The Original City Pop DJ. Japanese Vinyl Specialist. Retro Aesthetic Curator.

View fullsize Tonight! At the @thepointchicago super stoked to be DJing with @kawaiiclubmusic at VAPOR RAVE 2025 🥤 brought to you by @clubkaiju 🔥 🎟️ tickets in bio 21+ 9-2AM #citypop #vaporwave #futurefunk #chicago
View fullsize What a year… And it’s only been 9 days… big oof. Keeping all my LA friends and family in my thoughts. F’n horrible situation. I’ll be in town Feb 1-3 so hit me up! Besides that I’m grateful the universe is push
View fullsize Happy New Year. Reflecting on 2024—grateful for all the experiences, memories, and connections made this year. It was really a wild sequence of events. Lots of endings, beginnings, and things to work on. Thank you for all your support, kindness
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View fullsize Back from Mexico! I still have sand in my shoes. Join us tonight at @whistlerchicago at 9PM for the last CITY POP NIGHT of the year! Should be a good one. 9PM NO COVER 22+
View fullsize Read my interview with the Godfather of City Pop; The legendary producer of Miki Matsubara’s Mayonaka no Door/Stay with Me—Tetsuji Hayasji. Translated into English for the first time. Link in bio 📖 Securing an interview with Tetsuji Hay
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View fullsize Just Announced—City Pop Night—December 29 at @whistlerchicago with DJs @kado_bara & @vanpaugam spinning all vintage Japanese vinyl from the 70s and 80s. Retro Japanese media curated on the projector for an added immersive experience.
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View fullsize I’m so grateful to the Japanese American Service Committee @jasc_chicago for the honor of DJing at their 38th Annual Bonenkai! It was an incredible evening filled with community, culture, and celebration, and I’m humbled to have been a pa
View fullsize This Thursday! Excited to be back at the Hall of the Immortals playing a very special City Pop set in one of the most gorgeous spaces in Chicago. Surrounded by statues of iconic figures from the past, I will spin some timeless grooves that will trans
View fullsize My first vinyl release is available to order from Japan, and shipping internationally 🙏 link to buy in bio ❤️ I am deeply humbled and honored to have contributed to the revival of Yoichi Takizawa’s music, particularly through my remix of his
View fullsize December 5th, 7pm! - I’m excited to be back in the Hall of the Immortals at the @surgicalmuseumchicago with a very special City Pop Vinyl DJ set! Will be debuting some new visuals to give the space a nostalgic touch. City Pop, the iconic Japa
View fullsize It’s with a heavy heart that I have to announce my final night at @murasakichicago. It will be closing at the end of the month... Every DJ has an origin story, and mine wouldn’t be much to write home about without including my years spen
View fullsize Just Announced—November 21—City Pop Night at @whistlerchicago featuring @kado_bara and @vanpaugam, spinning a collection of 70s and 80s Japanese vinyl. Expect vintage Japanese anime, cinema, and other nostalgic visuals on the projector fo
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View fullsize Last Halloween I was in Shibuya. This Halloween I’m bringing Shibuya to Chicago with a Tokyo-themed Halloween event that celebrates the spirit of Shibuya, from the streets of Udagawacho to Dogenzaka. Don’t miss SHIBUYA MELTDOWN today at 9
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View fullsize Halloween Night, October 31st @whistlerchicago — SHIBUYA MELTDOWN — A Tokyo-themed Halloween party w/ DJs @amnstr30 @danny_livewire @kado_bara & @vanpaugam playing everything from House to Electroclash and beyond. We’re enlisti