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-based Japanese composer, recording artist, music producer, and DJ, best known for the moniker of Captain Funk. He is known for his mastery and diversity of composition and music production in electronic, dance, rock, pop, and dramatic scores. In addition to commercial releases under recording artist monikers of Captain Funk, (Tatsuya) OE, and Dark Model, he has composed for and has been often featured on TV, film, video games, animation projects, and corporate branding campaigns in the US, Europe, and Asia markets. In July 2012, his composed piece as Dark Model was included on the first footage reel of 2013 movie ''

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'' (starring: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster. dir:

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) played at

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, San Diego. Tatsuya has collaborated with or remixed numerous artists/bands such as

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, and many other icons. He is also called "Remix Wizard." Oe participated in Panasonic's global branding movie ''Experience Color'' which won "The Finalist Award" in New York Festivals, as well as "Silver Prize" for the Tokyo Interactive Ad Awards.

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(Fatboy Slim) described his music as "F***ing insane!" Captain Funk's album, "Songs of the Siren," was selected by

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for their feature story "Year in Music 2001/Critic's Choice",''Critic's Choice''"
8 September 2001 ''Billboard''. Retrieved 18 July 2012 and his song "Twist & Shout" was featured as a theme song in SABU's movie "

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." In autumn 2013, he relocated from Japan to the United States. In April 2018, Oe won the 16th Annual Independent Music Awards (IMA) for Best Dance/Electronica Album with "Saga," the second album as Dark Model.

Life and career

Early career and birth of Captain Funk

Tatsuya Oe was born in

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. At the age of 12, he showed great interest in rock, pop, and electronic music, and at the age of 14, decided to buy his first electric guitar, synthesizer, and

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. In school days he formed several bands performing rock,

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/ new wave, heavy metal, and even

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. While he couldn't find bandmates for playing his favorite

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since those kinds of music was nearly unknown in Japan at that time, a few years later he found excitement in playing DJ to the audience and got attracted by dance/club music such as

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, and hip hop. After he majored in

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at and graduated from

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, while working for an advertising company, he started composition/music production with his computer. His demo tapes were acclaimed by several European dance/

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labels and he released his debut 12 inches called ''Dazzlin from Italian label ACV under the name of Tatsuya Oe in 1997. Since ''Encounter with...'' album (1998), he burst onto the club scene as the maverick solo project "Captain Funk." "Captain Funk will make you believe!” was ''The

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'' magazine’s opinion, while ''Time Out Mag'' described his music as a "Vibrant delight!”

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(Norman Cook) described his record as "F***ing insane!” and demanded extra copies. The Fatboy was not alone obviously, as Tatsuya has earned the praise and respect of international DJs from across the board such as

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, Si Begg,

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, Ken Ishii and

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. Captain Funk released successful singles, mix CDs and albums including ''Bustin' Loose EP'', ''Dancing in the Street'', ''Style'', etc. Especially his second album ''Songs of the Siren'' was selected as one of "The Year in Music 2001 Critic’s Choice" of the ''Billboard'' magazine. The magazine’s Asia Bureau Chief Steve McClure said, “the Captain takes his listeners on a high-energy, roller-coaster ride on an album full of reckless beats, brilliantly employed samples, and punchy rock guitar.” ''

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'' described the album, "Listeners familiar with his last release, Songs of the Siren, will recognize many of the elements that made the album one of the most original and musically innovative to come out of Japan in the last two years." He also has played DJ at many gigs and big events in Japan such as

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and overseas including UK (

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, etc.), France (Global Tekno, Festival de Saint-Nolff, etc.), Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea.

As Captain Funk

After the experience of several DJ tours, including ones with Space Cowboy, he founded his own company, Model Electronic Inc., which he manages. The company focuses on music production, sound design and label/publishing management to provide cutting edge music internationally and in one-stop, not only to general listeners but also to advertising, films, TV and video game industries. As the first project of this company, he released Captain Funk's albums, ''Heavy Metal'' and ''Heavy Mellow'' (2007). These albums display his way of fusing together the early Captain Funk's uplifting vibes and his songwriting skills acquired through OE's works. Several tracks, as represented by "Hey Boy, Hey Girl" feat. Meri Neeser, not only became popular in Japan but also was played in overseas radios, parties, and shops such as Club Sandwich and

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shop in Paris. In 2008 his company Model Electronic Inc launched a new online shop called "Club Model Electronic". "It's a membership based company/label's "direct shop" to deliver our sounds & exclusive info to listeners, especially in the areas where our products have been hardly purchasable." While continuing collaboration and remix work for other artists such as

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, Radiopilot and

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, in August 2009 he released Captain Funk's next album ''Sunshine'' in Japan (worldwide in October 2010), which includes "Weekend (kissing, touching, tasting, loving)" feat. Adnan Kurtov and "Piece of you" feat. Meri Neeser. "Weekend" was ranked in several radio charts in Japan, and "Piece of You" was featured by

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(US) for their sales promotion and aired in nine movie theaters in the western United States, as well as in Forever 21's 400+ stores. In July 2011, the latest release as Captain Funk "Versions2011" got ranked No.1 in "Dance/Electronica" & No.2 in "Pops" at MP3 Album chart on Amazon.co.jp. In July 2013, Tatsuya released "Chronicles 2007-2013, Vol. 1 & 2″(all 98 tracks) in the form of digital download, which was the collection of tracks which have been produced since 2007 under the moniker of Captain Funk. In February 2014, Captain Funk "Endless Possibilities (feat. Raj Ramayya)” was featured in ABC Family's TV drama “ Switched at Birth. Also "Somebody Like You feat. Meri Neeser" was used in the trailer of web channel "

