DJ and composer DJ PK grew up in the city of Yokohama, Japan. He started DJing in 1997 in Tokyo, then toured across Japan in cities like Osaka and Nagoya. A member of Seminishukei, DJ PK has lived in Paris since 2014. As much in love with music as with cooking, he navigates between his two passions. Under hip-hop influence, he recorded a new clubbing mix featuring various bass music sounds such as footwork, juke, phonk, breaks and ghetto house...

Welcome, a glass of?

Beer

What was your first experience with Djing?

In April 1997, at Glass (Harajyuku - Tokyo), I played hip-hop by Mobb Deep, Wu-Tang Clan, CNN, etc.

Mountain or Sea?

Depends on situation

What are your top 3 favorite venues in Japan?

Unit (Daikanyama - Tokyo)

Earthdom (Shinokubo - Tokyo)

Circus (Shibuya - Tokyo)

If I tell you about food and cooking ?

For life

What is your favorite dish?

Grilled fish in Japan

When you dress up, which pair of shoes would you prefer?

My Kicks

What is your favorite record store?

Disc Union in Japan

What do you dream of tomorrow?

Unknown

If I tell you Filipino?

I don’t know

Who is the Dj that puts you crazy systematically?

If I tell you zen?

That’s great

What job would you like to do if you weren’t a Dj?

Work that makes people happy

What is your favorite website, then app?

Soundcloud and Velib’ application in Paris

If I tell you graffiti?

Exploration

What are your top 3 favorite restaurants in Paris?

Menkicchi, Sürpriz, and Sushi Marché

What are your top 5 new releases?

- Big Dope P "Kazfara" (DJ Boonman Remix)

- Bushmind "Opportunity"

- Traxman "Poison Workz"

- Manni Dee Feat. Di-Vincent "Style On Em"

- ShowRolla "MYN3"

What are your top 5 oldies?

- Ash Ra Tempel "Echo Waves"

- Faze-O "Riding High"

- The Jimmy Castor Bunch "It's Just Begun"

- Roy Ayers "Running Away"

- Booker T & The MG’s "Melting Pot"

Interview by Dj Coshmar