2008年に前年大晦日に行われたDance BattleのDVDの音源をプロデュース。
3月には｢TOMI from Chicago」の初来日公演@AgeHaの際にLIVE DJに抜擢され、5月にはDJ SPINNA来日時に共演。DJ SPINNA本人がPLAYを絶賛し注目を浴びる。
約10年に及ぶキャリアにより新旧HIPHOP/R&Bを中心にSOUL/JAZZ/REGGAE/ROCK/HOUSE/ELECTRO/POP等、様々なジャンルを織り交ぜたジャンルレスで幅広い選曲、SCRATCHや２枚使い等のTRICK、BLACK MUSIC FANのみならず全てのMUSIC FREAKのツボをついた独特の世界観のPLAY STYLEには定評があり、様々な支持を獲ている。
He got inspired by "RUN D.M.C." "WILD STYLE" "SANPIN CAMP" in 1997 and got into BLACK MUSIC scene, then started DJ in 1998. Moved in Tokyo in 2004 and start his carrier in Kanto prefecture.
Regular DJ at a monster party "REDZONE" every tuesday at HARLEM and hot event at shibuya Nuts "SCANDLOUS".
In 2007, he performed for 4 hours in 2 days at "SUMMER SONIC" which is one of the biggest festival in Japan, over Two hundreds thousands of people has been attended.
Later that year he was selected as only DJ to played at "DAFT PUNK'S PRIVATE PARTY" when DAFT PUNK came to Japan and highly praised.
In2008, He produced a DVD for Dance Battle that held in NYE 2007.
In March, Performed as a live DJ at "TOMI from Chicago" for their first live in Japan at AgeHa. When DJ SPINNA played in May, he gave him props for his party.
From 10 years DJ carrier, his playstyle is based with new and old HIPHOP/R&B mixing with SOUL/JAZZ/REGGAE/ROCK/HOUSE/ELECTRO/POP, pretty much overall. Wide ranged selection and a trick such as scratcing and using double copies, that make not only black music fans but all music freaks got into his world. As of late, he is working Kanto prefecture mainly in Shibuya, Tokyo as DJ and track maker.
He has been expanding his work place out of the club scene and being active to work with a fashion brand, producing music for DVD and for TV spots, playing for snowbording exhibition, corporation event, collabrating with a band.
He is the one to watch who will lead this music scene.
Check out this tribute to Michael Jackson video on you tube. This is a non-profit song that I made called "Inspiration" and I want to share this song with you!
Konnichiwa... My brand new CD is being released in Japan on November 21st 2009 [which is my birthday!!! Hooray!!]
The CD is called "Funky DL - The Ultimate Collection"
The Album features 2 CD's with 35 Classic jazz hip-hop tracks and brand new and live show songs and also a storybook, including the story of how I met "NUJABES"
And also the story of my experience touring Japan in Fukuoka, Sapporo, Nagoya, Utsunomiya, Tokyo, Osaka, Mito, Gifu, Kyoto, Wackayama, Hamamatsu, Okayama,
If you want to remember all the Funky DL classics, please get the CD. Also check the youtube promotion video
7 Tracks of free boom bap future. Click the cover for your free download! Now available on Itunes, spotify, amazon, napster and more. www.discotheque.se
