DJ, Record Collector, & Co-founder of the rare groove vinyl series The Nitty Gritty and the 80s funk forward Bad Habit. Born & raised in Northern Japan, he absorbed the influences of Japanese DJ & vinyl culture at a young age, starting his life long obsession of digging for jazz, funk, and soul records. He maintains his roots in both the Tokyo & Minneapolis music scenes through DJ sets, radio appearances, mixtapes, translating, writing and promoting music-centered events.