^DJ TAKU HIRAYAMA

Taku Hirayama is known for his eclectic DJ style and versatile quality music selection.

He stepped into the club scene in Fukuoka, Japan in the late 90’s when jazz and electronic music were being crossover. He naturally went for that specific jazzy sound and further more electronic based sound.
With his DJ career taking off in 2000, he was offered residency at a local club "Kieth Flack" in Fukuoka where he has been able to show the local crowd what sound fusion was really about. During his residency, he especially focused onto jazz and Brazilian music but eventually enriched his sound spectrum with nu-jazz, deep & soulful house, disco, funk, soul, reggae, dub, hiphop classics, underground hiphop, breakbeats, drumn’bass as well as chill out, anything to create soundscape that people really could move to.
His sets always aimed to create a journey through sound. With such his diverse of music selection, he got many opportunity at clubs and bars as well as supporting act for domestic and international guest DJs visiting in town.
Eventually, he went into more electronic sound like disco dub, tech house, minimal, techno which he particularly appreciates nowadays.

In 2006 he relocated himself in Hong Kong, for the past 4years his passion for music never stop growing and many different walks of life in the chaotic city Hong Kong inspired him to enhanced further spectrum. It allowed him to expand his musical awareness which drove him into the many party from clubs, bars, restaurants, hotels to boat, beach, outdoor, all over the city. And also many fashion brand’s party such as Adidas x Jeremy Scott, Undercover, Bathing Ape, Silly Thing, I.T., Joyce, to name some.
In recent years, he mainly played at "Yumla" "W Hotel" "Adidas Original Concept Store" as resident and many more gigs every week.
And he started own party “Macroy” which covers various and unique music style of black origin ranging from hiphop, funk, disco, afrobeat to detroit house & techno which he believes as freestyle.

Not only as a DJ also as promoter, he managed some talented DJs between Hong Kong and Japan to create bridge between his roots and oversea. “Asian Force” is a project which he coordinates from his home, Fukuoka since 2009.

Now he returned back to Fukuoka in this autumn but still continue to surprise you with his original appreciation for music wherever he is at. Also started music production and his 1st track with Sharvax will be released from Hong Kong represent electronic music label, Yumla Records on Beatport in shortly.
Already having many gigs in Japan without rest and will come back to play in Hong Kong soon, stay tuned.


***Information

Email : djtakuhirayama@gmail.com
Myspace : http://www.myspace.com/taku_h
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