Koutarou Adachi, better known under his stage name DJ Koutarou.A, is a House music and Techno music producer from Japan who lives in Tokyo.
Career
In 1988, Koutarou Adachi started his DJ, Electronic music producer and remixing starting career in Osaka and Tokyo, Japan. DJ Koutarou.A specializes in Dark and Sexy Tribal sounds, and various types of genres, from House Music to Techno Music.
He released the track "SAKURA" with Eight Ball Records, and "SHAMISEN TRACKS" with Empire State Records NYC. He has worked with DJ Chus (Stereo Productions) in many new projects and releases from Stereo Productions, and started an original label called "OTO MUSIC" along with Stephane K.
Adachi has worked with labels and studios such as TWISTED, Beatfreak Recordings, Younanmusic, Iboga Records, Kult Records, Nervous Records, Suburban Tracks, MagunaRecordings, OleMusic, EON5, Beatfreak Recordings, Digitalfreak Recordings, One with music, Insertcoin Records, Aenaria Recordings, Undergroovy Productions, Vamos music, Bembe Recordings, Bass Works Recordings, Material, Lapsus Music, Younan Music, among others. His most important official remix for Danny Tenaglia, "Be Your Self", was released with TWISTED RECORDS. He has composed music for Roland, Suzuki Motors Productions and M:ROBE (Olympus Camera) as well. Among his performances, the most relevant are: Twilo(NYC), Lime Lite (NYC), Life (NYC), Space (Miami) and Cameo (Miami), and has given presentations in several cities around the world.Starting he's original label with Stephane K called name “OTO MUSIC”from 7th July,2014.
Discography
Original Productions
Year |
Title |
Label |
Country |
1999 |
"Shamisen Track" |
Empire State Records |
USA |
1999 |
"Etanity" |
Eight Ball Records |
USA |
1999 |
"Tribal Bushi" |
Eight Ball Records |
USA |
1999 |
"Mamorabilia" DJ Koutarou.A + Fred jorio |
Victor Entertainment |
JPN |
1999 |
"Kids For Tracks" DJ Koutarou.A + Fred jorio |
Victor Entertainment |
JPN |
2000 |
"Sakura" |
Eight Ball Records |
USA |
2000 |
"Intro" Samurai Soul Boys |
Eight Ball Records |
USA |
2000 |
"House Muzik" |
Victor Entertainment |
JPN |
2001 |
"intro" DJ Koutarou.A feat Dj Tashi |
Polystar |
JPN |
2001 |
"Samurai Sequence" |
Waner Music |
JPN |
2001 |
"Aoyama 246th St" |
Waner Music |
JPN |
2001 |
"Inori" |
Waner Music |
JPN |
2001 |
"Blue Beats" |
Polystar |
JPN |
2001 |
"Tokyo Traxx" |
Polystar |
JPN |
2001 |
"Angel" |
Polystar |
JPN |
2001 |
"Beautiful" |
Polystar |
JPN |
2001 |
"Beginning" |
Polystar |
JPN |
2002 |
"Pride" |
Pioneer |
JPN |
2002 |
"Resort" |
Pioneer |
JPN |
2002 |
"Tokyo" |
Pioneer |
JPN |
2002 |
"Night life" |
Pioneer |
JPN |
2002 |
"Breath" |
Pioneer |
JPN |
2006 |
"Twisted lust" Johnny Vicious vs DJ Koutarou.A |
Ware House |
USA |
2007 |
"Do It Now" (Tech Mix)" |
Stereo Productions |
SPA |
2007 |
"Do It Now" (Original Mix)" |
