☆Taku Takahashi

For a generation of listeners, ☆Taku Takahashi is the secret architect behind the sound of Tokyo. As the producer and DJ for the massively influential group m-flo, he spent the late ‘90s wiring Japanese pop with the DNA of hip-hop, house, and bossa nova. That work became a blueprint, but Takahashi never stopped building. Through his label Tachytelic Records and his internet radio station block.fm, he remains a critical hub, a tireless curator who has remixed everyone from Calvin Harris to The Ting Tings. He isn’t just part of the scene; he’s a foundational node who continues to connect the global club floor to the bleeding edge of J-pop.