DJ Kentaro

Tokyo's turntablist titan
"I'm always thinking of the turntable." DJ Kentaro is a singular chap, a man who eats, drinks, lives and breathes beats and breaks - a sonic architect who can't help but plan his next musical construction. And the one after that. And the one after that. Although still on the sunny side of 30, Kentaro has a list of achievements that stretch from here to Tokyo and his crowning glory undeniably remains his ascension into DJ royalty when he triumphed in the 2002 DMC World DJ Final. He was just 20. Since then, his reputation has advanced beyond merely (merely!) being a supreme, quick-wristed jockey of the discs. His creations - drawing from hip-hop, breaks, drum & bass and turntablism - are complete, full-bodied works that appeal well beyond hip-hop's trainspotting brigade. As IDJ magazine correctly called it, it's "not only spotty geezers in puffas and baseball caps who need to look out for him".
(Biography by Nige Tassell 2010)