Born in Sapporo city, Japan. lives in Berlin. An electronic music artist / Live act / DJ. He specializes in deep, hypnotic grooves. A fine blend of Detroit techno, Minimal, Ambient and Deep, Deep house.
Born in Sapporo city, Japan. lives in Berlin. With a camera man father, he grew up from a young age in an environment with photography and creativity.
In early 2000, He became involved with 'NORDFORM', the Sapporo-based group which propagates music, art and design, and participated in the party organising and art activities. at the same time during bagpacking in Thailand, He met Djumbe and Dijulidu and brought them back to Japan and start to play around.
He spent some time performing as a DJ based in Sapporo, but soon he began to consider using his own sounds to express and make people dance and begun producing music on the laptop in 2003. He had no choice to go to expensive analog machines, but software Reason told him the structure of machines and cableing etc. There was a cafe called 'CAFETRONIK', 'PROVO' and 'SOSO CAFE' which was a important playground and the crosspoint of his early times.
He has been playing his live set many times at Sapporo’s important club ‘Precious hall’, Those opportunity made met him important friends for his creativity and humanity, like Akufen, Mathew Jonson, Guillaume Coutu Dumont, Jeff Milligan, James Holden, Nathan Fake, Peter, Deadbeat, Stephan Beaupre, Daniel Bell, Steve Bug and so on.
He participated in DEAF (Dublin Electronic Arts Festival) the Irish electronic art event, as Sketch Pad, which was formed with Sapporo’s producer Waterprotection (sud electronic), On that year DEAF focused Asian artists and They got a recommendation from Akufen.
Through the success at DEAF, He has worked as a re-mixer for the Ireland label Nice and Nasty in 2008.
And He has worked with Jeff Milligan's Revolver in Canada and produced with Jeff's voice sample which was recored in Sapporo together.
Katsuhiko is a true artist, an original and unique person who is releasing his debut album 'PENTACLE' on nice & nasty in May 2010. This album is followed by Richie Hawtin(M-nus), Orde Meikle(SLAM), Laurent Garnier(F Communications
)etc.
He has launched own label "You record" since 2011 and Releasing skilled producers Noahito Uchiyama(JP), Ghini-B(FR), Raphy Beltre(DO), Dr.Atom(DE) and Katsuhiko(DE/JP).
Since moved to Berlin, He met new music friends who influenced his creativity like Dewalta, Yapacc, Dandy Jack, The mole, HrdVsion, Nishimoto Takeshi, Argenis Brito, Yone-ko, DJ Masda, Streo Citi etc. Through those friends, His musical range and Knowledge is keep expanding.
He has been playing several places in Berlin, Berghein Kantina, Wild Renate, About Blank, Chalet, Greis Muhle etc.
The style of live sound is the Techno-Minimal House style, based on colorful bass line, harmonic leads with the clicky rhythm and lyrical melodies as preference.
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SUN IS RISING AND MOON IS RISING Album, Nice & Nasty, 11/05/2015
CLASSIC 8 EP, MAETTA016, 29/12/2014
YR006 Genome 2-1 EP Vinyl, You Record 10/04/2014
2 Years Of Hummingbird compilation Maxi Single & EP, Hummingbird, 10/12/2013
Passion Fruits 2006 – 2007 Digi You Record 21/04/2013
Trenton 061 Dessen Duo, Deep Island EP – Remix – Digi Torenton records 10/12/2012
VA / Gather once again…Summer Digi VOLVOX Records 04/08/2012
YR005 Dreaming and Coming, Digi, You Record 04.07.2012
YR004 01 Message, 02 Your way, Digi, You Record 05.10.2011
YR003 The stairs, Digi, You Record 22.09.2011
YR002 Warming up, Digi, You Record 17.09.2011
YR001 The Filed, Digi, You Record 11/09/2011
Jeff Milligan VS Katsuhiko Frozen Jungle original(Digi) Revolver Canada.. 2009
REMIXES
Phasen Phased ALIVE remix (Digi) Nice and Nasty.. 19.12.2011
CATALEPSIA & OBTANE Rotomondades Remix(Digi) Nice and Nasty.. 2009
Mark O’Sullivan Ghosts of acid remix(Digi) Nice and Nasty.. 2008
ThatboyTim enquiries remix(Digi) Nice and Nasty.. 2008
Tomi Chair WaterSlider remix1 (12″ Digi) Nice and Nasty.. 2008
Tomi Chair WaterSlider remix2 (12″ Digi) Nice and Nasty.. 2008
Marco Bernardi – Octogen EF,NGremix(Digi) Nice and Nasty.. 2008
A diff kind brother Tracy’s Revengeremix(12″ Digi) Nice and Nasty.. 2008
ALBUMS
Pentacle – Original Album Digi Nice and Nasty.. 2010
1. Triangle Street 2. Patchworked Mind 3. New One 4. My House 5. Massive Inside 6. Elemind 7. Feel So High 8. Waiting 9. MIddle of Golden
COMPILATIONs
EMERGENCE – synapse compilation vol.1 The line CD & Digi Synapse.. 2009
Me-Sheen Slipstream Remix(CD & Digi) Space time.. 2009
Provide of the song for remix
Elemind remixes (Digi) Nice and Nasty.. 28.03.2011
Remixers: Elliot Dodge, DJ Mourad, Nachklangmusik