DJ MITSU THE BEATS

日本长年以来能够享誉国际的DJ不多，如DJ Krush、DJ Muro、DJ Honda、FPM这些实力派老字号，如今这几年的DJ音乐圈变化相当大，尤以网路的发达、Blog的兴起与Myspace的影响力，让更多更多有实力的人物立即窜起!，其中之一就是来自仙台市的DJ Mitsu the Beats! 一张”A New Awakening”专辑让他的天份受Pete Rock、Gilles Peterson、DJ Spinna注意，而这张相当成功的专辑更促成Re:New Awakening pt.1及pt.2两张remixes专辑，从downtempo、broken beat、jazz、hiphop与Sa Ra Creative partner、Wajeed Platinum Pied Pipers)、Medaphor、Kev Brown 和 Rich Medina合作出完美的音符与节奏，之后呢? 不得了! 许多美国音乐厂牌及知名DJ与製作人如Chocolate Industries、Blue Note、Ubiquity厂牌，Jazzy Jeff、Madlib、Kero One、Diverse开始邀他合作! 这突如其来的一切并没让他冲昏头，在专辑之后，欧洲与美国的巡迴演出宣告他是来自日本仙台的艺人，同时也积极参与他的HIPHOP 团 “GAGLE推广”，Mitsu the Beats持续致力於创作更groovy的音乐与Beats，我们看到又将有一位国际级好DJ 诞生了! （转自台湾：http://www.oishi.com.tw/mag/feature/?p=5） "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 himself worldwide 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 label 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. "     日本の音楽プロデューサー、DJ。 ヒップホップユニットGAGLEのメンバーでもあり、同じくメンバーでもあるMC HUNGERは弟である。         1994年、テレビで見たDJに魅了され、 8,000円のターンテーブル二台と自作のミキサーでDJを開始。     1996年、弟のMC HUNGER、DJ Mu-RとヒップホップユニットGAGLEを結成。     1997年、AKAI「MPC2000」が発売されると曲作りに着手し、以来一人で黙々と曲作りの日々を送る。     2003年、ソロアルバム「New Awakening」を発売。海外アーティストと積極的にコラボレーション。     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。     2009年、セカンドアルバム『A WORD TO THE WISE』を発売。     2010年、サードアルバム『UNIVERSAL FORCE』を発売。     2012年4月25日、ビートアルバム『Beat Installments』を発売。     2013年5月29日、2ndビートアルバム『Beat Installments Vol.2』を発売。