ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: TAKASHI WATANABE aka DJ WARP

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: TAKASHI WATANABE aka DJ WARP

DJ WARP’s Biography:
Takashi Watanabe (DJ Warp) started DJing in Fukuoka 1996.
One of the best Japanese Techno,Minimal,Deep house producer.
Hypnotic Room recordings A&R.He moved to Hikone, where he now spins, makes music and runs many parties.

滋賀県在住。96年よりDJを開始。福岡を拠点に各地でプレイ。その後、鹿児島に拠点を移して奄美での日食音楽祭にもDJとして出演、岡山、福岡など拠点を移し現在は滋賀にて制作を行う。ドイツの配信サイトWhatpeopleplayのミニマルチャートで1位獲得など海外からの評価も高い。オーストラリアのレーベルHypnotic Room RecordingsのA&Rを務め、Takashi Watanabe名義とDJ Warp名義で数多くのリリースを行う。
Dommune （ドミューン）にも出演し多くの視聴者から絶賛のコメントを浴びた。DJ Warp名義で各地でDJを行い、Elektrax Music recordingsやBASS WORKS RECORDINGSからもリリース。2014年にはOtotoi主催の番組Music Shareにも出演を果たし日本から世界にテクノを発信するDJとして注目を集める。BeatportやiTunes Store
など世界中の配信サイトで販売中!
Beatport
https://www.beatport.com/artist/takashi-watanabe/92762
Traxsource
http://www.traxsource.com/artist/24285/takashi-watanabe
whatpeopleplay
https://www.whatpeopleplay.com/search/releases/Takashi%20Watanabe

Soundcloud

Mixcloud

Youtube, Twitter

Hypnotic Room Recordings

Deep / Techy / Dubby / Techno label initially created by Advanced Human in 2005 but for the past few years it has been run by our Japanese label representative, official label DJ and regular artist Takashi Watanabe, who is responsible for finding an array of great talents from Japanese music scene.

www.elektraxmusic.com/hypnotic-room

Elektrax Recordings

Elektrax Recordings was founded in the late 1990’s by acclaimed DJ/producer DJ Hi-Shock in Sydney, Australia.

Elektrax Recordings was then diverted into the digital terrain and joined Beatport in 2005 with re-issue of dateless, still incredibly fresh productions from the late 90s’, along with the introduction of the latest material from international talent.

These days, Elektrax releases the cutting edge sounds of Driving, Proper, Hard-Edged Techno, and our material is available via digital download and limited vinyl editions.

With releases, mixes and remixes from new and established producers such as DJ Warp, Steve Stoll, Gayle San, D.A.V.E. The Drummer, Bas Mooy, Ree.K, Kai Randy Michel, A-Brothers, Mikael Pfeiffer, A.Paul, Angy Kore, Destroyer, Axel Karakasis, Logotech, and DJ Hi-Shock himself, the label has built itself a renowned international identity, and has earned support from most top of the top techno DJs worldwide.

http://www.elektraxmusic.com/

PODCAST

Fearless Podcast Code: 031 on DI.FM.
Wednesday 4th. Mar 2020
Osaka meets Kagoshima.
Takashi Watanabe aka DJ WARP with LuNa aka MadKitten
4PM CET / 3PM UK / 10AM EST / 12PM JST
DI.FM Techno Channel
https://www.di.fm/shows/fearless