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.

Gaku moved to the U.S. by himself at the age of 18 to study physics and did graduate research in Applied Physics at Harvard University.
While at Harvard, Gaku taught himself AYP (Advanced Yoga Practice), a comprehensive practice of the eight limbs of yoga, and received his RYT-200 in France. In his quest for deeper spiritual exploration, Gaku participated in Shamanic ceremonies in the Peruvian Amazon. Through this experience, he discovered the relationship and potential of sound and spirit, and aspired to become a DJ, a modern-day shaman.
Upon returning to Japan, Gaku began his career as a professional DJ in 2015, while using his academic background to work on a startup business developing quantum computing and machine learning.
After playing at Violetta, Bonobo, Debris, Solfa, Ensof-Tokyo, and many other clubs in Tokyo, Gaku moved to Shonan in 2020.
Since 2021, Gaku has been hosting the Sunset Party "Shonan Balearic," which bring out the best of Shonan's ocean and sunset with cutting-edge Balearic music centered on Organic House and Chillout Music. He is working to spread cutting-edge Balearic music in Japan and to build an original culture from Shonan.

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/gaku_shonanbalearic/

Shonan Balearic Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@ShonanBalearic

Contact:
gaku@shonanbalearic.com
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物理学を学ぶため１８歳で単身渡米し、大学院ではハーバード大学において応用物理学の研究を行い、学術論文の執筆を行う。
ハーバード在学中、ヨガの八支則を包括的に実践するAYP (Advanced Yoga Practice)を独学し、フランスにおいてRYT-200を取得。現在もヨガの実践と伝達を行っている。精神世界の探求のため、ペルー・アマゾンのシャーマニズムの儀式に参加。その体験を通して音と精神の関係性と可能性を見出し、現代のシャーマンであるDJを志す。
帰国後は、アカデミックなバックグラウンドを生かし、量子コンピュータと機械学習を開発するスタートアップ事業に携わりながら、2015年よりプロDJとしてのキャリアを開始。
Violetta, Bonobo, Debris, Solfa, Ensof-Tokyoをはじめ、東京の数々のクラブでのプレイを経て、2020年に湘南へ活動拠点を移す。
2021年より、Organic HouseとChillout Musicを中心とした最先端のBalearic Musicで、湘南の海と夕陽をより感動的に演出するSunset Party “Shonan Balearic”を主宰。日本に最先端のダンスミュージックを根付かせ、世界に通じる文化を湘南から広げるべく活動を行なっている。

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/gaku_shonanbalearic/

Shonan Balearic Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@ShonanBalearic

Contact:
gaku@shonanbalearic.com

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