Ryota OPP
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Biografía
- Ryota Arai a.k.a O.P.P from Tokushima Prefecture started his career as a DJ/organizer in 1999 then moved to Tokyo to pursue even higher originality creativity and to gain more opportunities. He has held parties in various places such as London, LA, Aus..O.P.P. (Ryota Arai) is a music producer, event organizer, DJ, and all-genre record collector based in Tokyo, Japan. Ryota started his career as a DJ in 1999, at the age of 18, playing clubs around his home of Tokushima prefecture, in Shikoku. After graduating high school, he spent 10 months as an exchange student in Brisbane Australia, where he continued to make music and perform. While there, Ryota had his first experiences as an event organizer and resident DJ, and returned to Japan with a fresh desire to discover new and exciting music. As it happened, underground favorites DJ 5 who is one of COS/MES was also based in Tokushima and Hip Hop and House music were still very prominent in the local music scene when Ryota returned from Australia, so it wasn't long before he organized his own event at home. The vibrant hip-hop scene suited his love of break beat and abstract hip-hop, and he was soon ensconced in the local parties. The events at which he played averaged an audience of around 200 people, and feeling confident and satisfied at home, Ryota felt it was time to dig deeper into obscure musical tastes, so he set out for Tokyo. Now 20 and having moved to the city, Ryota picked up where he left off in Tokushima and quickly immersed himself in the local hip-hop scene, playing his break beats, working on mixing and scratching techniques, and generally defining his own style. He soon came across the DJ bar MIST in Koenji, Tokyo, and their regular event MOSS. The event was hosted by KINKA of KEY OF KNOWLEDGE, who had made a big splash in the underground scene with the 10 inch Garden, on popular underground label Sound Channel. Ryota's style fitted right in, and he became a resident DJ along with FLACTIC and "5" from COS/MES, with participants such as DAIKEI from O-PARTS, and an audience made up largely of artists and creators in their own right. This event would prove pivotal in the forming of O.P.P., and it was at this time that he began creating his own MPC tracks and started creating original content. This lead to Ryota including house and techno into his song selection. After 2 and a half years of residency at MIST, the bar closed and the MOSS event ended. Nonetheless, he continued with 4 other resident spots in town, and made numerous guest DJ appearances both in and out of Tokyo, including Los Angeles. While his DJ activities were in full bloom, Ryota was scouted by COCONUTS DESK EKODA, one of his favorite record stores. The store hired him as a buyer of not only dance music, but all genres. This inspired him to release his own mix CD, entitled GARAKUTA, which incorporated afro-beat, rock, new wave, reggae, calypso, cold funk, disco and dub. This "genreless" approach made it a hit in the underground music scene. As Ryota and his fellow DJ crew were gradually progressing in the music scene, he was invited to Bangkok Thailand for a guest DJ spot. There he encountered MAFT SAI's THAI FUNK and quickly imported it to Japan. He and best friend "56" then set up the regular event in Bangkok called SUN & MOON. To this day Ryota continues to take chances and try new things, and this year he fulfilled a dream by releasing his first mini album UNKNOWN PLACE. The album is already making waves in Tokyo, as O.P.P. continues to craft and hone his musical creations.̸https://jp.residentadvisor.net/reviews/17636
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