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" drama "Blue (Season 3)" starring

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’s romantic-comedy-drama “Younger” featured Captain Funk “Leaving” in Season 2 Ep 11 “Secrets & Liza.” In January 2016, an official international trailer of Sony Pictures “

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(starring

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)” used Captain Funk “Endless Possibilities (Percussive Instrumental Mix).” Also, the streaming version of “Charmed” (Season 5) Ep 5), an American supernatural drama television series, used Captain Funk’s “Rise” in the opening scene. In June 2019, Oe released “Oceans,” an original full-length album as Captain Funk for the first time in ten years, consisting of ten instrumental tracks in the style of electronic

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, tropical dance music, and

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. Following the release, Oe has continued to produce Captain Funk's albums such as "Metropolis" and "Night Music," based on jazz-funk and nu-disco instrumental style. 2021 release "Sail and Cruise," a compilation and mix album collecting tracks composed and produced by Oe himself.

As OE

From the 2002 release ''Here and You'', he started another solo project simply under his real last name OE to focus more on cutting-edge and introspective music. After collaboration with

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's New Jazz Quintet "ONJQ+OE“, he released two albums ''Physical Fiction'' and ''Director’s Cut''. During his OE era, he did an opening act for

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, and

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(as Groove Syndicate) in their Japan tours. On May 24, 2003, as a producer, Oe was in charge of “mod's hair Discover your style 2003 - OE Electronic Sound and Vision Collection,” held at Aoyama Spiral Cafe. Besides OE,

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and Numb performed at the event. In 2018, Oe's record label Model Electronic Records released "New Classics Vol.1 & 2" albums, which are collections of new tracks and new arrangements of his past pieces produced under the moniker of OE. While vol.1 focuses on the indie rock/pop electronica and songwriter-oriented side of the project, vol.2 delves into the contemporary, edgy, and experimental side. "New Classics Vol.2" was nominated for the 17th Independent Music Awards (IMA) in the Dance/Electronica Album category. In 2020, Oe released a full-ambient album, “Suchness,” which consists of ten “Kankyo-Ongaku” (

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) compositions, which are inspired by the Japanese view of nature and

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philosophy.

As Dark Model

In 2012 June, Tatsuya launched his new project '' Dark Model'' which is focused on edgy, epic, and cinematic instrumental music. The music of Dark Model is based on a concept that Oe has unvaryingly embraced throughout his career: incorporating a diverse range of musical ideas and elements into what he calls “Musical Narratives.” In 2012, his composed piece as Dark Model was included on the first footage of the 2013 movie Elysium (starring

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and

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). In 2012 Dec, Dark Model "Oath (Dubstep Remix)” was licensed and featured in Verizon Wireless TV Commercial "Droid DNA -Extra Sensory" with its artwork, which was aired all over the U.S. Dark Model's music has been licensed and used in numerous media projects, including cinema trailers for films such as "The Paperboy" (starring Zac Efron, Nicole Kidman, John Cusack) and in advertising campaigns for Lexus, Oakley, Xbox, Wilson Sporting Goods, among others. In 2014 May, half a year after Tatsuya relocated from Japan to the United States, Tatsuya's label Model Electronic released the debut album of Dark Model in the form of CD and digital downloads. Under the Gun Review magazine described it as “one of the best electronic music efforts in recent memory and easily one of the most grandiose and memorable of 2014 (score 9.5/10).” “Judgment Day,” included in this album, has been licensed and featured in a lot of TV programs such as

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“

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: Jimmy Fallon,” TV Show “Révolution” (Canada), “

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” (

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), and “Hibernation” by

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. “Judgment Day” got 1.64 million plays on NetEase Cloud Music, a Chinese music streaming service, from May 2020 until Aug 2021. “Abandoned,” also included in this album, was licensed and used in an advertising campaign of

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‘s “Soleil Neige” in 2021. In 2017 March, Dark Model's second album ''Saga'' was released. In addition to the original release in the U.S, and the album was licensed and released in Japan. Music-news.com (UK) wrote, "If you’re looking for more out of electronic music than five-second loops and bass drops, dig into Dark Model.” In April 2018, ''Saga'' won the 16th Annual Independent Music Award (IMA) for Best Dance/Electronica Album. Oe has continued to produce Dark Model’s original albums including "Flashback" (2019) and "Driving Orchestral Electro Mix" (2020). In September 2022, Oe released "Odyssey" and its instrumental edition, the 4th full-album of Dark Model. Odyssey is a scaled-up version of the 2017 release "Saga" in its epic and cinematic electronic music, while it features more choir sounds than any previous album.

As MER

MER is not just an abbreviated name of Model Electronic Records, a record label owned by Oe, but another music project of his. This project specializes in producing “sync-conscious” instrumental music, adding excitement and imagination to movie trailers, film, TV, and commercials. Oe released the first public album “Anti-Crime Breaks,” a collection of thrilling and badass jazz-funk and

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tracks reminiscent of soundtracks from the late 70’s crime action and detective movies.

Composition and licensed music

He has not only composed for but also licensed a lot of his music to commercials, TV, film, video games, animation projects, and corporate branding campaigns in the US, Europe, and Asia markets. He runs his own music library, Model Electronic Music Library (formerly Club Model Electronic), for licensing his compositions to music and media professionals. As of 2014, his music has been licensed and used in TV advertising and promotion movies in the US territory of

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, and

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Awards

*The Finalist Award of

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*Silver Prize of the Tokyo Interactive Ad Awards *Official Honoree of

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(for music/sound design of

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''Experience Color'', with Business Architects Inc.) * Independent Music Awards (IMA) "Best Dance/Electronica Album" (for Dark Model "Saga")"The 16th Independent Music Awards Winners"
''Independent Music Awards''. Retrieved 2018-04-17.

