Parisian born in 1976, Japanster was raised in the mythic disotheque Le Palace of Montmartre. For over 15 years, he has been listening to and composing rock'n'roll and electronic music, cultivating his distinctive style. From the earliest indie pop bands to the latest electro productions, his extensive playlist is continuously evolving. Highly regarded on the international music scene, Japanster is the premier DJ at the most important nightclubs and fashion shows worldwide.

Japanster now lives in Brooklyn, NY.

His masters: solid space, vladimir cosma, the feelies, the crystal stilts, the clean, saint preux, the wake, the the, the magnetic fields, the foals, the alan parsons project, the pastels, serge gainsbourg, the flirts, bertrand burgalat, the long blondes, ennio morricone, q lazarus, glass candy, michel polnareff, anthony rother, hall and oates, franz &; shape, a certain ratio, inner city, francois de roubaix, bobby brown, daft punk, huntemann, whitey, christopher cross, shop assistants, headman and munk, the smiths, the fall, magazine, air, giorgio moroder, telex, john foxx, pulp, prince, kraftwerk, the only ones, michel berger, vive la fete, the vaselines, the stranglers, whirlwind heat, zoot woman, modern lovers, jacno, violent femmes, le tigre, guerre froide, the faint, siousxie and the banshees, band of horses, mount sims, aphrodite's child, ladytron, soulwax, david bowie, billy ocean, jacques dutronc, the housemartins, vitalic, phoenix, human league, the arcade fire, the shins, public enemy, gonzales and peaches, devo, cabaret voltaire, joy division, avril, talking heads, beastie boys, can, les rythmes digitales, art brut, clap your hands say yeah, dave brubeck, donna summer, as dragon, super furry animals, the doors, the velvet underground, the chromatics, thomas bangalter, das kabinette, rogue wave, yo la tengo, daniel johnston, francis lai, ultra orange, the zutons, the rolling stones, the beatles, adult...