recordings. DJ Krush appears courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. DJ Krush management & bookings: sus@aurora.ocn.ne.jp E & F Mastered at Sterling Sound. Indopepsychics appears courtesy of Progressive Form. DJ Kensei & Indopepsychics management & bookings: idp@kt.rim.or.jp G Cutting engineered at JVC Mastering Center. H Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering. Cutting engineered at The Exchange. Fumiya Tanaka appears courtesy of Torema Records.