Music Placement

US & International market

Advertising / Corporate Video

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(''Pepsi Max'' featuring Kylie Irving, 2012, Sync License) *Burger King ("Bacon & Cheddar BK Toppers" TV commercial, 2012, Sync License) *Forever 21 (Multiple placements including Captain Funk "Piece of You", Sync License) *Skechers (TV commercials, 2012, Composition) *Macy's MstyleLab (2012, Sync License) *Microsoft (2011, Sync License) *Panasonic (Composition for ''Experience Color'') *

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(2012, Sync License) *Dance Battle VS (

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, Hyperkin) (Captain Funk "Somebody Like You", "Diamonds", Sync License) * Team Type1 (2012, Sync License) *

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(2012, Sync License) *

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(2012, Sync License) *

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(Brazil) (TV commercial, 2012, Sync License) *Oakley “Beyond Season” (2012, Sync License) *Verizon Wireless “Droid” TV Commercial (2012, Sync License, dark model website) *

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(2013, Sync License) *Lexus ES 2013/2014 Commercial (Sync License) *Mountain Dew / PepsiCo. (2013, Sync License) *Skype Technologies (US) (2013, Sync License) *ASUS + intel “IN SEARCH OF INCREDIBLE.” (2013, Sync License) *

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(2013, Sync License) *

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“WrestleMania 33” TV Commercial (2016, Captain Funk “Endless Possibilities”) *

Quiksilver Quiksilver is a brand of surf-inspired apparel and accessories that was founded in 1969 in Torquay, Australia, but is now based in Huntington Beach, California. It is one of the world's largest brands of surfwear and boardsport-related equipm ...

“Bali’s Big Eco Weekend” (2015, Sync License, Tatsuya oe website) * Quiksilver/Roxy #MakeWavesMoveMountains (2018, Sync License, dark model website) *

Mongoose A mongoose is a small terrestrial carnivorous mammal belonging to the family Herpestidae. This family is currently split into two subfamilies, the Herpestinae and the Mungotinae. The Herpestinae comprises 23 living species that are native to so ...

bicycles (2018, Sync License) *Tom Ford Beauty (TV commercial, 2012, Sync License) *Kumho Tire (2017, Sync License) *Specialized Bicycle (2016, 2017, Sync License) *Go Pro (US) (2017, Sync License) *Lancome (2016, Sync License) *Hollister Co. (Apparel, US) (2016, Sync License) * Fox Head Inc. (“Fox Wake Presents – Rusty Malinoski We Live” and Multiple placements) *

Burton Snowboards Burton Snowboards is a privately-owned snowboard manufacturing company that was founded by Jake Burton Carpenter in 1977. The company specializes in products aimed at snowboarders, such as snowboards, bindings, boots, outerwear, and accessorie ...

/ Anon Optics “M3” *Verizon “ Verizon Fios” TV Commercial (2015, Sync License) *LinkedIn Corporation (2014, Sync License)

TV programs/promos

*Oprah Winfrey Network "

Welcome to Sweetie Pie's ''Welcome to Sweetie Pie's'' is an American reality television series starring the family of former Ikette Robbie Montgomery, and also focuses on the running of their collection of soul food restaurants, Sweetie Pie's. The series premiered on Oc ...

" TV/Radio Promo (2012, Sync License) *

Fox Network The Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly known simply as Fox and stylized in all caps as FOX, is an American commercial broadcast television network owned by Fox Corporation and headquartered in New York City, with master control operations an ...

(Sync License) *Fox Network "

The Mindy Project ''The Mindy Project'' is an American romantic comedy television series created by and starring Mindy Kaling that began airing on Fox in September 2012 and finished its run of six seasons on Hulu in November 2017. The series was co-produced by Uni ...

", “Who Shot Biggie And Tupac” “MLB on Fox” *"

Teen Choice Awards The Teen Choice Awards is an annual awards show that airs on the Fox television network. The awards honor the year's biggest achievements in music, film, sports, television, fashion, social media, and more, voted by viewers living in the United S ...

" (Sync License) *Fox Sports "NFL on Fox" *

Style Network Esquire Network was an American pay television network that was a 50/50 joint venture between NBCUniversal and the Hearst Corporation. The network carried programs aimed at a metrosexual audience centering on travel, cooking, sports and fashio ...

(Sync License) *

Syfy Syfy (formerly Sci-Fi Channel, later shortened to Sci Fi; stylized as SYFY) is an American basic cable channel owned by the NBCUniversal Television and Streaming division of Comcast's NBCUniversal through NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. Lau ...

(Sync License) *

BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board ex ...

(Sync License) *ABC Family " Switched at Birth" (Season 3 Episode 5 “Have You Really the Courage?”).(2014), (Season 4 Episode 3 “I Lock the Door Upon Myself”)(2015) *MTV (“Bugging Out,” “ Brothers Green Eats,”” “Middle of the Night Show”, ”

Guy Code ''Guy Code'' is an American reality comedy television series on MTV2. The series debuted on November 15, 2011, and features various pop culture entertainers, top comics, athletes, and specialized experts who tell the story of the special code of ...

”, ”

Girl Code ''Girl Code'' is an American comedy television series on MTV that debuted on April 23, 2013 that currently airs through Snapchat Discover. It is a spin-off series to ''Guy Code''. The series features actresses, musicians, stand-up comics—plu ...

