Nakata Yasutaka
| Yasutaka Nakata | |
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Nakata as DJ at the Flash!!! party (July 2013)
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| Background information | |
| Native name | 中田 ヤスタカ |
| Born |
February 6, 1980 Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan |
| Genres | Shibuya-kei, techno, EDM, new wave, electronica, electro house,complextro |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, record producer, composer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Keyboard, synthesizer, drums, guitar, programming, music sequencer, turntables |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Contemode (former), Warner |
| Associated acts | Capsule, Coltemonikha, Perfume, Meg, Ami Suzuki, SMAP, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Natsume Mito, Charli XCX, Kenshi Yonezu, OK Go |
| Website | www.yasutaka-nakata.com |
Yasutaka Nakata (中田 ヤスタカ Nakata Yasutaka, born February 6, 1980 in Kanazawa, Ishikawa) is a Japanese DJ, record producer, composer and songwriter. He formed the band Capsule in 1997 with vocalist Toshiko Koshijima and himself as composer and record producer when both were 17. They formally debuted as Capsule in 2001.
He has been the producer for girl group Perfume since 2003, and for solo singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu since 2011, in which the hits "Polyrhythm" (2007) and "Ponponpon" (2011) respectively propelled them to mainstream attention and success. Nakata has worked with several other Japanese pop singers, including Meg, Ami Suzuki and SMAP, and has also remixed songs by other artists, including M-Flo and Leah Dizon. He ran his own label, Contemode, in association with Yamaha. After Towa Tei, he was the second Japanese artist to officially remix Kylie Minogue, contributing a version of her single "Get Outta My Way". He also formed Coltemonikha with singer, model and fashion designer Kate Sakai.
On July 2012, he won the "Creator" award for the "Change Maker of the Year 2012" event.
As of 25 May 2016, Nakata has yielded a total of eight number-one albums, mostly under his production with Perfume (five albums and a compilation) and Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (two albums).
Nakata composed the station departure melody to be used on the shinkansen platforms at Kanazawa Station from March 2015. He has also composed a song that was featured in the Closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games which was produced to highlight Japan's electric dance culture which also featured choreography from MIKIKO.
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