“TAIKONIC” is a music project that creates an original sound that fuses electronic music with Asian spirit.

TATSU, a Taiko (Japanese drum) performer, composer and arranger, is the total producer of the project.

TATSU

Born into a traditional Japanese drumming family, he founded a professional Japanese music group at the age of 17 and has been active in Japan and abroad as a lyricist, composer and general producer.

After becoming a soloist, he performed for a period of time with a group of Japanese performing arts specialists led by Tetsuro Naito (Tetsuro Naito was a former member of the wadaiko group Kodo) on various stages.

He is skilled at creating music using DAW software, and has participated in the music production and video for the music video of “IKAZUCHI” (LIGHTNING OF JAPANESE TRANCE), an entertainment project by the world-renowned artists “CUBE”, “KAMUI” and “Yoshiyuki”. He is also active as a composer, composing, arranging, and performing in musicals and providing music for various taiko groups.

In his music unit “Mahoroba”, his debut single reached No.1 in the iTunes “World Genre” ranking. He has been interviewed by the national magazine “Sound Designer” and the famous music information site “DTM Station”, and has become a big topic of conversation not only among music lovers but also among music creators.

Inheriting the traditional taiko drumming technique “NORAUCHI” from Fukui Prefecture, where he was born and raised, he has developed a unique style that incorporates contemporary musical models.

He was involved in the development of Roland’s TAIKO-1 (Electronic Taiko Percussion), which is scheduled to be released in the autumn of 2020, and his comments have been posted on the website. [ https://www.roland.com/jp/promos/roland_taiko/voice/tatsu/ ]

“TAIKONIC” continues to explore the unique world of taiko music, utilizing the possibilities of TAIKO-1 and the potential of live taiko.