DJ Kentaro
Encyclopedia
DJ Kentaro is a hip hop
DJ
from Japan
. He came 3rd in the Technics DMC World DJ Final
in 2001 and won it in 2002 at the age of 20. In doing so, he became one of the first ever Asians to win the DMC World DJ Final, receiving the highest score in DMC history in the process.
He was signed to Ninja Tune
independent record label
and released a Solid Steel
DJ mix
album in September 2005, entitled On The Wheels of Solid Steel
.
The tracks on the album come exclusively from Ninja Tune's back catalogue.
Kentaro recently supported hip-hop artists The Roots
and The Pharcyde
. Kentaro is well-known for having remixed various songs of Japanese megastar Ayumi Hamasaki
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
from Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. He came 3rd in the Technics DMC World DJ Final
Disco Mix Club
Disco Mix Club is a DJ remix service founded by Tony Prince which began as a radio show in 1981 on Radio Luxembourg in the UK. Prince helped popularise a new style of DJ mixes using the turntable as an instrument. DMC started operating as a remix service in 1983. They started producing remix...
in 2001 and won it in 2002 at the age of 20. In doing so, he became one of the first ever Asians to win the DMC World DJ Final, receiving the highest score in DMC history in the process.
He was signed to Ninja Tune
Ninja Tune
Ninja Tune is a London-based independent record label started by DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More, better known as Coldcut and managed by Peter Quicke. The label has a strong leaning towards mostly Electronic Music...
independent record label
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
and released a Solid Steel
Solid Steel
Solid Steel is the name of a series of DJ mix albums issued on Ninja Tune independent record label in the UK.Solid Steel also has a radio station webcast and related live concerts which further showcase the DJing talents of such artists....
DJ mix
DJ mix
A DJ mix or DJ mixset is a sequence of musical tracks typically mixed together to appear as one continuous track. When a DJ mix or DJ mixset is recorded onto some medium, it is often referred to as a mix tape...
album in September 2005, entitled On The Wheels of Solid Steel
On the Wheels of Solid Steel
On the Wheels of Solid Steel is a DJ mix album, mixed by DJ Kentaro for the Solid Steel mix series.* Cat No.: ZENCD109-CD Track List:# "Intro" - DJ Kentaro# "Animal Chin" - Jaga Jazzist# "King's Lyn" - Wagon Christ# "Family" - Animals on Wheels...
.
The tracks on the album come exclusively from Ninja Tune's back catalogue.
Kentaro recently supported hip-hop artists The Roots
The Roots
The Roots is an American hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which still includes live instrumentals...
and The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde are an alternative hip hop group based in South Central Los Angeles. The original four members of the group are Imani , Slimkid3 , Bootie Brown and Fatlip . DJ Mark Luv was the group's first DJ, followed by producer J-Swift and then J Dilla...
. Kentaro is well-known for having remixed various songs of Japanese megastar Ayumi Hamasaki
Ayumi Hamasaki
is a Japanese singer-songwriter, record producer, model, lyricist, and actress. Also called "Ayu" by her fans, Hamasaki has been dubbed the "Empress of Pop" because of her popularity and widespread influence in Japan and throughout Asia. Born and raised in Fukuoka, she moved to Tokyo at fourteen to...
DJ Awards
- 2002 DMC World Final - Champion
- 2002 DMC Japan Final - Champion
- 2001 DMC World Final - 3rd place
- 2001 DMC Japan Final - Champion
- 2001 Teens DJ Championships - Champion
- 2000 VESTAX Extravaganza - World Finalist
- 2000 ITF Japan - 2nd place
Discography
- Enter: dj Kentaro (1st album, 2007) includes appearances by Spank Rock and Pharcyde
- Pressure Sounds Presents: "Tuff Cuts" Dj Kentaro's Crucial Mix (Pressure Sounds 2008 - Reggae)
- Nama: Live Mix" (Endeavor) 2008 includes tracks by Hexstatic, Spank Rock, Squarepusher and DJ Kentaro's own tracks