” *TLC (“

Say Yes to the Dress ''Say Yes to the Dress'' is an American reality television series on TLC which follows events at Kleinfeld Bridal in Manhattan. The series shows the progress of individual sales associates, managers, and fitters at the store, along with profi ...

”) *ESPN (“

ESPN College Basketball ''ESPN College Basketball'' is a blanket title used for presentations of college basketball on ESPN and its family of networks. Its coverage focuses primarily on competition in NCAA Division I, holding broadcast rights to games from each major c ...

,” “

ESPN College Football ''ESPN College Football'' is the branding used for broadcasts of NCAA Division I FBS college football across ESPN properties, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPN+, ABC, ESPN Classic, ESPNU, ESPN Deportes, ESPNews and ESPN Radio. ''ESPN College ...

”, “Fight Flashback UFC” “Saturday Night Football”) *Fashion Television *Bravo TV (“

Flipping Out ''Flipping Out'' is an American reality television series that debuted on Bravo on July 31, 2007, and ended on November 20, 2018. The show is centered on designer Jeff Lewis in Los Angeles, California, his executive assistant Jenni Pulos, his h ...

”) *Discovery Channel (“

Auction Kings ''Auction Kings'' is a reality television series produced by Authentic Entertainment for the Discovery Channel. The series premiered on October 26, 2010 and the Atlanta auction house Gallery 63 in Sandy Springs, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, loca ...

,””Turn and Burn”, “Buying Alaska,”) *Sundance Channel (“

Push Girls ''Push Girls'' is an American reality television series on the SundanceTV. A sneak peek episode, and original premiere date, aired on April 17, 2012, with the official debut on June 4, 2012. ''Push Girls'' chronicles the lives of four women— An ...

”, “Dream School USA”) *National Geographic (“

Brain Games ''Brain Games'' is a collection of memory video games programmed by Larry Kaplan and released by Atari, Inc. for the Atari 2600 in 1978. It is a group of memory games, in which the player is faced with outwitting the computer in sound and pictur ...

,”“How Human Are You”, “Cesar Millan: The Real Story”, “Jobs That Bite!,”) *VH1 (“

Rupaul’s Drag Race ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' is an American reality competition television series, the first in the ''Drag Race'' franchise, produced by World of Wonder for Logo TV (season 1–8), WOW Presents Plus, VH1 (season 9–14) and, beginning with the fi ...

”, “ Love Hip Hop Atlanta”, “ T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle”) *CMT (“Brojects in the House”) *A&E Networks *Bell Media Television (Canada) *

Telemundo Telemundo (; formerly NetSpan) is an American Spanish-language Terrestrial television, terrestrial television network owned by NBCUniversal Television and Streaming#NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a divi ...

Television Network ( Senora Acero 3, “ Marido en alquiler”) *Vice (“Needles & Pins”, “Epicly Later’d – Spike Jonze”, “

Most Expensivest ''Most Expensivest'' is an American reality television series hosted by 2 Chainz. It premiered on Vice TV Vice (formerly known as Viceland and also known as Vice TV) is an American basic cable television channel that launched on December 2, ...

”, “King Of The Road”, “ F*ck, that’s Delicious Classics”, “ Moltissimo”, “

Big Night Out ''Big Night Out'' is a television series airing on Viceland, hosted by journalist and Vice correspondent Clive Martin, who is traveling the world to discover how partying has become an act of rebellion, subsistence or survival for young people e ...

”) *CNN/HLN (“

The seventies File:1970s decade montage.jpg, Clockwise from top left: U.S. President Richard Nixon doing the V for Victory sign after his resignation from office following the Watergate scandal in 1974; The United States was still involved in the Vietnam War i ...

”, “True Crime Live”, “On the Story with Erica Hill”) *Nickelodeon (“

Spongebob Squarepants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (or simply ''SpongeBob'') is an American animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It chronicles the adventures of the title character a ...

”, “

Dude Perfect Dude Perfect (DP) is an American sports and comedy group headquartered in Frisco, Texas. The group consists of Tyler "TT" Toney, twins Cory and Coby Cotton, Garrett "Purple Hoser" Hilbert, and Cody "Tall Guy" Jones, all of whom are former colleg ...

”, “

The Loud House ''The Loud House'' is an American animated television series created by Chris Savino that premiered on Nickelodeon on May 2, 2016. The series revolves around the chaotic everyday life of a boy named Lincoln Loud, who is the middle child and only so ...

”, “

I am Frankie ''I Am Frankie'' is an American drama television series based on a story created by Marcela Citterio that aired on Nickelodeon from September 4, 2017 to October 4, 2018. Based on '' Yo Soy Franky'', the series focuses on Alex Hook in the titular ...

”) *Comedy Central (“

Daily Show ''The Daily Show'' is an American late-night talk and satirical news television program. It airs each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central with release shortly after on Paramount+. ''The Daily Show'' draws its comedy and satire form fro ...

with Trevor Noah”, “

Tosh.0 ''Tosh.0'' ( ) is an American television series that aired on Comedy Central from June 4, 2009, to November 24, 2020. The series is hosted and produced by comedian Daniel Tosh, who provides satirical commentary on online viral video clips, inter ...

”, “ @midnight with Chris Hardwick”) *Paramount Network (“

Bar Rescue ''Bar Rescue'' is an American reality television series that airs on Paramount Network (formerly Spike during the first five seasons). It stars Jon Taffer, a long-time food and beverage industry consultant specializing in nightclubs, bars and pu ...

