- Motomitsu
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A multi-talented Japanese artist based in Japan and France, he is a
DJ/producer, keyboard/accordion player, children's book author/
illustrator, poet, collage artist, and event organizer. Born in
Hamamatsu, Japan in 1977, he started playing the piano at the age of
three, inspired by his father, a jazz pianist and concert piano
designer. He began playing the synthesizer and DJing, as well as
producing house music at the age of 15, influenced by Detroit
techno, acid jazz, and the Japanese techno-pop group "YMO". He
studied composition and music business at a special music school in
Tokyo, where Haruomi Hosono (YMO) was the president of the school,
before moving to London and immersing himself in the club scene of
the late 90s. In 1999, he returned to Japan and opened his own
alternative cafe called "cafe the eel," which hosted many music and
art events that he organized. In 2011, he moved to Paris and began
working as a professional DJ, children's book author/illustrator. He
has since published books in France, Switzerland, Korea, and the
USA. He joined the Parisian DJ collectives "Cracki" and "Skylax" and
has performed as a DJ in many clubs, bars, and museums in Paris. He
has released his tracks on labels such as Soiree Records
International (Detroit, US), MotorCity Wine Recordings (Detroit,
US), and Skylax Records (Paris, FR). His music is unique and
inspired by Detroit house, jazz, classical and electronic music, as
well as literature, art, philosophy, and poetry. His art transcends
the boundaries of genre, countries, times, and spaces.
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