Makoto (artist)
Encyclopedia
professionally known as , is a Japanese
drum and bass
musician, DJ and actor. Among other distinctives of Makoto's musical style, a heavy influence of 1970s-era soul
, funk
and jazz fusion
can be heard throughout the vast majority of his repertoire.
's Logical Progression album and Goldie
's Timeless
, he began to experiment with his own drum and bass music compositions. His unique style received the attention of LTJ Bukem and his Good Looking Records
label, and Makoto was later featured on several of LTJ Bukem's mix CDs.
Makoto's first studio album Human Elements was released on Good Looking in 2003. His second studio album, Believe In My Soul, was released on the same label in 2007. He had also recorded a live album with frequent touring partner MC
Deeizm for the label's Progression Sessions series of live mixes.
Makoto's latest album, Souled Out, was released in Japan on October 5, 2011 and worldwide on October 10,2011 by Makoto's physical label Human Elements and on his digital download only label Human Elements HE:Digital.
Makoto continues to act and tour in support of his music, mostly in Thailand
and Japan, but also across Asia, Europe, UK and USA.
His music is also featured on Polyphony's Gran Turismo 5
and Tourist Trophy
soundtrack.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
drum and bass
Drum and bass
Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...
musician, DJ and actor. Among other distinctives of Makoto's musical style, a heavy influence of 1970s-era soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
, funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
and jazz fusion
Jazz fusion
Jazz fusion is a musical fusion genre that developed from mixing funk and R&B rhythms and the amplification and electronic effects of rock, complex time signatures derived from non-Western music and extended, typically instrumental compositions with a jazz approach to lengthy group improvisations,...
can be heard throughout the vast majority of his repertoire.
Career
Inspired by LTJ BukemLTJ Bukem
LTJ Bukem is the stage name used by the drum and bass musician, producer and DJ Danny Williamson . He and his record labels Good Looking and Looking Good Records are most associated with the jazzy, atmospheric side of drum and bass music....
's Logical Progression album and Goldie
Goldie
Clifford Joseph Price, better known as Goldie is an English electronic music artist, disc jockey, visual artist and actor. He is well known for his innovations in the jungle and drum and bass music genres, having previously gained exposure for his work as a graffiti artist...
's Timeless
Timeless (Goldie album)
Timeless is the 1995 debut album from Goldie and is a groundbreaking release in the history of drum and bass music. The album blended the complex, chopped and layered breakbeats and deep basslines of jungle and drum and bass with expansive, symphonic strings and atmospherics, and female vocals,...
, he began to experiment with his own drum and bass music compositions. His unique style received the attention of LTJ Bukem and his Good Looking Records
Good Looking Records
Good Looking Records is a Jungle/drum & bass record label, formed in the early nineties by pioneering DJ/producer LTJ Bukem.Artists who have released on this label include LTJ Bukem, Tayla, Furney, Redeyes, Q Project, Peshay, Big Bud, Nookie, Makoto, Intense, Artemis, New Balance, MC D.R.S., PFM,...
label, and Makoto was later featured on several of LTJ Bukem's mix CDs.
Makoto's first studio album Human Elements was released on Good Looking in 2003. His second studio album, Believe In My Soul, was released on the same label in 2007. He had also recorded a live album with frequent touring partner MC
Master of Ceremonies
A Master of Ceremonies , or compere, is the host of a staged event or similar performance.An MC usually presents performers, speaks to the audience, and generally keeps the event moving....
Deeizm for the label's Progression Sessions series of live mixes.
Makoto's latest album, Souled Out, was released in Japan on October 5, 2011 and worldwide on October 10,2011 by Makoto's physical label Human Elements and on his digital download only label Human Elements HE:Digital.
Makoto continues to act and tour in support of his music, mostly in Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
and Japan, but also across Asia, Europe, UK and USA.
His music is also featured on Polyphony's Gran Turismo 5
Gran Turismo 5
is the fifth edition of the Gran Turismo racing video game series. Developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment, it was released for PlayStation 3 on November 24, 2010...
and Tourist Trophy
Tourist Trophy (video game)
is a motorcycle racing game. It was designed by Polyphony Digital, the same team that makes the popular Gran Turismo auto racing series. It was largely created off of Gran Turismo 4's game engine...
soundtrack.
Selected compilation albums
- 2000: LTJ Bukem Featuring MC Conrad & DRS / Makoto Progression Sessions 5
- 2011: Something We Can Do
Selected singles & EPs
- 1998: Down Angel / EchoVox (Positive Machine Soul Mix)
- 1998: Wave / Jupiters Field (12")
- 1999: Enterprise / Sweet Changes
- 1999: Far East / Butterfly
- 2000: Situations EP
- 2000: Situations EP
- 2001: Takkyu Ishino Feat. Tabito Nanao* / Makoto Feat. Lori Fine ラストシーン / You're Divine (Edit) (12")
- 2001: Cascade (4) / JLaze / Makoto Mysteries / Trapezoid / Blackberry Jam / Voices (2x12")
- 2001: You're Divine (12")
- 2001: Blackberry Jam / Voices (12")
- 2002: Musical Message EP
- 2003: My Soul
- 2003: Time 2003
- 2004: Laroque / Makoto Sublime Intervention / What To Do (12", Single, Promo)
- 2004: Joy EP Plate 1
- 2005: MC Conrad & Makoto Golden Girl
- 2007: Sonic & Makoto Tearing Soul / Lovesong
- 2007: Greg Packer & Makoto Pleasure / Science Fiction
- 2007: Makoto & Specialist (4) Pachinko / A Different Story
- 2007: Hurinkazan (12")
- 2007: Eastern Dub Pt.2 (12")
- 2008: Zinc* & Makoto / Makoto & Deeizm Fade Away / Monotonik
- 2009: Makato* / Greg Packer & Muller Music In Me (Greg Packer Remix) / Kat Magnit
- 2009: Nik Weston Presents Makoto & Kez Ym Featuring Takumi Kaneko From Cro Magnon* Chameleon (12", Ltd, 180)
- 2009: A Sides* & Makoto Spacetrain / The Final Fugutive (12")
- 2009: Sentimental Moods / And I Love Her (12")
- 2011: Tower Of Love / Keep Me Down (12")
- 2011: DJ Marky & Makoto / Makoto Aquarius / Good Old Days (12")