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DJ Kentaro | |
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| Birth name | Kentaro Okamoto |
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | Hip hop, electro, drum and bass |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, DJ |
| Years active | 2000-present |
| Labels | Ninja Tune, Pressure Sounds |
| Website | www |
Kentaro Okamoto (born c.1982), better known as DJ Kentaro, is a Japanese musician and DJ.[1] He won third place in the Technics category of the DMC World DJ Final in 2001 and won it in 2002 at the age of 20.[2][3][4] In doing so, he became one of the first persons of Asian descent to win the DMC World DJ Final, receiving the highest score in DMC history in the process.[3]
He was signed to independent record label Ninja Tune and released a Solid Steel DJ mix album in September 2005, entitled On The Wheels of Solid Steel. The tracks on the album come exclusively from Ninja Tune's back catalogue.
His first album of entirely original material, Enter, was released on April 30, 2007.[5]
Kentaro recently supported hip-hop artists The Roots and The Pharcyde. Kentaro is well known for having remixed various songs of Japanese megastar Ayumi Hamasaki. Kentaro was featured by Soil & "Pimp" Sessions on their 2013 album "Circles".
- ^ Tuff Kuts review, The Wire, 2008, vol. 293-298, p. 70
- ^ "DJ Kentaro", Ninja Tune. Retrieved 20 January 2013
- ^ a b Gritt, Emma (2012) "DJ Kentaro: I threw my first party aged 14 at a club called Ghetto Archived 2012-09-22 at the Wayback Machine", The Independent, 20 July 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013
- ^ Jarnes, Mark (2012) "DJ Kentaro set to scratch a new itch", The Japan Times, 28 June 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013
- ^ Marinaccio, Elena (2007) "DJ Kentaro Enter", CMJ New Music Monthly, July 2007, p. 44. Retrieved 20 January 2013