TAKEO SUZUKI is a producer, DJ, sound engineer, photographer, and art creator who is active in a wide range of fields, including music and art.
His roots are in the soundtracks of films from the 1970s in America, Europe, and elsewhere. From there, he began listening to foreign rock, pop, new wave, soul, jazz, and other genres, and started playing the guitar and performing in bands. He was deeply impressed by Ryuichi Sakamoto's music, which inspired him to use synthesizers and sequences in music production and recording techniques, starting work as a composer and arranger for commercials and game music.
Later, he was influenced by Brian Eno, Steve Reich, Adrian Sherwood, and Alex Paterson, among others, and began incorporating ambient music, various club music, and ethnic music into his production activities, becoming a beat maker, DJ, and sound engineer for the club jazz unit "O.M.U." He released his first CD from the Japanese Columbia Triad label and made his debut.
As a result of this first CD, he signed with Germany's 99 Records and released the full album "o.m.u. / o.m.u." He invited a diverse range of guests from Japan and abroad to record at his home. The album was released worldwide and he was invited to the large-scale Swiss jazz festival "JAZZ not JAZZ," where he received high praise for his live performance and DJ skills. After temporarily leaving the music scene, he began working as a digital content creator, VJ, web director, and photographer.
In recent years, he has resumed his music activities and has consistently released Original works on YouTube, Bandcamp, and other platforms. Today, in addition to music production, he is active in a wide range of fields, such as photography, video production, and art creation. His works have a unique worldview that blends diverse music, art, and culture, and have attracted attention from around the world.
He aims not only to make music, but also to connect people through music and make the world a better place.
bandcamp
https://takeosuzuki.bandcamp.com/
https://psychelidec.bandcamp.com/
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@takeosuzuki_electronic
Soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/takeosuzuki
Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/takeosuzuki
Audius
https://audius.co/takeosuzuki
facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/takeosuzukimusic
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/tasken_music/
X
https://x.com/takeosuzuki_en
Blog
https://taskenblog.com
Equipment list
DAW : Apple Logic Pro
computer : Apple M1 MacBook Air (16GB,1T SSD)
Audio Interface : MOTU M2,ZOOM AMS-24
Monitor Speakers : Fostex NF-1A,Fostex PM-SUBmini2
Headphones : YAMAHA HPH-MT8
Mic : BEHRINGER B-1
MIDI Keybord : Native Instruments KOMPLETE KONTROL M32,M-AUDIO Keystasion 61 MK3
musical instrument :
Squier Telecaster, Fender Japan Jazz Bass, Morris acoustic guitar, unknown brand gut guitar, Martin ukulele, Yamaha Pianica, and various percussion instruments.
Previously released albums
COOL BEAUTY / O.M.U. (1993)
Released by Nippon Columbia.
(Currently out of stock)
This is the first album by a club jazz unit in which TAKEO SUZUKI participated as a track maker and DJ.
*MP3 files are distributed free of charge on the free download page.
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COOL BEAUTY / O.M.U. (1993) YouTube
JAZZ INTO THE GROOVE (1993)
A compilation album of club jazz units released by Nippon Columbia. Participated as O.M.U.
(Currently out of stock)
o.m.u. / O.M.U. (1995)
O.M.U.'s second album (self-produced) released by Germany's 99 Records.
This album was produced by TAKEO at his home with analog recording equipment and by inviting various guest musicians.
He was in charge of recording, mixing, and mastering.
(Currently out of stock)
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o.m.u. / O.M.U. (1995) YouTube
straight flash! (1998)
A compilation album produced by S-KEN, featuring new Japanese artists of the time who he participated in individually after leaving O.M.U.
(Currently out of stock)
atomic forest (2000)
A compilation album of drum and bass produced by members of the famous Japanese band "Fence of Defense". Participated individually.
(Currently out of stock)
Recording engineer work
daily planet / spanova (1997)
He participated as a recording and mixing engineer in the first album of a brother unit that debuted from Warner.
He also participated in track making, as a bassist and photographer.
Works released under the name AKEO TSUZUKI in 2019
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This work was produced as a temporary attempt before he began his full-fledged musical career in 2020. In the end, the project went astray and fell apart, but you can still listen to it on music subscription services.