Shinichiro Yokota is a Japanese DJ and record producer known for his single "Do It Again," which gained significant attention due to an incorrect credit on YouTube that mistakenly attributed the track to Soichi Terada.
16 Facts About Shinichiro Yokota
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In 1990, Yokota co-founded the label Far East Recording with Terada, but it faced limited success.
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Shinichiro Yokota's music, characterized by its electronic and house genres including downtempo, deep house, and tech house, features a minimalist style that emphasizes beats, bass, and vocals.
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Shinichiro Yokota was born on July 12,1969, in the Ota of Tokyo, Japan.
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Shinichiro Yokota used his otoshidama money to buy his first synthesizer, a Casio MT-40.
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Shinichiro Yokota became a supporting member of Puzzle Jam Rockers and was involved in the production of early hip-hop albums such as Krush Posse and East End while doing track making and turntablism.
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Shinichiro Yokota met fellow producer Soichi Terada through a mutual friend in 1987 after both attended an All Japan DJ contest.
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Shinichiro Yokota began making house music, but found it challenging to connect with others who shared his musical interests, as the dominant styles of electronic music in Tokyo at the time were Hi-NRG and eurobeat.
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On February 18,2013, the YouTube channel UtopiaSpb, known for uploading various house songs, uploaded Shinichiro Yokota's song "Do It Again," mistakenly crediting Terada.
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In May 2016, Shinichiro Yokota made a return to music with a set in the Boiler Room, marking his first club performance in 25 years.
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On November 30,2016, Shinichiro Yokota released Do It Again and Again, his first full-length solo album featuring both unreleased 1990s tracks and new material.
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Shinichiro Yokota described it as a compilation of his whole life as a producer, allowing him to relive his memories.
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On September 25,2019, Shinichiro Yokota released the album, I Know You Like It, which the Tokyo Weekender described as a collection of "tracks both old and new" in their top favorite Japanese albums of that year.
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In 2021, Shinichiro Yokota collaborated with other musicians, including the minimal noise group D49 and J-pop singer Rinapon.
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Shinichiro Yokota stated that despite the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, he was still able to collaborate with both Japanese and international musicians because everyone was online.
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Shinichiro Yokota has cited Japanese musicians such as Yellow Magic Orchestra and Isao Tomita, as well as the German band Kraftwerk, as his main inspirations.