DJ MITSU THE BEATS


STAX GROOVE
HARVEY LINDO
Grooveman Spot a.k.a DJ KOU-G
Okada Taxi a.k.a kanoe
PICASSOMAN a.k.a bayaka
Okada Taxi a.k.a kanoe
DJ MITSU THE BEATS from GAGLE
[ JAZZY SPORT : track maker ]

more details : http://gagle.jp/mitsuthebeats.html
more details : http://www.jazzysport.com

ビートメイカー、DJ、プロデューサー。
2003年にソロ・アルバム『New Awakening』をリリース。
海外アーティストと積極的にコラボレーションを行う。
2004年L.A「URB」誌で期待するアーティスト100人に日本人で唯一選出される。
'09年現在、DJとして地元仙台のレギュラー・イヴェント
「Sound Maneuvers」@ADDを中心に、日本全国各地で活動。
アメリカやヨーロッパ・ツアーだけでなくアジア圏でも成功し、
国内外問わず数々の作品に関わり、そのアーティスト、ジャンルも多岐にわたる。
英国営放 - BBC Radio 1 ジャイルスピーターソン "World Wide" 出演や
London, ParisでのDJギグやベルギー最大の野外フェスDOUR FESTIVAL にも出演し
成功を納め海外での人気、認知度は確実にアップしている。
2009年2ndソロアルバム「A WORD TO THE WISE」をリリース。
2010年7月に、外部プロデュース作品、
リミックス作品をコンパイルした"The Excellence II"をリリースし、
8月には日本人ラッパーのみをフィーチャリングした3RD アルバム
"UNIVERSAL FORCE" もリリース!!


"Japan has a long tradition of talented DJs and beatmakers -
DJ Krush, DJ Honda, Muro and more recently Kentaro.
Another Japanese producer and DJ who's made a name for himselfworldwide in the last few years is Mitsu the Beats, the alias of a diminutive yet very talented Sendai City native who stormed everyone's favourite charts a few years back thanks to his first solo LP, 'A New Awakening', and his group's, GAGLE, first album. Signed to the Jazzy Sport Productions in Japan, Mitsu the Beats soon found himself being name checked by the likes of Pete Rock, Gilles Peterson and DJ Spinna after relasing his LP, which featured the likes of K-Otix, Dwele, Mark de Clive Lowe, Rich Medina and many more.

The growing success allowed him and the label to call in some remix favours and re-release 'A New Awakening' in 2 volumes jam packed with remixes ranging from downtempo to broken beat, jazz, hip hop and more. Remixes came from the likes of Sa Ra, Wajeed (from Platinum Pied Pipers), Medaphor, Kev Brown and Rich Medina amongst others.
And if all that wasn't enough, his success also brought the attention of many western labels, who called on him for remix and production duties.
These include Chocolate Industries, Blue Note,
Ubiquity and Universal and artists like Jazzy Jeff,Madlib, Kero One, PPP and Diverse - the kind of labels and artists you want coming knocking at your door!

All the success and interest doesn't seem to have changed Mitsu the Beats or dented his love of beatmaking and music one bit though. With a few recent European and US tours and some more upcoming releases, solo, with his band GAGLE and for a variety of international artists, Mitsu the Beats keeps knocking shit out and repping his home country worldwide.
(Thanks to Samurai FM!)