Stereo Productions |
SPA |
2008 |
"Reaction (Beatless Mix)" |
Stereo Productions |
SPA |
2008 |
"Reaction (Deep + Tech Mix)" |
Stereo Productions |
SPA |
2008 |
"Reaction (Original Mix)" |
Stereo Productions |
SPA |
2008 |
"The Butterfly Effect Flapping Wings Over Tokyo (Original ageHa Mix)" DJ Chus vs Koutarou.A Present |
Stereo Productions |
SPA |
2010 |
"We Got The Night" DJ Koutarou.A meets Chus & Ceballos feat Joi Cardwell |
Nervous Records |
USA |
2011 |
"Tokyo Slickers" Emok vs DJ Koutarou.A |
Iboga Records |
DEN |
2011 |
"Refrain" DJ Koutarou.A |
Suburban Tracks |
SPA |
2011 |
"Scrape" DJ Koutarou.A vs Noncitizen |
Beatfreak Recordings |
SPA |
2011 |
"Beat My Head" Stephane K&DJ Koutarou.A |
Stereo Productions |
SPA |
2011 |
"Future" Stephane K&DJ Koutarou.A |
Beatfreak Recordings |
SPA |
2012 |
"In The Dark" Stephane K&DJ Koutarou.A |
Stereo Productions |
SPA |
2012 |
"Speaker" Stephane K&DJ Koutarou.A |
Stereo Productions |
SPA |
2012 |
"Deep In My Soul" Dj Koutarou.A&Fidel Castro (Saxophone Mix) |
Stereo Productions |
SPA |
2012 |
"Deep In My Soul" Dj Koutarou.A&Fidel Castro (Original Mix) |
Stereo Productions |
SPA |
2012 |
"Dark&Sexy" Stephane K&DJ Koutarou.A (Original Mix) |
Beatfreak Recordings |
SPA |
2012 |
"Tweek" Stephane K&DJ Koutarou.A (Original Mix) |
Undergroovy Productions |
FRA |
2012 |
"Last Train" DJ Koutarou.A&Numanoid aka Dj Tsuyoshi (Shibuya Original Mix) |
Insertcoin Records |
SPA |
2012 |
"Jack Your Body" Stephane K&DJ Koutarou.A (Original Mix) |
Magna Recordings |
POR |
2012 |
"Only Smoke" Stephane K&DJ Koutarou.A (Original Mix) |
Magna Recordings |
POR |
2012 |
"Test" Stephane K&DJ Koutarou.A (Original Mix) |
Undergroovy Productions |
FRA |
2012 |
"Move Your Body" Dj Koutarou.A&Ryo Tsutsui (Original Mix) |
EON5 |
USA |
2012 |
"Slash" Dj Koutarou.A&Ryo Tsutsui (Original Mix) |
EON5 |
USA |
2012 |
"Can Get No Sleep" Stephane K&DJ Koutarou.A |
Stereo Productions |
SPA |
2012 |
"I Got Muzik I Got Soul" Stephane K&DJ Koutarou.A |
Stereo Productions |
SPA |
2012 |
"Sky & Fly" Dj Koutarou.A & Dj Kusda (Original Mix) |
VAMOS Music |
FRA |
2012 |
"More Than" Dj Koutarou.A & Dj Kusda (Original Mix) |
VAMOS Music |
FRA |
2012 |
"Think" Dj Koutarou.A&Gerald Henderson (Original Mix) |
Bembe Recordings |
SPA |
2012 |
"Super Acid Mouth" Dj Koutarou.A&Gerald Henderson (Original Mix) |
Bembe Recordings |
SPA |
2012 |
"Party People" Dj Koutarou.A&Louie Corrales (Original Mix) |
Undergroovy Recordings |
FRA |
2012 |
"DIAMOND EP" Dj Koutarou.A&Sugiurumn (Original Mix) |
OLE Music |
SPA |
2012 |
"Deep Bisket EP" Dj Koutarou.A&Sugiurumn (Original Mix) |
ONEwithmusic |
SIN |
2012 |
"Gorgeous" Dj Koutarou.A&DJSAWA (Original Mix) |
Beatfreak Recordings |
SPA |
2012 |
"Watch This" Dj Koutarou.A&Gerald Henderson (Original Mix) |
Insertcoin Records |
SPA |
2013 |
"What U Say?" Chus&Koutarou.A (Original Mix) |
