Aside from being one half of successful J-pop duo m-flo, Taku Takahashi is also one of the most established DJs in Japan's club scene. So when Takahashi talks dance music — people listen. Just as well, as that's exactly what he's doing with his latest project, the online station TCY Radio.
"(French electro DJ) Mustard Pimp, who recently visited, asked me a good question: 'Why are there so many good producers in Japan yet the club scene is worse than Korea's?' " says Takahashi. "While the club scenes in other Asian countries are getting bigger, Japan's is just getting worse."
Takahashi thinks the main problem is exposure, or rather, the lack of it. Something TCY Radio hopes to remedy.