Fast paced and dramatic, ‘Once Upon A Space’ perfectly captures a stellar sensation, and the feeling of rushing through space. Sephi, who has been a DJ for 15 years, has only recently branched out into music production, and ‘Once Upon A Space’ was initially started as a learning exercise. The track starts out as it means to finish, a high powered vibe taking the listener on an incredible aural journey that transcends the senses.<\/p>\n
Sephi Hakubi, from Coral Springs, Florida, is a DJ and multimedia producer, who is also involved in the Anime Fandom, of which he’s a fan. Hakubi founded, and is managing director of HakubiVerse LLC, a a Hard Dance and Trance music and otaku-fandom entertainment label, with a focus on Anime, and which has pioneered a style called, “AnimEDM”. The style takes its main influences from Progressive House, Trance, Eurodance, Hard Dance, and Hardcore music.<\/p>\n
You can pre-save ‘Once Upon A Space’ here<\/a>. Sephi Hakubi will be performing a live set at the Electronic Gaming Convention on February 26-28th in San Antonio, but in the meantime you can find out more about him and his music online on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0Soundcloud<\/a>, Spotify<\/a>, and Apple Music<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Set for release on December 19, ‘Once Upon A Space’ is a massive trance track by Sephi Hakubi. 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