Material |
BEL |
2013 |
"Good Vibration" Stephane K&Dj Koutarou.A (Original Mix) |
Beatfreak Recordings |
SPA |
2013 |
God Bless"Stephane Pompougnac&DJ Koutarou.A (Original Mix) |
Stereo Productions |
SPA |
2013 |
One Extra"Dj Koutarou.A&Fidel Castro (Original Mix) |
Vamos Music |
FRA |
2013 |
Music/Come in side"Dj Koutarou.A&Tadayoshi Aoki (Original Mix) |
Vamos Music |
FRA |
2013 |
"Caffein" Stephane K&Dj Koutarou.A (Original Mix) |
Bass Works Recordings |
JPN |
2013 |
"This Is Love"Dj Koutarou.A (Original Mix) |
UNKNOWN season |
JPN |
2013 |
"The Bells Song" Adam Freezer&DJ Koutarou.A (Original Mix) |
Stereo Productions |
SPA |
2013 |
"God BlessDJ Chus Edit" Stephane Pompougnac&DJ Koutarou.A (Original Mix) |
Almibar |
SPA |
2013 |
"Test Only Test"DJ Koutarou.A&Rio Dela Duna (Original Mix) |
Beatfreak Recordings |
SPA |
2014 |
"Afrocircus"Koutarou Adachi&Cruzado (Original Mix) |
Stereo Productions |
SPA |
2014 |
Too Sexy"Dj Koutarou.A&Dj Sawa (Original Mix) |
Vamos Music |
FRA |
2014 |
Organ Track"Koutarou.A&DjKusuda (Original Mix) |
Lapsus Music |
ITALY |
2014 |
"Musik" Koutarou.A&The Bodyshakers (Original Mix) |
Bass Works Recordings |
JPN |
2014 |
"Monkey"Koutarou Adachi&Cruzado (Original Mix) |
Red Drums Music |
SPA |
2014 |
"Unique" Stephane K&Dj Koutarou.A (Original Mix) |
Younan Music |
USA |
2014 |
"One" Stephane K&Dj Koutarou.A (Original Mix) |
Younan Music |
USA |
2014 |
"Big Up" Stephane K&Dj Koutarou.A (Original Mix) |
Younan Music |
USA |
2014 |
"Move Your Body" Dj Koutarou.A & Ryo Tsutsui (Original Mix) |
1620 Records |
USA |
2015 |
"Good I am" Stephane K&Dj Koutarou.A (Original Mix) |
Tarnia Recordings |
POR |
2015 |
"Housemuzik" Stephane K&Dj Koutarou.A (Original Mix) |
Tarnia Recordings |
POR |
2015 |
"Snare" Stephane K&Dj Koutarou.A (Original Mix) |
Tarnia Recordings |
POR |
2015 |
"Dub Power"Dj Koutarou.A&Lui Maldonado (Original Mix) |
Insertcoin Records |
SPA |
2015 |
"Ura"Dj Koutarou.A&Lui Maldonado (Original Mix) |
Insertcoin Records |
SPA |
2016 |
"Tokyo"D-Formation+Stephane K+Dj Koutarou.A (Original Mix) |
Oto Music |
JAN |
Remixes
year |
Title |
Label |
Country |
1995 |
Wink "Ain't Nobody" |
Polystar |
JPN |
1995 |
Asica "Branco" |
Vap |
JPN |
1997 |
Stinky Jamis "Just the two of us" |
Appe@l Records |
JPN |
2000 |
Ketz "Ikaredokei" |
Royal Hearts |
JPN |
2000 |
Ken Hirai "Rakuen" |
Sony |
JPN |
2000 |
Lectroluv feat Alvaughn Jackson "Fly away" |
Victor Entertainment |
JPN |
2000 |
Lectroluv feat Alvaughn Jackson "Take me away" |
Victor Entertainment |
JPN |
2000 |
The Jazz Masters "Body Heat" |
Victor Entertainment |
JPN |
2001 |
Kimisha Holmes "I need you Tonight" |
Eight Ball Records |
USA |
2001 |
Mai Kuraki "Yes or No" |
Giza |
JPN |
2002 |
Exile "Cross" |
Avex |
JPN |
2002 |
Savage Genious "Orange" |
Waner Music |
JPN |
2008 |