”, “

I Am Dale Earnhardt ''I Am Dale Earnhardt'' is a 2015 documentary TV film created by NASCAR Productions and Spike TV, that takes an in-depth look into the life and death of Dale Earnhardt. It is part of a series of ''I AM'' documentaries that air on Spike TV. Conte ...

”, “

Ink Master ''Ink Master'' is an American reality competition television series that originally aired on Paramount Network (formerly called Spike), premiering on January 17, 2012. The show features tattoo artists who compete in various challenges assessing th ...

”) *CW “

Life Sentence Life imprisonment is any sentence of imprisonment for a crime under which convicted people are to remain in prison for the rest of their natural lives or indefinitely until pardoned, paroled, or otherwise commuted to a fixed term. Crimes for ...

” *History (“

Forged in Fire ''Forged in Fire'' is an American competition series that airs on the History channel and is produced by Outpost Entertainment, a Leftfield Entertainment company. In each episode, four bladesmiths compete in a three-round elimination contest ...

”, “Alone”, “

American Restoration ''American Restoration'' is an American reality television series airing on the History channel. Produced by Leftfield Pictures, the first six seasons were recorded in Las Vegas, Nevada, where it chronicled the daily activities at ''Rick's Resto ...

,””

Counting Cars ''Counting Cars'' is an American reality television series shown on History and produced by Leftfield Pictures. The series, which is the third spinoff of ''Pawn Stars'', is filmed in Las Vegas, where it chronicles the daily activities at Count's ...

”, “

How the States Got Their Shapes ''How the States Got Their Shapes'' is a US television series that aired on the History Channel. It is hosted by Brian Unger Brian Douglas Unger (born 1965) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and commentator. Biography Born in ...

”, “

American Pickers ''American Pickers'' is an American reality television series that premiered on January 18, 2010 on History, produced by A&E Television Networks in collaboration with Cineflix Media. In the series, the hosts travel across America in search of rar ...

”) *TBS (“

Full Frontal With Samantha Bee ''Full Frontal with Samantha Bee'' is an American late-night talk and news satire television program that aired on TBS from 2016 to 2022. The show was hosted by comedian Samantha Bee, a former correspondent on ''The Daily Show''. In July 202 ...

”) *TruTV “

Friends of the People ''Friends of the People'' is an American sketch comedy television series. It was slated to premiere on TruTV in summer 2014, but was pushed to October 28, 2014, as part of the network's shift in their programming direction. Many of the cast mem ...

” *TV Land “ Younger” Season 2, Ep. 11 “Secrets & Liza” (References: already linked above), “ Nobodies” (Captain Funk “Talk Too Much”) *Food Network (“

Beat Bobby Flay ''Beat Bobby Flay'' is an American cooking competition show on the Food Network. It features various chefs competing against Bobby Flay. The show is taped in front of a live audience. Format In the first round, two guests, often a celebrity che ...

”, “Guilty Pleasures”) *NBC (“

Steve Harvey Broderick Stephen Harvey Sr. Also aired August 16, 2015. (born January 17, 1957) is an American television host, producer, actor, and comedian. He hosts ''The Steve Harvey Morning Show'', ''Family Feud'', '' Celebrity Family Feud,'' the Miss U ...

,” “

The Voice The Voice may refer to: Fictional entities * The Voice or Presence, a fictional representation of God in DC Comics * The Voice (''Dune''), a fictional ability in the ''Dune'' universe * The Voice, a character in the American TV series ''Cleo ...

”, “

Saturday Night Live ''Saturday Night Live'' (often abbreviated to ''SNL'') is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock. Michaels currently serves a ...

”) *HBO (“

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver ''Last Week Tonight with John Oliver'' (often abridged as ''Last Week Tonight'') is an American late-night talk and news satire television program hosted by comedian John Oliver. The half-hour-long show premiered in April 2014 on HBO. ''Last Wee ...

”, “

Vice News Tonight ''Vice News Tonight'' is an American news program currently broadcast on Vice on TV and originally broadcast on HBO as the channel's first-ever daily series, premiering October 2016. HBO cancelled the series after three seasons, ending September ...

”) *Netflix (“

”,“

Emily in Paris ''Emily in Paris'' is an American romantic comedy television series created by Darren Star for Netflix. Set in Paris, the series stars Lily Collins as aspiring marketing executive Emily Cooper, an American who moves to France to provide an Ameri ...

”) *Global TV (Canada) “ Private Eyes” *AHC (

American Heroes Channel American Heroes Channel (formerly Military Channel and originally Discovery Wings Channel) is an American multinational pay television Pay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individu ...

) (“Bullet points,” “Shadow Ops”) *CBS (“

Big Bang Theory The Big Bang event is a physical theory that describes how the universe expanded from an initial state of high density and temperature. Various cosmological models of the Big Bang explain the evolution of the observable universe from the ...

”, “Late Show With Stephen Colbert”) *

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”) *The WB "Charmed" (S5E5, New Streaming Version)

Japan & Asia Market

Canon Canon or Canons may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Canon (fiction), the conceptual material accepted as official in a fictional universe by its fan base * Literary canon, an accepted body of works considered as high culture ** Western can ...

(Composition for "PIXUS" TV commercial) *

Shiseido is a Japanese multinational cosmetic company founded in Tokyo, Japan in 1872. Its product categories consist of: skin care, makeup, body care, hair care, and fragrances. The company is one of the oldest cosmetic companies in the world and ...

