Toner

(Liminal Dreams/The Line Shifting to Dots/rural)
Heavily influenced by the fictional world and stories, Toner firstly encountered the alternative techno underground scene

while living in Taiwan. After returning to Japan, Toner has been diving deep into the hidden hotspots that expand the

boundaries of dance music, and working for them in many positions behind the scenes. Since 2022, he has started to host

the deep listening focused chill-out community “LIMINAL DREAMS” with Toss and Kaana, and now is responsible for

directing events in Tokyo. He also works as a curator for “The Line Shifting to Dots,” a club event that experiments with the

deconstruction of formats. In 2025, he became a resident member of the outdoor festival "rural" and continues to cross

over across ambient and dance music.

Toner is interested in crossing, deviating, and deconstructing existing formative genres, and loves forgotten old

masterpieces, hidden gems that have never seen the light, and uncategorizable experimental music. As a DJ, He is known

for his ability to take the dance floor from a smoke-filled, dimly lit club to an otherworldly dance floor in the secluded

corners of Japan. He has taken to the stage at outdoor festivals such as “rural” and “Transcendence” in Japan, as well as

at “Organik Festival” in Taiwan and “Wonderfruit” in Thailand.