Sharp and Smooth "Euphoria Vibe" (DJ Koutarou.A Early '90s Beatless Mix) |
Stereo Productions |
SPA |
2008 |
Sharp and Smooth "Euphoria Vibe" (DJ Koutarou.A Early '90s Mix) |
Stereo Productions |
SPA |
2008 |
DJ Vibe & DJ Chus Present Conductors "The Amtrak" (DJ Koutarou. A Solar Remix) |
Stereo Productions |
SPA |
2008 |
Stereo Soldiers "Millionaire" (DJ Koutarou.A Do It Now Mix) |
Kult Records |
USA |
2009 |
DJ Chus Niki B & Christian EFFE "Hossa" (DJ Koutarou.A Remix) |
Stereo Productions |
SPA |
2009 |
Chus & Ceballos "Iberican Sounds 2009" (Dj Koutarou.A Go Deep Mix) |
Stereo Productions |
SPA |
2010 |
D-formation "Signs&Portents 09" (Dj Koutarou.A Remix) |
Beat Freak Recordings |
SPA |
2012 |
Johnny vicious feat Lula "A*C*I*D" (Dj Koutarou.A Remix) |
Warehouse |
USA |
2012 |
Gerald Henderson & Lolo Cruzalez "Cantando" (Dj Koutarou.A Remix) |
Undergroovy Productions |
FRA |
2013 |
JUANITO (AKA JOHN AGUILAR) "Los Montes" (Dj Koutarou.A & Sugiurumn Remix) |
VAMOS Music |
FRA |
2013 |
CELIDA "Be Your Self" (Stephane K & Dj Koutarou.A Remix) |
TWISTED |
USA |
2013 |
Lui Maldonado & Jose Sosa "Everybody Stock" (Dj Koutarou.A Remix) |
VAMOS Music |
FRA |
2014 |
Stephane Pompognac"Cala Bassa" (Dj Koutarou.A Remix) |
Spp |
FRA |
2016 |
John Cremer & Stephane K"Forget The World" (Stephane K+Dj Koutarou.A Remix) |
Oto Music |
JPN |
2016 |
John Cremer & Stephane K"Ah Way" (Dj Koutarou.A Oto Music Remix) |
Stereo Productions |
SPA |
Original Albumes
year |
Title |
Label |
2000 |
"Flesh" |
Victor Entertainment (JPN) |
2001 |
"Anthem" |
Polystar (JPN) |
Compilations
year |
Title |
Label |
2002 |
"Music for Beautiful Modern Life Edited5" |
Pioneer (JPN) |
2013 |
"DJ KOUTAROU.A PRESENTS TOKYO / MIAMI 2013" |
Vamos Music (FRA) |
Licenseds
year |
Title |
Label |
2007 |
Joi Cardwell "A Beautiful Life" |
Rambling Records |
2010 |
"Aenaria Recordings WMC 2010" |
Aenaria Recordings |
2010 |
OSCAR G "LIVE FROM NYC" |
Nervous Records |
2012 |
Discoteca V "Spanish House Only" |
Hugh Recordings |
2012 |
"Into Spanish Underground 7" |
Hugh Recordings |
2012 |
"ROBOT - TEN" |
Budenzauber |
2012 |
"FULL HOUSE VOLUME 10" |
Recovery House |
2012 |
"ROCKET RIDE: MISSION 04" |
PLAY MY TRACK RECORDINGS |
2012 |
"SUMMER TRAXX" |
EON5 |
2012 |
"ARCADE GAMES VOLUME 7" |
Insertcoin Records |
2012 |
"CHUS PRESENTS SELEZIONE NATURALE VOLUME 4" |
Natura Viva Record |
2013 |
"FAST BUTTS, VOL. 1 - ETERNAL RULES OF TECH-HOUSE" |
Budenzauber |
2013 |
"Spain House Masters" |
Recovery House |
2013 |
"Vamos Anniversary Sampler - SELECTED BY PETER GELDERBLOM" |
Vamos Music |
2013 |
"Spirit Of House Music, Vol. 5" |
Recovery House |
2013 |
"Music Matters - Episode 11" |
Club Session |
2013 |
"Latin Grooves Vol. 2 - Selected By Rio Dela Duna" |
Recovery House |
2013 |
"Miami House Anthems 2013" |
Club Session |
2013 |
"Electrify Presented By Dan Marciano" |
