YAMATO (Basara-ZA)

Sound Designer / DJ / Logic Certified Technician. YAMATO started composing in his teens, producing over 100 tracks per year. He has provided original works across genres such as House, Techno, Trance, and R&B. In his teens, he gained live experience as a drummer for various bands ranging from rock and metal to punk and pop, but feeling the potential of expression through dance music, he started his career as a DJ. He was active mainly in major Tokyo clubs such as AIR and WOMB, and appeared in Purple Fiction @ageHa in 2010 and 2011. In 2007, he formed the track-making and live unit Basara-ZA with his close friend ALPH ZEN. They mainly engage in studio work and live performances, continuously releasing works. From 2009, they released "Broken Woman EP", "Let's Go To Bed EP", and "Slip Of The Tongue EP" from 2E2L Recordings, followed by "Romance EP" and "Courtship Dance EP" in 2010. "Romance EP" in particular garnered much praise from artists both domestically and internationally. In September, they released "Racing Demons EP" from Citta Music. In November of the same year, they released "Urban Warrior EP", and in January 2011, "Just After Midnight EP". In the spring of 2012, a Basara-ZA remix of OMB's "FALCON" will be released from TOTEM TRAXX. They have numerous tracks scheduled for release from important labels in the scene. Attention should be paid to YAMATO's ever-evolving activities.