(Composition for TV commercials including "MAQuillAGE" and "White Lucent") * Uniqlo (Composition for TV commercials including "Body Tech" and "Premium Down") *Pola (Composition) *

Mitsubishi Motors is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.Unilever Unilever plc is a British multinational consumer goods company with headquarters in London, England. Unilever products include food, condiments, bottled water, baby food, soft drink, ice cream, instant coffee, cleaning agents, energy drink, t ...

(Composition for TV commercial and cent planning for "mod's hair" brand) *

Sony Mobile Communications Sony Mobile Communications Inc. ( ja, ソニーモバイルコミュニケーションズ株式会社) was a multinational telecommunications company founded on October 1, 2001, as a joint venture between Sony Group Corporation and Ericsson. I ...

(Composition for TV commercials including "W44S", "SO703i", and "S905") *Zoff (Composition for TV commercials including "Zoff Black") *Suehiro (Composition for TV commercials) *

SEGA is a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational video game and entertainment company headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Its international branches, Sega of America and Sega Europe, are headquartered in Irvine, California and London, r ...

(Composition for TV commercials including "Joypolis") *

Konami , is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational video game company, video game and entertainment company headquartered in Chūō, Tokyo, Chūō, Tokyo, it also produces and distributes trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, pachinko machin ...

(Composition) *

Namco Bandai is a Japanese multinational video game publisher headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo. Its international branches, Bandai Namco Entertainment America and Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe, are respectively headquartered in Irvine, California and ...

(Sync License for TV commercial) *

NHK , also known as NHK, is a Japanese public broadcaster. NHK, which has always been known by this romanized initialism in Japanese, is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee. NHK operates two terrestri ...

(Composition) * NTV (Nippon Television) (Composition for TV drama ''Message'') *

Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo The is a contemporary art museum in Koto, Tokyo, Japan. The museum is located in Kiba Park. It was opened in 1995. Collections *''Marilyn Monroe'' by Andy Warhol (1967) *''Girl with Hair Ribbon'' by Roy Lichtenstein (1965) *''Honey-pop'' by To ...

(Composition for TV commercial) *

21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number 1 (number), one (#1). First or 1st may also refer to: *World record, specifically the first instance of a particular achievement Arts and media Music * 1$T, American rapper, singer-songwriter, D ...

(Composition) *Hilton Tokyo (Composition for their compilation album) *First Lane DVD (Red Eye's Film, 2007, Sync License) *Caltier (Event sponsorship) *

Vivienne Westwood Dame Vivienne Isabel Westwood (née Swire; born 8 April 1941) is an English fashion designer and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream. Westwood came to public notice when she m ...

(Event sponsorship) *G-Star (Event sponsorship) *

Chrysler Stellantis North America (officially FCA US and formerly Chrysler ()) is one of the " Big Three" automobile manufacturers in the United States, headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It is the American subsidiary of the multinational automoti ...

/Dodge (Event sponsorship)

Film/Trailer/Animation/Game

*''Elysium'', the first footage reel (played at Comic-Con in 2012, Sync License) *''Dragon and Clouds'' (Short movie for Shohaku Soga's ''Dragon and Clods'' exhibited in the

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston The Museum of Fine Arts (often abbreviated as MFA Boston or MFA) is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the 20th-largest art museum in the world, measured by public gallery area. It contains 8,161 paintings and more than 450,000 works ...

. Director:Noriyuki Tanaka) *

Tokyo Designers Block Tokyo Designers Block (TDB) is one of Tokyo's main recurring design events. It is a 5-day exhibition showcasing hundreds of international and domestic designers of all backgrounds. Works are displayed all through Tokyo's fashionable districts, in ...

DVD (2005) *''Table & Fishman'' (director: Osamu Kobayashi, Studio4c, 2002) *''

'' ("Twist & Shout" as the theme song. director: SABU, the International Film Critics Association Award in Berlin International Film Festival) *

Tekken is a Japanese Media mix, media franchise centered on a series of fighting game, fighting video and arcade games developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment (formerly Namco). The franchise also includes film and print adaptations. The ...

(Bandai Namco) *" The Paperboy" TV Spot (starring: Matthew McConaughey, Zac Efron, Nicole Kidman, John Cusack & Macy Gray) *

Northern Ballet Northern Ballet, formerly Northern Ballet Theatre, is a dance company based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, with a strong repertoire in theatrical dance productions where the emphasis is on story telling as well as classical ballet. The company ...

(UK, "Brief Landing". Directed and choreographed by Daniel de Andrade, 2013 Sync License) *Father's Garden: The Love of My Parents (Germany, Vaters Garten - Die Liebe meiner Eltern)(2013) *Microsoft XBox (Video Game, US) ''

Forza Motorsport 5 ''Forza Motorsport 5'' is a 2013 racing video game developed by Turn 10 Studios and published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox One. The game was released on November 22, 2013 as a launch title. The game was revealed on May 21, 2013 during the Xb ...

'' (2014) *Blizzard Entertainment/

World of Warcraft ''World of Warcraft'' (''WoW'') is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) released in 2004 by Blizzard Entertainment. Set in the ''Warcraft'' fantasy universe, ''World of Warcraft'' takes place within the world of Azeroth ...

““Warlords of Draenor” Promo (2015) *

Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher based in Irvine, California. A subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, the company was founded on February 8, 1991, under the name Silicon & Synapse, Inc. by three graduat ...

“

Overwatch ''Overwatch'' is a multimedia franchise centered on a series of online multiplayer first-person shooter (FPS) video games developed by Blizzard Entertainment: ''Overwatch'' released in 2016, and ''Overwatch 2'' released in 2022. Both games fea ...

