Yasutaka Nakata
| Yasutaka Nakata |
| Birth name |
Yasutaka Nakata
(中田康孝) |
| Born |
February 6, 1980 (1980-02-06) (age 32)
Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan |
| Genres |
J-pop, electropop, electronic dance, electronica |
| Occupations |
Record producer, composer, songwriter, mastering engineer |
| Years active |
1997-present |
| Labels |
Contemode |
| Associated acts |
capsule, Perfume, Meg, Ami Suzuki |
| Website |
Contemode official website |
Yasutaka Nakata (中田 ヤスタカ, Nakata Yasutaka?, born February 6, 1980 in Kanazawa, Ishikawa)[1] is a Japanese songwriter, music producer and DJ. He formed the group capsule in 1997 with vocalist Toshiko Koshijima and himself as composer/producer when both were 17. They formally debuted as capsule in 2001.[2]
Since 2003, he has been the producer for girl group Perfume. Nakata has worked with several other Japanese pop singers, including Ami Suzuki and MEG, and has also remixed songs by other artists, including M-Flo and Leah Dizon. He runs his own label, Contemode, in association with Yamaha. In 2010, he became the first Japanese artist to officially remix Kylie Minogue,[3] contributing a version of her single "Get Outta My Way".
Works
Albums
- Studio albums listed are full-length original albums fully produced by Yasutaka Nakata.
Produced artists
- capsule (music group with vocalist Toshiko Koshijima, active since 1997 [major debut: 2001])
- Perfume (Producer/Lyricist/Composer since 2003)
- Meg (Producer/Lyricist/Composer from 2007 until 2010)
- Coltemonikha (music group project with vocalist Kate Sakai; active from 2006 to 2007 and 2011)
- Ami Suzuki (Producer/Lyricist/Composer on three singles and one album in 2008)
- Nagisa Cosmetic
- Marino (Lyricist/Composer/Arranger of two songs on her 2006 album lolipop)
- Sarina (Composer/Arranger of one song, Cyber Girl, on her 2007 album Violin Diva -2nd Set-)
- Aiko Kayō (Composer/Arranger on her 2006 single cosmic cosmetics)
- Marina Inoue (Composer on her 2007 single Beautiful Story)
- SMAP (Lyricist/Composer of one song, Kokoro Puzzle Rhythm, on their 2008 album super.modern.artistic.performance, and of their 2009 song CHAN TO SHI NAI TO NE)
- Crystal Kay (Lyricist/Composer of one song, Step By Step, on her 2009 best album Best of Crystal Kay)
- Tackey and Tsubasa (Lyricist/Composer/Producer of one song, Spotlight, from mini album "Trip & Treasure")
- Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (Lyricist/Composer/Producer of debut EP "Moshi Moshi Harajuku" and single "Tsukema Tsukeru")
Remixes
Soundtracks
References
External links
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Nakata, Yasutaka |
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| Date of birth |
February 6, 1980 |
| Place of birth |
Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan |
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