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tg is old.he likes to play music anywhere anytime.he wishes he could still skate but his limbs are a mutinous lot. so he pushes to the beer store. by day [ partial ] he sits in front of a monitor [at deluxe ] and makes sense of gonz's artwork and puts it on skateboards for krooked. art[mis]director.by eve/night he tries to write/play/record/music.[ artcorn ] he likes to use glue stick and paper. like kindergartners. he likes wood boxes. his son diego is 6.5. and rules. and is smarter. his knees hurt as he's typing this. he needs a beer. [ but it's too early. ] he does lots of things.none worth mentioning but some people think so. dumb and dumber. he googles himself daily. he has too many records and t shirts. most are in storage. oh and skateboards. he likes bill withers and coltrane. he likes joseph cornell and rupert garcia. he needs to stop typing and get to work. thnk you. tg

He is a Japanese DJ, musician, and rapper.
He has performed at the big festival or an underground party for over 10 years.

He joined remix works etc. for any kind of over 100 works such as
famous pop music artists like Tatsuro Yamashita or YUKI,rock bands,dance music.
In 2009 "Rollin' Rollin'" released by "Tabito Nanao×Yakenohara" became a hot topic,in 2010 he released "THIS NIGHT IS STILL YOUNG",rap album.
In 2013 he released 2nd album "SUNNY NEW LIFE".
As DJ he makes the dance floor excited with a long set using house music,disco music or a wide range select in response to a situation on the spot.

He makes many mixes like "Stones Throw 15 mixed by Yakenohara",official mix for Stones Throw Records 15th anniversary.
And he plays for supporting to the acts in Japan of Giorgio Moroder,Daniel Wang,Dimitri from Paris,Masters At Work,Prins Thomas,Thundercat,CLAP! CLAP!,!!! (Chk Chk Chk),Thomash,Gigi Masin and so on.

He is also active as a member of the ambient unit "UNKNOWN ME”. 
The subtropical-themed work "subtropics" released by LA's long-established indie label Not Not Fun in 2017 was selected as a featured work by FACT Magazine in the UK, and co-starred with Gigi Masin, a key person in ambient revival.

After releasing the LP "BISHINTAI" in 2021, they also appeared in the global festival of electronic music and digital art "MUTEK Montreal 2021" held in Canada and the domestic outdoor music festival in Japan "FESTIVAL de FRUE 2021”.
"BISHINTAI" was also selected as the best of the year for various media in Japan and abroad.

He is also a writer, and published his first book, "Cultural Water Flow Exploration" in October 2018.

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DJや作曲、ラップ、執筆業など、多様なフィールドを独自の嗅覚で渡り歩く。

「FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL」などのビッグ・フェスティバルから、アンダーグラウンド・パーティーまで、日本中の多数のパーティーに出演。THE BLUE HEARTS、山下達郎、YUKIといったポップ・アーティスト、ロック・バンド、ダンス・ミュージックなど、100を超える幅広い作品にREMIXなどで参加。　

2009年に七尾旅人×やけのはら名義で「Rollin' Rollin'」をリリース。2010年、ラップ・アルバム「THIS NIGHT IS STILL YOUNG」を、2013年には、セカンド・アルバム「SUNNY NEW LIFE」をリリース。最後の手段が製作した、楽曲「RELAXIN'」のMVが、「第17回文化庁メディア芸術祭」で新人賞を受賞。

DJとしては、ハウスやテクノ、ディスコを中心としたロング・セット、またTPOに応じた幅広い選曲を得意とし、Stones Throw15周年記念のオフィシャルミックス「Stones Throw 15 mixed by やけのはら」など、数多くのミックスを手がけている。

アンビエント・ユニット「UNKNOWN ME」のメンバーとしても活動。2017年に米LAの老舗インディー・レーベルNot Not Funよりリリースした亜熱帯をテーマにした作品「subtropics」が、英FACT Magazineの注目作に選ばれ、アンビエント・リバイバルのキーパーソンであるGigi Masinとも共演。
2021年、LP「BISHINTAI」をリリース後には、カナダで行われた電子音楽とデジタル・アートの世界的な祭典「MUTEK Montreal 2021」、国内の野外音楽フェスティバル「FESTIVAL de FRUE 2021」にも出演。国内外、各種メディアの年間ベストにも選出された。

雑誌「POPEYE」でのコラム連載など、文筆業も行い、2018年10月に初の著作「文化水流探訪記」を青土社から刊行。

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