Toshi Kasai

Toshi Kasai is a Japanese record producer, engineer, mixer and musician. He is most well known for his strong vocal production work with hard rock and metal groups such as his long standing relationship with The Melvins and his work with Tool.

In addition to his recorded production work, Toshi was a member of the band Big Business and Nate Mendel's band Lieutenant. He is also a member of Altamont, The Dale Crover Band. In 2019, he opened for Melvins and Redd Kross under his own name, playing Moog Synthesizer to oscilloscope and projections.

Biography Hilbish Design released a pedal of Toshi's design called the T-Fuzz, the pedal, like the other pedal designs of the manufacturer, features artwork by Mackie Osborne.

He also has his own project called Plan D, this project is similar to a drum-triggered synthesizer set with Dale Crover and Troy Zeigler (one show) where he opened for Melvins Lite in 2011. This set was cited as an inspiration behind the Plan D project.

On March 12, 2020 Joyful Noise Recordings announced the release of his project: Plan D. It was received with favorable coverage from outlets such as Rolling Stone and others:

"From his LA studio, Toshi created a complex drum-triggering system which is the catalyst for Plan D. He then spent the last several years luring drummers into his Sound of Sirens studio, letting them go nuts behind the kit. Meanwhile, Toshi has been behind the board, capturing the signal from each drum hit, and sending that signal to a variety of analog synthesizers. The result is some of the craziest sounding prog-like instrumental music you're likely to ever hear."

included on the project are drummers: Dale Crover (Melvins, Redd Kross, Nirvana, Hew Time) Coady Willis (Big Business, Melvins, The Murder City Devils, Hew Time) Clem Burke (Blondie, Eurythmics) Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam, Soundgarden) Joe Plummer (Mister Heavenly, Cold War Kids, The Shins, Hew Time) Paul Christensen (Qui, hepa.Titus) Troy Zeigler (Serj Tankian, Juliette Lewis, Buckethead) Ches Smith (Secret Chiefs 3, Marc Ribot, Mary Halvorson) Matt Chamberlain (Fiona Apple, Bob Dylan, Bill Frisell) Danny Frankel (Lou Reed, Kamikaze Ground Crew, Urban Verbs, Bo Diddley) Gregg Bissonette (Ringo Starr, David Lee Roth, Electric Light Orchestra) Pej Mon (Satyasena, Secret Chiefs 3, Girth) Mindee Jorgensen (Dale Crover Band, Dangerously Sleazy, ModPods) Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Mr Bungle, Misfits, Suicidal Tendencies) John Tempesta (The Cult, White Zombie, Testament) Stephen Perkins (Jane's Addiction, Porno For Pyros, Infectious Grooves) Kyle Stevenson (Helmet, Big Collapse) Angela Lese (Jax Hollow, Raelyn Nelson Band)

Selected production work Toshi Kasai has worked with the following musicians and groups. Melvins Jello Biafra Helmet Nate Mendel (of Foo Fighters) Matt Cameron of Soundgarden / Pearl Jam GODSWOUNDS BAD ACID TRIP

