TOKYO MACHINE

TOKYO MACHINE (often stylized as Tokyo Machine) is a Japanese-American electronic musician known for composing multiple tracks such as PLAY, EPIC, FIGHT, ROCK IT and several others. He is currently signed to Monstercat, NoCopyrightSounds, Create Music Group, Konami, Lost in Dreams and Proximity.
==History==
Tokyo Machine is a moniker with a unique brand of EDM that combines endearing Japan-infused 8-bit sounds with fierce, heavy basslines. He is always seen with his signature mask on.
Tokyo Machine has quickly grown to become one of the most recognizable personas in dance music, DJing on some of the scene’s most coveted stages and garnering millions upon millions of streams. He mysteriously emerged onto the scene in July of 2016 with the chiptune-infused bass house slapper "PARTY", which increased the attention of Monstercat fanatics and blogs alike. The producer quickly followed up on the success of "PARTY" with equally wild singles throughout the remainder of the year, including the viral breakbeat slammer "FIGHT".
His music has won him millions of plays, featurings in video games and TV, thousands of die hard fans all over the earth and the support from the likes of Tiësto, Martin Garrix, David Guetta, Dillon Francis, Afrojack, Slushii, Herobust and more. Since his debut show at EDC Las Vegas in 2017, Tokyo Machine has established himself as a chiptune stage-beast, who alongside his little Tokimon companions steals the show on every continent.
2017 would prove to be an even larger year for Tokyo Machine, taking his video game influences to a whole new level when he was accepted to produce a new theme for Rocket League. "ROCK IT" spearheaded Monstercat’s collaborative album with the video game and went on to become one of Tokyo Machine’s most widely beloved works. Less than a month after the song’s release, Tokyo Machine made his full-scale live debut at EDC.
In 2018, Tokyo Machine embarked on his first North American live tour, which served as the general public’s chance to see that Tokyo Machine wasn’t just a cutesy cartoon musician, but also a lively DJ who could throw down a ridiculously heavy set. The DJ’s distinct stage wear has also allowed him to gain substantial traction within the cosplay community.
2018 also saw Tokyo Machine make his debut at the world’s largest EDM festival, Tomorrowland. He also played a homecoming show in Tokyo and embarked on a mini-tour in China that same year, in extension to producing another song for Rocket League and having “HYPE” featured in Just Shapes & Beats.
From there, Tokyo Machine has not stopped growing and moving forward, as the producer has continued to consistently release fun, thematic tunes throughout recent months (such as the Beat Saber-featured "EPIC" and "MOSHI" with Pegboard Nerds).
The instruments that he used in his studio is synthesizers, DAWs, guitar, bass, and drums. He used an Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S61 MIDI keyboard, and an DJ setup.
==Trivia==
*As of 2023, he is the only pre-Uncaged/Instinct artist to have landed a spot on the Best Of compilation every year since his debut.
*From his debut single "PARTY" to his latest single right now, all of his song titles are always capitalized.
**The only exception to this is Last Summer and its remix package.
*He co-produced Saxsquatch's singles Madness and Northern Lights.
*He has animal companions that always appear in his cover art. He calls them 'Tokimon', a reference to Pokémon.
**The rabbit is named "Robo-Chan/Robo". Robo's gender is female, as her voice was revealed in many of Tokyo Machine's song teasers. She first appeared in PARTY;
**The two-tailed fox is named "Kit the Fox", or just simply "Kit". Kit's gender is assumed to be male. He first appeared in PARTY;
**The tiger is named "Supertigre", a reference to Superman. Supertigre's gender is male. He first appeared in PARTY;
**The jellyfish is named "Miss Jelly". Miss Jelly's gender is female. She first appeared in PARTY;
**The seal is named "Beerseel". Beerseel's gender is assumed to be male. He first appeared in PARTY;
**The snake is named "Chi". Chi's gender is assumed to be male. He first appeared in SPOOKY;
***The name Chi is a possible reference to the Japanese word "orochi", which translates to "snake";
**The dinosaur's name is "Chompo". Chompo's gender is male. He first appeared in PIXEL;
***The dinosaur holds an egg whose tail and legs are sprouted. Its gender is either. It first appeared in PIXEL;
**The owl's name is PARTYOWL. The owl's gender is assumed to be either. They first appeared in PARTY;
**The ghost's name is "Haunty". Haunty's gender is male. He first appeared in BLAST;
**The lemur's name is "Koko". Koko's gender is assumed to be male. He first appeared in CRAZY;
**The fish's name is "Tai". Tai's gender is female. She first appeared in BUBBLES;
**The spider's name is "Gummi". Gummi's gender is assumed to be female. She first appeared in HYPE;
**The shark's name is "Raizo". Raizo's gender is assumed to be male. He first appeared in FLAMES.
*His signature always has "[ ^ vvvv ^ ]" written on every status he posts on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram (He's not always using ^. Sometimes he varies it with another icon or emoji, like a heart or question mark).
*He likes to call his fans the "Toki-crew".
*His debut on Monstercat was teased by posting his silhouette in a Super Smash Bros template, which can be found here.
*His single "HYPE" was featured as a bonus level in the rhythm game Just Shapes and Beats by Berzerk Studios.
*His singles "EPIC", "ROCK IT" and "PLAY" were featured as levels in the virtual rhythm game Beat Saber by Beat Games.
*His single "BUBBLES" was featured as a level in the rhythm game Spin Rhythm XD by Super Spin Digital.
*He is the CEO of his record label CHOMPO in 2023.
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