様々な音楽がクロスオーヴァーを始めていた90年代後半のClubJazzシーンに衝撃を受け、2000年頃より地元福岡のクラブ "Kieth Flack" を中心にDJ活動を開始。当初はJazzやDeepHouseなど生音中心のスタイルだったが、福岡での連日連夜のパーティーを通して幅広い音楽に触れその雑食性を高め、次第にジャンル問わず様々なパーティーでプレイする様になり、国内外のゲストDJ・アーティストのサポートアクトも多数務める。2000年代中頃からはDisco Dub, Electro, Tech House, Minimal, Deep Technoなどよりエレクトロニックなダンスミュージックに傾倒し、2006年の秋に拠点を香港に移す。
香港でもその幅広い選曲とフレキシブルなDJスタイルを活かし、大小規模を問わずクラブ、バー、レストラン、ホテル、アパレルブランドのイベントから船、ビーチ、野外まで様々なパーティー、あらゆるシチュエーションでプレイして来た。中でも香港随一の良質でアンダーグラウンドなエレクトロニックミュージックを展開する小箱 "Yumla" を中心に、W Hotel Hong KongやAdidas Original Concept Storeなどでもレジデントを務める。 また今年から始めた自身のオーガナイズによるパーティー "Macroy" ではHiphop, Funk, Disco, AfrobeatからDetroit House、Technoまで幅広くユニークなブラックミュージックを追求するなど、多様なプレイスタイルを併せ持つ。ありとあらゆる人種が小さな島の中に混在する香港という独特な都市でインスピレーションを膨らませ、独自の感覚でフリースタイルに音楽を吸収し続けてきた。2009年には沖縄、神戸にゲストDJとして招聘されプレイし、最近はDeep, Spacy, Tribal, Funkyなダンスミュージックをゆっくり時間を掛けてビルドアップして行くスタイルを好む。
また2008年以降は様々なDJ/パーティーのブッキングやコーディネートも手掛け、中でも昨年より始動したパーティー "Asian Force" では福岡と香港にて2回の開催しアジアへ橋を渡し、互いのTechnoシーンを交流させ大きな反響を呼んだ。今年10月には3度目を福岡の百道浜ビーチで開催しクラブイベントという枠に留まらない新しい可能性を提示し、今後はアジア諸国へ向けて更なる飛躍が期待される。
そして今年2010年の秋に地元福岡へ帰国し、これからは日本・香港・海外での新たな活動に向けて現在楽曲制作を開始。
Sharvax & Taku Hirayama名義での"Down In Flames"が香港のYumla RecordsよりBeatportにて近日リリース予定。
ダンスミュージックとアルコールをこよなく愛するパーティーアニマル。
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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.
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Email : djtakuhirayama@gmail.com
Myspace : http://www.myspace.com/taku_h
Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/taku.hirayama
Soundcloud : http://soundcloud.com/taku-hirayama
Twitter : http://twitter.com/yaaamang
Blog : http://yaaamang.blogspot.com/