Production engineering and mixing work Year Band Album Credit 2000 Capital Eye Mood Swingz Engineer 2002 Melvins Hostile Ambient Takeover Engineer, Mixing 2004 Jello Biafra Never Breathe What You Can't See Engineer, Mixing 2004 Dave Matthews Band The Gorge Engineer, Editing, Digital Editing 2005 Altamont The Monkee's Uncle Engineer, Audio Engineer, Fender Rhodes, Organ 2005 Dave Matthews Band Weekend on the Rocks Engineer, Digital Editing 2005 Jello Biafra and Melvins Sieg Howdy! Engineer 2006 Melvins A Senile Animal Engineer, Mixing 2006 Melvins 2005: A Live History of Gluttony and Lust Engineer, Audio Engineer 2008 Totimoshi Milagrosa Engineer, Audio Engineer, Mixing, Jaw Harp 2008 Tweak Bird Reservations Producer, Main Personnel, Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocals (Background), Noise 2009 Brian Walsby Manchild 4/Pick Your Battles [Book + CD] Engineer 2009 Shrinebuilder Shrinebuilder Producer, Engineer, Synthesizer 2009 Zu Carboniferous Producer, Engineer 2010 Red Sparowes The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies the Answer Engineer, Mixing 2010 Helmet Seeing Eye Dog Engineer, Mixing, Additional Production 2010 Melvins The Bride Screamed Murder Engineer 2010 Tweak Bird Tweak Bird Mixing, Digital Engineer 2011 Hurry Up Shotgun Hurry Up Shotgun Producer, Engineer 2011 Big Business Quadruple Single Producer, Engineer 2011 Melvins Sugar Daddy Live Engineer 2012 Anywhere Anywhere Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Keyboards 2012 Indian Handcrafts Civil Disobedience for Losers Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Screams, Vocal Coach 2012 Marriages Kitsune Engineer, Mixing 2012 Tweak Bird Undercover Crops Engineer, Mixing 2013 Federation X We Do What We Must Producer, Engineer 2013 Dumb Numbers Dumb Numbers Engineer, Mixing 2013 Victory and Associates Better Luck Next Life Producer, Engineer 2013 Melvins Everybody Loves Sausages Engineer 2013 Melvins Tres Cabrones Engineer, Toy Piano, Omnichord 2014 Melvins Hold It In Engineer 2014 Hurry Up Shotgun Abracadabraham Lincoln Producer, Engineer 2014 Qui Life, Water, Living... Producer, Engineer 2014 Hew Time Hew Time Producer, Engineer 2014 The Luxembourg Signal The Luxembourg Signal Engineer 2014 GODSWOUNDS Death to the Babyboomers Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals 2014 King Buzzo This Machine Kills Artists Engineer 2015 Indian Handcrafts Creeps Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Vocals 2015 Lieutenant If I Kill This Thing We're All Going to Eat for a Week Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Mandolin, Mellotron, Melodion, Piano, Synthesizer, Tambourine, Toy Piano, Vocals (Background), Wurlitzer 2015 Leeches of Lore Motel of Infinity Producer, Engineer 2015 Melvins The Bulls & The Bees/Electroretard Engineer 2015 Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends The Enemy of Everyone Producer, Engineer, Vocals, Keyboards, Percussion 2015 DEAD Captains of Industry Producer, Engineer, Vocals, Guitar, Noise 2015 DEAD Captains Of The Void/Captains of Reincarnation Producer, Engineer, Vocals, Guitar, Noise 2015 Sons of Huns While Sleeping Stay Awake Engineer, Mixing 2016 Melvins Basses Loaded Producer, Engineer 2016 Helmet Dead to the World Engineer 2016 Orphan Goggles Meat Face Needs Eyes Producer, Engineer, Keyboards 2016 Dumb Numbers II Engineer 2016 Mike & the Melvins Three Men and a Baby Engineer, Mixing 2016 Acid King Middle of Nowhere, Centre of Everywhere Engineer 2016 Nocturnal Habits New Skin for Old Children Engineer 2016 Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends The Art of Murder Producer, Engineer, Vocals, Keyboards, Percussion 2017 Melvins A Walk with Love & Death Producer, Engineer, Noise 2017 Low Flying Hawks Genkaku Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Vocals, Fx Vocals, Guitar 2017 DEAD We Won't Let You Sleep Producer, Engineer 2017 Fat Dukes of Fuck A Compendium of Desperation, Morality and Dick Jokes Producer, Engineer 2017 Primitive Race Soul Pretender Drum Engineering 2017 Dale Crover The Fickle Finger of Fate Producer, Mixing, Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Jaw Harp, Bowed Banjo, Composer 2017 Legend of the Seagullmen Shipswreck Composer 2018 Legend of the Seagullmen Legend of the Seagullmen Engineer, Mixing, Composer 2018 Melvins Pinkus Abortion Technician Engineer 2018 Legend of the Seagullmen Ballad of the Deep Sea Diver Composer 2018 Legend of the Seagullmen The Fogger Composer 2018 Prism Bitch Prism Bitch ep Producer, Engineer 2018 All Souls All Souls Producer, Engineer 2018 Qui Snuh Producer, Engineer 2019 Primitive Race Cranial Matter Engineer, Drum Engineering, Drum Recordings, Additional Production, Arranger, Instrumentation, Remixing 2019 Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends Protons and Electrons Producer, Engineer, Vocals, Keyboards, Percussion 2019 Hurry Up Shotgun This Crystal Vessel Producer, Engineer 2019 Alright Spider Desolation Producer, Engineer, Synth, Theremin

Band member Big Business: Guitar, Keyboards, Backing vocals Altamont: Guitar, Piano, Organ Lieutenant (with Nate Mendel): Guitar, Keyboard The Dale Crover Band: Keys, Banjo, Ukulele, Vocals Plan D