DJ Koo

Known For
Sound

Popular
1.305

Birthday
1961-08-08

Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan

Also Known As

  • 高濑浩一
  • たかせ こういち
  • 高瀬 浩一
  • Kōichi Takase
  • Kouichi Takase
  • 髙瀨 浩一

DJ Koo

Biography

DJ Koo is a Japanese DJ, musician, sound creator, and variety talent. His real name is Koichi Takase (髙瀨 浩一, Takase Kōichi) He is a member of the band TRF. At the age of 12, he was influenced by British rock and got a guitar. He met dance music when he was in high school. After that he was invited by a senior DJ to work as a DJ at Disco Canterbury House and B & B in Shinjuku. Making completely new music with computer & MIDI SYSTEM became a hot topic, and in 1986 he formed the Re-mix team "THE JG's" with DJ HONDA and worked on numerous remix productions. His activities expanded at once, and it is now a legend as the strongest Re-mix group in Japan.