Tofubeats

Tofubeats
Birth nameYūsuke Kawai (河合 佑亮)
Also known asDJ Newtown
Born (1990-11-26) 26 November 1990 (age 33)
Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
GenresHip hop, house, J-pop
Occupation(s)Singer, record producer, DJ
Years active2008–present
LabelsWarner Music Japan
Unborde
HIHATT
Maltine Records
Websitewww.tofubeats.com

Yūsuke Kawai (河合 佑亮, Kawai Yūsuke, born 26 November 1990),[1][2] known professionally as Tofubeats, is a Japanese singer, record producer, and DJ.

Kawai began producing music at the age of 14, under the name "DJ Newtown". He initially distributed his music online through websites such as 2channel and YouTube. He later released music with Maltine Records, a Japanese netlabel, before signing with the Warner Music Japan sublabel Unborde in 2013.[1][3] Kawai also manages HIHATT, a label he launched in 2018.[4]

The video for his song "No. 1" featuring G.Rina was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award Japan for Best Dance Video (in 2014),[5][6][7][8][9] and his album titled First Album for the Grand Prix at the 2015 CD Shop Awards.[10][11][12][13]

  1. ^ a b "Kobe's tofubeats moves from blogs to the big time". Japan Times. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. ^ "作品データベース検索". JASRAC. 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  3. ^ "tofubeats calls on pals for his 'First Album'". Japan Times. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Don't Stop The Music: Introduction To tofubeats, Bridging Netlabels with J-pop". OTAQUEST. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  5. ^ "VMAJ 2014: Our Moment in Music History". MTV 81 (in Japanese). Viacom International Inc. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  6. ^ "VMAJ 2014: We Ask MTV Japan's Interns to Share Their Picks!". MTV 81 (in Japanese). Viacom International Inc. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  7. ^ "ミュージックビデオの国際的授賞式「MTV VMAJ 2014」最優秀ダンスポップビデオ部門に「No.1 feat. G.RINA」がノミネート！｜tofubeats｜ワーナーミュージック・ジャパン" (in Japanese). Warner Music Japan. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Best Dance Video | MTV VMAJ 2014". MTV Japan (in Japanese). Viacom International Inc. n.d. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  9. ^ "MTV Japan Unveils 'MTV VMAJ 2014' Nominations" (in Japanese). MTV Asia. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  10. ^ "第7回CDショップ大賞2015に「First Album」がノミネート｜tofubeats｜ワーナーミュージック・ジャパン" (in Japanese). Warner Music Japan. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  11. ^ Barks (6 February 2015). "tofubeats、4/1に新作『STAKEHOLDER』リリース" (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  12. ^ "tofubeats、メジャー3枚目となるEPが4月1日発売 – TOWER RECORDS ONLINE" (in Japanese). Tower Records Japan. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  13. ^ "「CDショップ大賞」二次ノミネートに大森靖子、林檎、しゃちほこら" (in Japanese). Natalie. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.