AKIE

After working for about two years at the used record store raregroove in Osaka, he joined newtone records, also based in Osaka, upon graduating from university, and has been working there as a record buyer ever since.

He began his career as a DJ in the Kansai region and is now based in Tokyo. As both a buyer and DJ, he works across all genres. He also released a mixtape on the Bristol-based label do you have peace?.