DJ Kentaro

Kentaro Okamoto (born c.1982), better known as DJ Kentaro, is a Japanese musician and DJ. He won third place in the Technics category of the DMC World DJ Final in 2001 and won it in 2002 at the age of 20. In doing so, he became one of the first persons of Asian descent to win the DMC World DJ Final, receiving the highest score in DMC history in the process.

Kentaro recently supported hip-hop artists The Roots and The Pharcyde. Kentaro is well known for having remixed various songs of Japanese megastar Ayumi Hamasaki. Kentaro was featured by Soil & "Pimp" Sessions on their 2013 album "Circles".

DJ Awards 2002 DMC World Final - Champion 2002 DMC Japan Final - Champion 2001 DMC World Final - 3rd place 2001 DMC Japan Final - Champion 2001 Teens DJ Championships - Champion 2000 VESTAX Extravaganza - World Finalist 2000 ITF Japan - 2nd place

Discography

Albums On the Wheels of Solid Steel (2004), Beat (reissued 2005, Ninja Tune) Enter: DJ Kentaro (2007), Ninja Tune (includes appearances by Spank Rock and Pharcyde) Pressure Sounds Presents: "Tuff Cuts" DJ Kentaro's Crucial Mix (2008), Pressure Sounds (reggae mix) Nama: Live Mix (2008), Endeavor Entertainment (includes tracks by Hexstatic, Spank Rock, Squarepusher and DJ Kentaro's own tracks) Contrast (2012), Ninja Tune Jaran (2017), TREKKIE TRAX Wakataka (2018), Endeavor Entertainment Ltd.

DVD Enter the Newground Live!! (2008), Ninja Tune

Singles "Harvest Dance" (2007), Beat "Trust" (2007), Ninja Tune "Free" (2007), Ninja Tune "New Future" (2018), Endeavor Entertainment Ltd. "Matsuri" (2022), Endeavor Entertainment Ltd.