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Having started his music career in the year 2000, KUSDA is currently one of the leading DJs in the Tokyo scene, supported by the hip and culturally creative RAFT TOKYO team of artists and DJs in Japan. After completing his first tour of Europe in 2006, he felt the influences of the minimal and deep house music from artists who performed at famous clubs such as “DC 10” in Ibiza, known as the Mecca of dance music. Since then, he has formed his own unique style, seamlessly mixing the sounds of minimal techno and house with an original edgy vibe.
In 2011 he won 1st place at the PATAGONICA DJ competition in Japan, organized by Parties 4 Peace and was invited to travel to Chile, South America to play with the leading artists in the underground electronic scene in March of 2012. Following his South American tour, Parties 4 Peace invited him to join the RED DOT RELIEF party organized in New York City with other great producers such as John Selway, Jay Haze and Eric Cloutier.
As a promoter with Raft Tokyo, Kusda has brought literally hundreds of international DJs and live artists to Japan. Some of the highlights include: Daze Maxim, Tobias Becker, Martin Eyerer, Italoboyz, Federico Molinari, Heiko MSO, Losoul, Exercise One, Anja Schneider, D'Julz, Nikola Baytala, Damian Lazarus, Octave One, Alex ?Smoke, Ernesto Ferreyra, Objekt, Radio Slave, Nick Curly, A Guy Called Gerald Live, LUCIANO, REBOOT, ROBERT DIETZ, CARL CRAIG, PENDULUM, BUSY P, CASSIUS, SURKIN.
Expanding his new-found role as a DJ and promoter, Kusda supports the organization of one of Japan's top festivals, the "RAINBOW DISCO CLUB" and plays alongside internationally big names such as DJ HARVEY, MATT EDWARDS, METRO AREA, VINCE WATSON, MIRKO LOKO, AME, METRO AREA, FLOATING POINTS. This year, the "RAINBOW DISCO CLUB" was ranked 5th place among Resident Advisor's Top 10 Festivals in May 2012.
MUSIC : HYPERLINK https://soundcloud.com/yukiano/raft-tokyo-october-2013-live
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