DJ, producer, broadcaster, journalist, musician.
contact : chris@chriscoco.com

Hiroyuki was born in Asakusa, Tokyo in 1965, an "Edokko".
Influenced by his uncle, he started listening to disco music at an early age and made his debut as a professional DJ at a disco in Roppongi in 1983.

He was the resident DJ every Saturday at Tools Bar, a club in Nishi-Azabu that triggered the club boom in Japan, and was a pioneer Hip-Hop DJ at popular clubs in Tokyo and throughout Japan.

In 1988, Hiroyuki produced Japan's first club specializing in house music, Another World, where he also became a resident DJ every Saturday, laying the foundation for the house music scene in Japan.

In 1989, Hiroyuki performed with legendary DJ Larry Levan at the New York club Choice, which was broadcast on Japanese television and made him one of Japan's top DJs in both name and reality.
After returning to Japan, he was selected to be the resident DJ every Thursday at Gold, the first large club to open in Japan.

Hiroyuki was chosen as the opening DJ for Yellow, which became the most prestigious club in Japan, and was the first Japanese guest DJ at World Connection, which was held every Saturday.
Since then, he has held regular parties at Yellow and other famous clubs such as Maniac Love and Air, always pursuing cutting-edge dance music.

On top of DJ, Hiroyuki also worked on track making.
In 1996, he released Kote moun yo on King Street label under the name DJ Hiro, which was remixed by Francois K. and Joe Claussell, and became a hit at popular parties such as Body&Soul and Shelter in New York City.
In 2019, he became the first Japanese to release on All Day I Dream, the top Organic House label.
In 2020, Phenomena was released on the UK label Everything Will Be OK and was a huge hit with Dixon of Innervisions playing it heavily for over a year.
In 2021, he was chosen as the first artist for All Day I Dream's new In Waves label, which released a 12" single.

Hiroyuki is also known for his accomplishment as a merchandiser of vinyl records.
In 1989, he opened OM Records, Japan's first record store specializing in House music, in Nishi-Azabu, Tokyo.
In 1995, he opened a second-hand record store, Real Music Records, in Shibuya. He frequently went overseas to buy records and became one of the world's leading collectors of disco 12-inch singles released in the 1970s.
In 2003, he produced Stylus, a next-generation record store that became a hot topic when world-renowned artist Tokujin Yoshioka designed the interior.

Currently, he has moved from Tokyo to Shonan, where he organizes Shonan Balearic and is building an original culture from Shonan linked to the world's most advanced club scene.

I am in Fukuoka based freelance DJ and promotar.
  

I made Groove La Chord and then things went south.

≈house music collective≈

It was a natural thing that CYK came to be — when some of Tokyo’s house freaks came together to throw their own party.Not only a platform for showcasing international guests, CYK is also a collective of DJs, organizers, promoters.

CYK is the Tokyo-based house music collective consisting of Nari, Kotsu, Naoki Takebayashi, and DNG. They have invited cutting-edge artists from Japan and abroad such as Mall Grab, HAAi, Baba Stiltz, KENJI TAKIMI, Avalon Emerson, Jun Kamoda, Skin On Skin, and more. Other parties have been held in a variety of formats, including the "CYK All Night Long" series, in which four CYK members create a night with only B2B, and the "CYK & Friends" series, which focuses on hooking up with local DJs close to home and abroad.

The members are constantly offered B2B sets, and have played at Venues in Tokyo such as CONTACT and VENT, as well as at big festivals such as "Rainbow Disco Club", "FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL" and "Wonderfruit Festival" .

CYK doesn’t propose any lofty aims as a crew — we simply love to keep representing proper grooviness and to draw partygoers into exciting and immersive dance spaces.
Keep your eyes open! More info will be coming soon.

OCCA

北海道/札幌に在り聖域と称されるPrecious Hallでの「ARCHIV」をホームとしながら、Telepath/Womb、Sect/Vent、Invisible/Circus Osaka 等のオーガナイズと、未知なる表現を探求し続ける日本テクノシーンにおける特異点的存在。

独自のサイケデリクスを探求する中で吸収してきた多様な音楽観と精神性を、能動的なミキシングと緻密な構築力で形象化し、ダンスフロアに多次元構造を生み出す。空間や時間感覚さえも分解し、体験者の知覚情報処理能力を拡張する事を目的とする。

Based in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, and anchoring the revered club Precious Hall with his ongoing “ARCHIV” series, he stands as a singular force in the Japanese scene, relentlessly pushing the boundaries of sonic expression while curating events such as Telepath/Womb, Sect/Vent, and Invisible/Circus Osaka. 

Drawing from the diverse musical perspectives and spiritual depth he has absorbed through his exploration of his own unique psychedelics, he transforms these influences into multidimensional structures on the dance floor through active mixing and meticulous construction. He aims to deconstruct even the audience’s sense of space and time, expanding their perceptual processing abilities and guiding them into unknown realms.

DJ, producer, remixer, label owner, promoter, legend. Darren Emerson is one of a handful of pioneering artists that catapulted dance music onto the global stage. From headlining Glastonbury with Underworld to compiling genre-defining mix compilations to running ibiza residencies and more, Darren Emerson has been at the heart of the industry for over 30 years. Ever humble, his natural charm and charisma shines through on every project he undertakes making him one of the most respected and loved dance music artists in the world.
DJ, producer & label boss.
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E: ben@radiusartists.com

Pianist, Composer

Graduated from Musashino Academia Musicae faculty of piano performance in Japan.
After graduation, he studied piano at The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Poland. 

He has been going back and forth between Japan and overseas and currently has been performing and composing songs based in Miyazaki, Tokyo, and Poland.

He has released the albums "Solo Piano 01:61," "SHE WAS THE SEA" and a collaborative album “concone” with Miho Ota.

He has a radio program as the main host called “be quiet -the most quiet radio in the world” on MRT Radio.

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