DJ Kentaro

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  • Years Active: 2000s

Albums

Biography Wikipedia

Wikipedia:

DJ Kentaro is a hip hop DJ from Japan. He came 3rd in the Technics DMC World DJ Final in 2001 and won it in 2002 at the age of 20. In doing so, he became one of the first ever Asians to win the DMC World DJ Final, receiving the highest score in DMC history in the process.

He was signed to Ninja Tune independent record label 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.

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

DJ Awards

2002 DMC World Final - Champion2002 DMC Japan Final - Champion2001 DMC World Final - 3rd place2001 DMC Japan Final - Champion2001 Teens DJ Championships - Champion2000 VESTAX Extravaganza - World Finalist2000 ITF Japan - 2nd place