DJ MITSU THE BEATS

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GAGLE/ラップ狂ノ詩




Promise In Love feat. José James



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"MINE LADY"
"UNTITLED NO.9"
"AFTER MIDNIGHT"
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GAGLE "3 PEAT"

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GAGLE
"3 PEAT"
(Columbia Entertainment)


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CD. mo' info here.

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MUSIC INFO

STEPPHA HUNTHA "I DON'T KNOW ( Fusion Region mix ) remixed by DJ Mitsu the Beats" (JAZZMIN RECORDS) 12inch vinyl big up Jazzamar & da vince!!

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grooveman Spot "Benzaiten Love feat. Count Bass D / DJ Mitsu The Beats Remix" (Planet Groove / JAZZY SPORT) available on vinyl & CD here for more info.

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Frankie Valentine "marinheiro so feat. Monica Vasconcelos" (Sunshine Enterprises) 12inch Vinyl available now. Mitsu the Beats REMIX

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GAGLE & JAZZY SPORT TOP TEAM "My Lament featuring Hanif of Maspyke" (COLUMBIA JAPAN / JAZZY SPORT) CD available now. produced by DJ Mitsu.

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URB MAGAZINE
"NEXT 100"


UKHH.com
"Japan has a long tradition of talented DJs and beatmakers - DJ Krush, DJ Honda, Muro and more recently Kentaro. Another Japanese producer and DJ who’s made a name for himself worldwide in the last few years is Mitsu the Beats, the alias of a diminutive yet very talented Sendai City native who stormed everyone’s favourite charts a few years back thanks to his first solo LP, ‘A New Awakening’, and his group’s, GAGLE, first album. Signed to the Jazzy Sport label in Japan, Mitsu the Beats soon found himself being name checked by the likes of Pete Rock, Gilles Peterson and DJ Spinna after relasing his LP, which featured the likes of K-Otix, Dwele, Mark de Clive Lowe, Rich Medina and many more.

The growing success allowed him and the label to call in some remix favours and re-release ‘A New Awakening’ in 2 volumes jam packed with remixes ranging from downtempo to broken beat, jazz, hip hop and more. Remixes came from the likes of Sa Ra, Wajeed (from Platinum Pied Pipers), Medaphor, Kev Brown and Rich Medina amongst others. And if all that wasn’t enough, his success also brought the attention of many western labels, who called on him for remix and production duties. These include Chocolate Industries, Blue Note, Ubiquity and Universal and artists like Jazzy Jeff, Madlib, Kero One, PPP and Diverse – the kind of labels and artists you want coming knocking at your door!

All the success and interest doesn’t seem to have changed Mitsu the Beats or dented his love of beatmaking and music one bit though. With a few recent European and US tours and some more upcoming releases, solo, with his band GAGLE and for a variety of international artists, Mitsu the Beats keeps knocking shit out and repping his home country worldwide. "


XLR8R. MAR 2005.
"Twenty-eight-year-old DJ and producer Mitsu the Beats hails from Japan’s wilder northern climes (Sendai in the Miyagi prefecture)–think snow monkeys and hot springs, not bullet trains and the world’s largest city. Nonetheless, his ruthlessly smooth hip-hop is as metropolitan as it gets. Balancing an ear for hooks reminiscent of ‘93 with the boundless, borderless skills of Japanese MCs and occasional forays into broken beat, Mitsu is fast becoming a global talent.

Growing up on his father’s Japanese soul music and what he called “standard jazz,” Mitsu found hip-hop as a youngster through a Japanese TV program. “It always featured a dance battle with new jack swing-type music–artists like Heavy D,” he recalls. Mitsu was hooked, eventually becoming a battle DJ and teaming up with 2002’s DMC world champion DJ Kentaro. His horizons expanded even further when he met Taro Kesen of Jazzy Sport Production, who at the time was licensing tracks for the British label Laws of Motion. Mitsu developed a taste for the broken beats of West London and it was some of those DJs and producers, plus tastemakers like Michael Reinboth (Compost) and Patrick Forge (Kiss FM), who in turn began to champion Mitsu’s production.

Mitsu says that he follows the basic formula for making hip-hop (“Listening to records, sampling and adding dope beats to samples”), yet his New Awakening LP (Planet Groove) is anything but formulaic. From the shimmering guitar that rests beneath Rich Medina’s rap on “Do Right” to the restless rim shots and bass synth that push forward “Fly Away” with Lady Alma, it’s clear that Mitsu has a special talent for adapting his production to the differing strengths of vocalists. Mitsu’s collaboration with Dwele, “Right Here,” features delicate-but-earthy singing from the Detroit soul vocalist and an unforgettable sax sample over gritty hip-hop beats ‘n’ bass–it’s guaranteed to fill floors, though it’s been two years since it started its rounds on CD-R. And watch out when his Japanese cohorts (like Hunger from Mitsu’s hip-hop group G.A.G.L.E.) get on the mic, because their whip-crack, hard-edged consonants are the perfect compliment to Mitsu’s extra-crispy beats.

