Tokyo-based Hiroshi Watanabe is one of Japans leading electric dance music artist. His graduation from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA. He releases music under different aliases like Kaito (Kompakt), Tread, Quadra, to name a few.
Hiroshi has released Kaitos 4 albums + 4 beatless albums from one of European biggest label Michael Mayers Kompakt records.
2013 he released 2 albums: Recontact for 20th anniversary of Kompakt and album Until the End of Time under Kaito also.
Hiroshi has continued playing DJ/Live performance under Kaito / Hiroshi Watanabe and touring throughout all popular Japanese clubs and overseas.
2016, known for releases Hiroshis Multiverse EP and album on legendary Detroit label Derrick Mays Transmat.
which has the great techno music history and just been reactivated to celebrate 30 years of Transmat Records.
He has released loads of music on many labels such as Kompkat, Transmat, Optima Trax, Moodmusic, Mule electronic,
Ibadan Records, King Street Sounds, Nite Grooves, Klik Records, and more 2018 will see yet another milestone in the career of Hiroshis EP Threshold of Eternity release on Transmat.
Name Vars
- Hiroshi
- Hiroshi W
- Hiroshi W.
- Hiroshi Watana.Be
- Hiroshi Watana.be
- Hiroshi Watanabe AKA Kaito
- Hiroshi Watanabe Aka Kaito
- Hiroshi Watanabe aka Kaito
- Hiroshi Watanabe/Show-On Inc.
- Watanabe Hiroshi
Aliases
- Kaito
- Quadra
- Nite System
- 32 Project
- DJ FX
- Deep Emotion
- DJ Oddball
- Crunky Boy
- DJ Mazinger
- Crunky Boy Jr.
- Defcon 5