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80年代後期より、都内各クラブでDJ活動をスタートさせる。 91年に突如単身渡米する。 そして 94-95年の間、Party “Acme Disco”(NYC)のDJとして活躍。同時に楽曲制作も積極的に行い、 96年にFrancois Kのレーベルよりジャズキーボーディスト菊池雅章氏とのコラボレーションユニットMATO名義での”Tribe”と”Drifting”(Wave Music NYC)で衝撃的なワールドビッグヒットを放ち本格的に制作活動をスタート。
‘02年にはToshiyuki Goto名義として初のフルアルバム “Two-Way Traffic”を発表。その後 も”progressivefunk “そして’07年には2nd アルバム”No Illusion”を発表する。
国内、海外のレーベルより多数のオリジナルシングル曲やMix CDも発表する。 Remixでは、海外のRemixではIdris Muhammad, Disco Dub Band, The Love Grocerなどを発表し、国内のコラボレーションでは藤原ヒロシ、チバ ユウスケらとの作品を発表する。
DJとしても’03の帰国後、 西麻布YELLOW “Voyage” 代官山AIR “The Garden” また 日本のみならず、 CIELO (NYC)、CLUB SHELTER (NYC) ヨーロッパ各地でもプレイを行っている。 ’15年にはIBIZA (SPAIN) でMI-BIZAのClosing Partyでプレイを行う。 現在 都内のレギュラーDJはContactにて”Sunday Afternoon” DJ Bar Bridge (sat) その他にも都内各所、地方でも精力的に活動する。
Toshiyuki Goto is a veteran of not just the Japan House scene but the House scene full stop. He started his DJ career in the late 80s, playing in various clubs around Tokyo.
He made a move to NYC in 1991,There his skills quickly lead him to become a resident DJ @ ‘Acme Disco’ in New York , where he stayed from 1994-1996. also working as a producer at the same time. In 1996 he started his production work in earnest with the both worldwide hits “Tribe” and “Drifting” together with jazz keyboardist Masabumi Kikuchi as the unit “MATO”, released on Francois K’s label ‘Wave Music’ NYC.
He went on to release his first album under his own name, “Two-Way Traffic” on ‘Cutting Edge/Avex’, in 2002 which he followed by 2 mixed CDs “Progressive Funk” on ‘Cutting Edge/Avex’ and “Travels with flower plus” on ‘Flower Records’ in 2004 and later His 2nd Album “No Illusion” on ‘Rhythm Zone/ Avex’ in 2007.
He has worked on remixes for both Japanese and international artists such as Idris Muhummad, Disco Dub Band, Hiroshi Fujiwara, Yusuke Chiba and many more. has received world wide acclaim and respect from true ‘heads’ of the House music scene. Since returning to Japan in 2003, he continued to DJ not only in Japanese clubs such as one of Tokyo’s finest clubs, ‘Yellow’(where he was like of the resident DJs at the legendary night “Voyage”) and ‘Air’ (where he was the resident DJ at the party “The Garden”) but also regularly touring Europe and most recently headlining @ ‘Cielo’ & ‘CLUB SHELTER’ in New York . And @ Mi-Biza in Ibiza Spain in 2015
He currently continues to DJ in Tokyo, as resident at the “Sunday Afternoon” party at ‘Contact’ , at ‘DJ Bar Bridge on Saturday’, and at Veronique on every Thursday.