Dr.Tommy (D.T.Construction/Ecstasy Boys/ex.Vibrastone)
Since the early 80's, he has been at the forefront and center of the Japanese club music scene, creating and supporting the scene from its dawn to the present. He is a vocalist, DJ, music producer, composer, remixer, track maker, narrator, choreographer, model, actor, etc. He started his career as a musician in 1978 and as a DJ in 1980. In 1983, he formed the HIPHOP DANCE CREW "B5 CREW" and became its first leader. He has appeared in numerous shows, choreographed for celebrities, singers, and bands, and taught breakdancing for the Toei movie "Big Magnum Kuroiwa Sensei. He has also appeared regularly on the live TV show "Tsuru-chan's Putton 5" on Nippon Television, and gained popularity as a rapper for the unique corner "HIPHOP Weather Forecast," in which he raps the weather forecast. He is also known as the MC and vocalist of the HIPHOP FUNK BAND "VIBRASTONE", which was formed with Haruo Chikada and others and started its activities in March 1987. He released several albums and singles, and performed energetically in Japan and abroad, but left the group in 1995. In addition to many commercials, he has collaborated with artists such as Kyoko Koizumi, Karen Kirishima, Banana Fritters, GIRLS BE, hide (X-JAPAN), Flea, Jephte Guillaume, Groove Collective, and Melvin Van Peebles, known as a black film director, He has collaborated with many artists, and has produced and remixed many works, including singles and albums for Digital Groove Songs, Jungle Oasis inc, Ecstasy Boys, and D.T.Construction, as well as many domestic and international collaborations with many artists. As a DJ, he has spun at countless club parties and events both in Japan and abroad, and in 2015, after 36 years of its opening, it was closed by the long-established club West Marijuana. He has been a resident DJ at many clubs and parties, including the long-established Nishiazabu club 328, which closed in 2015 after 36 years of operation. In 1998, he started his own record label, "Golden Gutsy Records". He has been active as a DJ and live performer at various parties and events at clubs around Tokyo and other cities. In 2010, he remixed the soundtrack for the science fiction anime movie "REDLINE," and in 2011, he was in charge of the music for the movie "ThreePoints" directed by Masashi Yamamoto. In 2010, he celebrated his 30th anniversary as a DJ, and during his 30th anniversary tour in 2012, he performed "Inochi no Matsuri", "Takano no Matsuri", "Inochi no Matsuri", "Takano no Matsuri", "Inochi no Matsuri", "Inochi no Matsuri", and "Takano no Matsuri". He also composed the music for the film "Arkuni Monogatari" directed by Masashi Yamamoto, which was released in September 2012, the prologue for Masashi Yamamoto's new feature film "Hear the Voice of Water" released in spring 2013, and the full-length film released from 2014 to 2015. In October-November 2013, he went on a live and DJ tour in Europe and the Caribbean islands for over a month to record his new unit "deep papa" with NIKTUS and his friends, who are also bass players of the French mixed funk band "FFF". In 2015, he was in charge of the song for the movie "Till Death" by "TOKYO COWBOYS". In addition, he worked on the remix of "TAKUMI Iwasky's solo single "Shake! Shake! Shake! Shake! In August 2016, he opened a social cafe-style D.J. BAR & ART GALLERY "TORUS D. J. BAR" in his hometown of Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture (at the west end of Shiomachi, the castle town of the World Cultural Heritage & National Treasure "Himeji Castle"). In 2020, he will celebrate his 40th anniversary as a DJ, and will perform and provide music for the movie "Brain Paradise" directed by Masashi Yamamoto, which was released in November, and in December, 2021, he will be a member of Ecstasy Boys' 1979 film, "The Last of the 1960s", which was released in Japan in December. In December 2021, he remastered Ecstasy Boys' 1994 album "Moon Dance" released by avex, and the album will be released on February 23, 2022 as the world's first analog record with a 2LP sleeve. In addition, "Futuredelic Night," a monthly resident party held at various clubs and bars since 2003 as a resident DJ, will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2023.