” Trailer (2017) *Mr. X Inc/

Technicolor SA Vantiva SA, formerly Technicolor SA, Thomson SARL, and Thomson Multimedia, is a French multinational corporation that provides creative services and technology products for the communication, media and entertainment industries. Vantiva's headq ...

(Visual Effects company) Reel *

“Hibernation” (2021) *Sony Pictures “Money Monster” (starring George Clooney & Julia Roberts) Official International Trailer (2016)

Discography

Captain Funk

Studio Albums/Mini-Albums

*''Encounter with…''(1998) (Music Mine/

Media Factory , formerly is a Japanese publisher and brand company of Kadokawa Future Publishing. History It was founded on December 1, 1986, and its headquarters are situated in Shibuya, Tokyo. It is a subsidiary of Recruit Co., Ltd. Media Factory was possi ...

) *''Bustin' Loose'' (1998) (Music Mine/Media Factory) *''Dancing in the Street'' (1999) (Music Mine/Media Factory) *''Who Got Your Mojo Workin (2000) (Music Mine/Media Factory) *''Songs of the Siren'' (2000) (Music Mine/Media Factory) *''Losing My Way'' (2001) (Music Mine/Media Factory) *''Heavy Metal'' (2007) (Model Electronic) *''Heavy Mellow'' (2007) (Model Electronic) *''Sunshine'' (2009) (Model Electronic) *''Versions2011'' (2011) (Model Electronic) *''Chronicles 2007-2013, Vol. 1 & 2'' (2013) (Model Electronic) *''Oceans (2019) (Model Electronic)'' *''Metropolis (2019) (Model Electronic)'' *''Night Music (2020) (Model Electronic)'' *''Sail and Cruise (2021) (Model Electronic)''

12-inch Vinyl

*''Rollercoaster E.P.'' (Reel Music) *''O.Y.M'' (Reel Music) *''O.Y.M Remixes'' (Reel Music) *''Tracks of the Siren Pt.1'' (Reel Music) *''Tracks of the Siren Pt.2'' (Reel Music)

OE/Tatsuya Oe

*''Dazzlin (1997) (ACV) *''Copa Feelin (1997) (ACV) *''Here and You'' (2002) (Music Mine) *''Physical Fiction'' (2003) (

P-Vine P-Vine Records is an independent record label based in Tokyo, Japan. History It was started in 1976 by Blues Interactions, a firm founded in 1975 by Yasufumi Higurashi and Akira Kochi, as a record label focused on black music. The label name c ...

) *''Director's Cut'' (2004) (P-Vine) *''ONJQ+OE'' (with Otomo Yoshihide New Jazz Quartet) (P-Vine) *''Into the Echo'' (2006) (Digitally released) *''New Classics Vol.1 & Vol.2'' (2018) (Model Electronic) *''Suchness (2020) (Model Electronic)'' *''Suchness 2'' (2023) *''Compositions in Blue'' (2023)

Dark Model

*''Dark Model'' (2014) (Model Electronic) *''Saga'' (2017) (Model Electronic) *''Oath (2018) (Single) (Model Electronic)'' *Flashback (2019) (Model Electronic) *Driving Orchestral Electro Mix (2020) (Model Electronic) *Odyssey (2022) (Model Electronic) *Odyssey (Instrumental Edition) (2022) (Model Electronic) *Impulse (2022) (Model Electronic) *Relentless (2023) (Model Electronic)

MER

* Anti-Crime Breaks: Thrilling and Badass Jazz Funk Tracks (2021) (Model Electronic)

Remix/Arrangement (excerpt)

* James Brown - "

Cold Sweat "Cold Sweat" is a song performed by James Brown and written with his bandleader Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis. Brown recorded it in May 1967. An edited version of "Cold Sweat" released as a two-part single on King Records was a No. 1 R&B hit, and reac ...

(Tatsuya Oe Dry Mix)" (Universal Sigma) *Chic - "Good Times (Captain Funk Remix)"(Universal Sigma) *Diana Ross & The Supremes - " Theme from Mahogany" (Captain Funk Punky-Nighty Mix) (Universal Sigma) *Serge Gainsbourg - " Poupee de Cire, Poupee de Son" (feat. Noriko, Universal France) *Simon LeBon/Nick Wood - "Nobody Knows" (Captain Funk Remix) (Syn Records) *Digikid84 - "You Got to Groove" (Captain Funk Remix) (Folistar) *Radiopilot - "Monster" ("CF Tokyo Love Affiair Mix" & "CF Electric Rendezvous MIx") (Sony BMG Germany) *Dune - John Wayne vs Mary Chaine (Captain Funk Glitter Knight club mix) (Sony BMG Germany) *Demolition Disco - Big Mama (Captain Funk Epic Suite Remix) (Riot Riot) *

Hotei Hotei may refer to: *Hotei Station, a Japanese train station *Tomoyasu Hotei, a Japanese musician *Budai, known as "Hotei" in Japanese, a semi-historical monk and deity *''Coralliophila hotei ''Coralliophila hotei'' is a species of sea snail, a ...

- Vampire (Captain Funk Mix) (EMI Japan) *Date Course Pentagon Royal Garden - "Catch44.1" (OE reconstruction) (P-Vine) *

Anna Tsuchiya is a Japanese singer, actress and semi-retired model. Since 2005, she is primarily known as a singer.Oricon pr ...

- "Somebody Help Me" ("'80CBGB Bootleg Mix" & "'89Remember Acid Mix") (Avex) * Tommy February6 - "Everyday at the Bus Stop" (Captain Funk "Daydream" Edition) (Sony) *

Puffy Puffy can refer to: * Puffy, stage name of Sean Combs (born 1969), American rapper and entrepreneur * Puffy, nickname of Mike Bordin (born 1962), American drummer for the rock band Faith No More * Puffy, nickname of Jeff Dubay (born 1968), Minneso ...