Recovery Tech |
2013 |
"From The Speakers - House & Tech Collection" |
Recovery House |
2013 |
"URBAN VIBES - THE UNDERGROUND SOUND OF HOUSE MUSIC VOL. 16" |
Recovery House |
2013 |
"Electrify!-Presented By JUANiTO (aka John Aquilar)" |
Recovery Tech |
2013 |
"We'll House U! Vol. 7" |
Club Session |
2013 |
"ARCADE GAMES VOLUME 8" |
Insertcoin Records |
2013 |
"SHOWCASE- ARTIST COLLECTION JUANITO (AKA JOHN AGUILAR)" |
Recovery House |
2013 |
"THE SHADOWS OF HOUSE, VOL. 1" |
Hugh Recordings |
2013 |
"DEEPER SIDE OF MAGNA RECORDINGS - SELECTED BY CARLOS MANACA" |
Magna Recordings |
2013 |
"THE BEATFREAKERS E.P." |
BeatFreak Recordings |
2013 |
"Deep, Deep, Deep, Vol. 5" |
Le Bien Et Le Mal Recordings |
2013 |
"Traumtanz, Vol. 4 - Deep Sound Icons" |
City Life |
2013 |
"House Kitchen, Vol. 2 (Selected House Tracks)" |
SELECTION - VOLUME 8 |
2013 |
"BEST OF VAMOS MUSIC 2013 - SELECTED BY RIO DELA DUNA" |
Vamos Music |
2013 |
"Beatfreak Annual 2013 Selected By D-Formation" |
BeatFreak Recordings |
2013 |
"RE:TRACK 2013" |
EON5 |
2014 |
Deep Down in Toyko 10 - Independent Japanese Electronic Music Sampler |
Gastspiel Records |
2014 |
2 Years Of Vamos Music - Selected & Mixed By Chris Montana |
Vamos Music |
2014 |
Tech Cubes, Vol. 6 - Selection of Finest Tech-House Tunes! |
Tretmuehle |
2014 |
Keep Movin - Late Nite House Grooves, Vol. 7 |
HiFi Stories |
2014 |
Focus Deep:House 09 |
Wasabi Recordings |
2014 |
Go Deep to the Mix, Vol. 10 |
Doppelgaenger |
2014 |
Deep in the Dark, Vol. 9 - Tech House & Techno Selection |
Reflective Music |
2014 |
Rhythm Gymnastics, Vol. 2 |
House Of House |
2014 |
This Ain't Chicago - Good Vibes House, Vol. 2 |
HiFi Stories |
2014 |
We Call It House Vol. 15 |
Recovery House |
2014 |
Tech House Task Force, Vol. 3 |
Reflective Music |
2014 |
Restore Tech House Selection, Vol. 1 |
Restore Music |
2014 |
Underground Series Barcelona |
Club Session |
2014 |
Deep House Clubbing, Vol. 16 |
Achterdeck |
2014 |
From The Speakers Vol. 13 |
Recovery House |
2014 |
BIGFOOT 1 |
Bass Works Recordings |
2014 |
Underground Series Tokyo |
Club Session |
2014 |
Underground Series Singapore |
Club Session |
2014 |
Deep House Clubbing, Vol. 18 |
Achterdeck |
2014 |
Underground Series Bangkok |
Club Session |
2014 |
Vamos Music #BeatportDecade Tech House |
Vamos Music |
2014 |
Amsterdam Selected By Alaia & Gallo |
Vamos Music |
2014 |
Ibiza 2014 Closing Party |
Connection Digital Recordings |
2014 |
Underground Series New York |
Club Session |
2014 |
30 Secret Club Weapons, Vol. 9 |
Wasabi Recordings |
2014 |
Best Of Vamos Music 2014 |
Vamos Music |
Non stop Mix works
year |
Title |
Label |
2007 |
"Timex - Indiglo Night" |
Timex (JPN) |
Video Works
year |
Title |
Label |
1996 |
"Dj Bible" |
Japan Virgo Music (JPN) |
Other original works
Cover arrange works
References
External links