As the forthcoming Planet Groove album of remixes, a planned G.A.G.L.E. full-length, and new 12”s for Jazzy Sport will show, DJ Mitsu’s Sendai style can hold its own against anything from L.A. or London. Despite all this, Mitsu maintains a healthy perspective, adding modestly, “Me? I’m just a hip-hop producer."

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..Friends..

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www.gagle.jp
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BACKGROUND IMAGE BY QUES

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Member Since:

November 20, 2006

Members:

DJ MITSU THE BEATS
(JAZZY SPORT, 1/3 OF GAGLE)

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DJ MITSU THE BEATS
"AFTER MIDNIGHT"
(STBPREMIUM/ SHOW-TIKU-BAI)
2008

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DJ MITSU THE BEATS
"MINE LADY"
(STBPREMIUM/ SHOW-TIKU-BAI)
2008 ..

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DJ MITSU THE BEATS
"UNTITLED NO.9"
(STBPREMIUM/ SHOW-TIKU-BAI)
2008 ..

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GAGLE & JAZZY SPORT TOP TEAM
"POUND FOR POUND"
(COLUMBIA JAPAN / JAZZY SPORT)
2006

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DJ MITSU THE BEATS
"BBE SESSIONS"
(OCTAVE / BBE)
2006

MIX CD

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DJ MITSU THE BEATS
"STONES THROW 10 YEARS JAPAN RELEASE"
(LEXINGTON / STONES THROW)
2006
ORIGINAL DISC + MIX CD BY MITSU + OH NO "BEWARE" MITSU REMIX

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DJ MITSU THE BEATS
"EXCELLENCE : SELECTED WORKS"
(P-VINE / JAZZY SPORT)
2006
A COMPILATION ALBUM OF MITSU REMIX WORKS AND RARE JOINTS.

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DJ MITSU THE BEATS
"NEW AWAKENING"
(PLANET GROOVE / JAZZY SPORT)
2003
THE DEBUT ALBUM AS A SOLO ARTIST. FEATURES GUEST APPEARANCES BY DWELE, LITTLE BROTHER, RICH MEDINA, LADY ALMA, K-OTIX, MARK DE CLIVE-LOWE AND MORE SPECIALS.

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DJ MITSU THE BEATS
"RE: NEW AWAKENING 1"
(PLANET GROOVE / JAZZY SPORT)
2004
REMIXED BY KEV BROWN, WAAJEED, SA-RA, DELA, BREAKTHROUGH, PHIL ASHER, TOKYO BLACK STAR AND JAZZY SPORT BROOKLYN + A GUEST APPEARANCE BY M.E.D. AKA MEDAPHOAR.

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DJ MITSU THE BEATS
"RE: NEW AWAKENING 2"
(PLANET GROOVE / JAZZY SPORT)
2004
REMIXED BY WAAJEED, KAIDI TATHAM, KID SUBLIME, RICH MEDINA, GROOVEMAN SPOT, DJ KIYO, PHIL ASHER AND MITSU SELF DONE JOINT + A GUEST APPEARANCE BY M.E.D. AKA MEDAPHOAR.

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DJ MITSU THE BEATS
"BLUE IMPRESSIONS"
(BLUE NOTE RECORDS)
2004
TRACKLIST

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GAGLE
"3 PEAT"
(COLUMBIA)

OUT JUNE 27, 2007

Produced by GAGLE and Jazzy Sport

Cover Art Work by QUES

includes Guest Productions by grooveman Spot, Budamunky, Super Smoky Soul.

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GAGLE
"BIG BANG THEORY (instrumentals) "
(Jazzy Sport)
2007

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GAGLE
"BIG BANG THEORY"
(COLUMBIA)
2005
COVER ART WORK BY DAVE KINSEY!!!!!! INCLUDES GUEST PRODUCTIONS FROM RODDY ROD AND BREAKTHROUGH.

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GAGLE
"SUPEREGO"
(WARNER)
2004

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GAGLE
"ANACHRO RALLY"
(JAZZY SPORT)
2004

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GAGLE
"3 MEN ON WAX"
(NEXT LEVEL)
2002

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GAGLE
"BUST THE FACTS EP"
(NEXT LEVEL)
2001

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Influences:

Jay Dee A.K.A. J.DILLA, R.I.P.

Sounds Like:

MIX

DJ MITSU FEATURE MIX ON BTS RADIO

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BIG UP ANDREW!

DJ MITSU exclusive jazz mix on Pump Up The Jazz, Nov 2006.

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Record Label:

JAZZY SPORT / PLANET GROOVE / COLUMBIA JAPAN / 松竹梅