- "Ai-no-Shirushi" (CF Puffy de Samba Mix) (SME) * FPM - "You Must Learn All Night Long" (Captain Funk Flamingo Mix) (Columbia Japan) *Yasuyuki Okamura - "Mashumaro Honeymoon" (Co-production) *

Zoobombs Zoobombs is a Japanese indie rock band, formed in Tokyo in 1994 by vocalist and guitarist Don Matsuo. History The band formed in Tokyo in 1994, self-releasing four cassette albums. In 1999, the group signed to Virgin/EMI Japan where they release ...

- "Jumbo" (Arranger/Co-production) (EMI/Virgin) *

Ken Ishii is a Japanese Disc_jockey, DJ and record producer from Sapporo. He graduated from Hitotsubashi University. He has released work under his own name as well as under the pseudonyms: FLR, Flare, UTU, Yoga, and Rising Sun. Strongly influenced by De ...

- "Actio Surrealismo" (Captain Funk Rampage Remix) (SME) *Original Love - "Daisyarin" (Captain Funk remix) (EMI Japan) *Manta1000 - "Prenom Betty" (Captain Funk Last Hustle in Paris remix) (Barclay/Universal France) *

Denki Groove is a Japanese music group founded in 1989. It consists of Takkyu Ishino and Pierre Taki. History Denki Groove was founded in 1989 by Takkyu Ishino and Pierre Taki, both of whom are natives of Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture. The group's major-lab ...

- "Asunaro-Sunshine" (Captain Funk remix) (Kioon Sony) *The Arrows - "Night Call" (Captain Funk Glitter Knight Club Mix) (Pony Canyon) *Spank Happy (Arranger, "Sweets","Riot in Chocolate Logos", and "De Venus a Anthoinette") (King Records)

Soundtracks

*''Message'' (2004,NTV) *''Monday'' Soundtrack (2001, Monsoon)

Compilations

*''Noriyuki Tanaka'' with OE/Tesserart (CD-ROM, 2006) *''A Celebration of Miracles-Diamonds and Botswana'' (2006, DTC) *''Twenty One'' by Hilton Tokyo (2005, SYN) *''Tokyo Sound System 2'' (2006, Tokyo Sound System 2) *''Tokyo Designers Block'' DVD vol.1(2004) *''Let There Be Pop -Christopher Just Remixes From 1995 To 2003'' (2003, Giant Wheel) *''The March'' (2002) (in compilation album "WKM -Tribute to

Walkman Walkman, stylised as , is a brand of portable audio players manufactured and marketed by Japanese technology company Sony since 1979. The original Walkman was a portable cassette player and its popularity made "walkman" an unofficial term for ...

" (Gate records)) *''N'' (2001, Camelco) *''Style#08'' Captain Funk (Mix CD, 1999,

Toshiba EMI , formerly , was one of Japan's leading music companies. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of British music company EMI Group Ltd. on June 30, 2007, after Toshiba sold off its previous 45% stake. Its CEO and president was Kazuhiko Koike. Whe ...

) *''Dancemania Winters 2'' (1999, Toshiba EMI) *''Dancemania Winters Rockgroove'' (1999, Toshiba EMI) *''

Krafty Kuts Krafty Kuts (real name Martin Reeves) is an English producer and DJ of electronic music and breakbeat. His first album, ''Freakshow'', was released in 2006 on his Against The Grain label and contains guest artists Tim Deluxe and Ashley Sla ...

presents Slam the Breaks'' (1999, Lacerba) *''Future Electronica'' (1999, Sony Music Associates) *''All Mixed Up'' (1999, Sm:)e Communications) *''Avenue A Presents Something Else Vol.2'' (1999,

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) *''Skank You Too'' (1999, Essential Dance Music) *Bomb Boutique (1999, Area Code 221/EFA) *Burning Big Beats (1999, SPV Recordings) *''Born To Ill 3'' (1999, Music Mine) *'' CTI Classics featuring Captain Funk'' Urban Showcase (1999, King Records) *''Japanese Homegrown Beats'' (1998, Tower Records) *''DJ's Works Vol.1'' (1997, Music Mine) *''Warning'' (1997) (in compilation album "Pacific State" (Deviant UK)) *Kibou (2011, Elektrax Music)

Collaborators

Recording/Production

*Ron Sexsmith *Tomotasu Hotei *Otomo Yoshihide *Naruyoshi Kikuchi *

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*Ken Ishii *Nick Wood *Meri Neeser *Adnan Kurtov *Zoobombs *Yasuyuki Okamura *Ami Suzuki *

Takeshi Ito is a Japanese Association football, footballer. He previously played with Japanese side Blaublitz Akita,Takeshi ...

*Freddy Fresh *Kyon *Black Bottom Brass Band *Robert Taleghany (Film Director) *SABU (Film Director) *Noriyuki Tanaka (Art Director) *Osamu Kobayashi (Animator, Studio 4 °C) *Ben List (Video Director)

In Concert/On Tour

*David Bowie (as Groove Syndicate) *Kraftwerk *Holger Czukay *Space Cowboy (Tour) *

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(Tour) *Date Course Pentagon Royal Garden (Tour)

References

External links

Official Tatsuya Oe WebsiteOfficial Captain Funk WebsiteOfficial Dark Model WebsiteOfficial Model Electronic WebsiteTatsuya Oe
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Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the la ...

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