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Velocity

Tokyo, Japan 3 907 SoundCloud followers. Active

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Velocity (Human Elements / Liquid V / Jazzsticks) Velocity is Drum&Bass DJ & Producer based in Tokyo, Japan. 
In Feb 2003, Velocity established "7NiNE Productions" (composition of DJ, Designer and VJ) to showcase his skills as a DJ. In the same year 7NiNE Production started the Neo Tokyo Drum & Bass party "ZERO", and he played as a resident DJ at WOMB (Tokyo). In 2005, Velocity took part and created sound effects for the legendary VJ software "Motion Dive Tokyo". In 2008, he entered and won the 2nd place on C.N.S(CDJ New Style) battle competition organized by Pioneer, where he laid-down and wowed the judges with his technical mixing styles and proved his skills to the world. and his tunes have been gaining major support from big names such as; Commix, Marky, Bailey, Bryan G, Random Movement, Makoto, A-Sides. and BBC 1 DJ Friction has also recently been playing his tunes. Velocity has released his tune "Velocity & Key MC - Ladder" on compilation album "Something We Can Do" from HE:Digital, which got to No.1 in the iTunes Store Electronic genre chart in Japan and managed to enter the top 20 in the Beatport single chart. In 2011, "Light In Nightmare" will be released on UK Drum & Ba

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Velocity は東京を拠点に Drum & Bass Music を中心に活動する DJ, Producer。 2003年2月、DJ、Designer、VJから構成される 7NiNE Productions の設立に参加。同年マンスリーのドラムンベースパーティー ZERO の始動に伴い、渋谷 Womb でレジデント DJ を務める。 2008年 Pioneer 主催の C.N.S (CDJ New Style) Battle の第一回大会で CDJ、Mixer、Effect を巧みに操り準優勝。日本トップクラスの実力を証明した。 その後 Makoto 主宰 Human Elements に参加し活動の幅を広げる。 オリジナル曲が DJ Marky, Bryan Gee, Fabio, London Elektricity, Makoto, Lenzman さらには BBC Radio 1 で Friction によりプレイされるなど、世界中の DJ にサポートされている中、HE:Digital より Velocity & Key MC - Ladder をリリース。同年2011冬には同レーベルより自身初の4曲入りの Concentration EP をリリースし話題を呼ぶ。2014年にはイギリスのドラムンベースパーティー innerSoul @ Plan B でプレイし UK デビューを果たした。2016年には Velocity - Jelly Break が Juno Records のバイナルセールスチャートで1位を獲得。さらに同年、レーベル Human Elements より “Night Owl EP” や Fokuz Recordings から Satl & Velocity - Set It Out を発表。同曲はDrum&Bass Arenaの年間ベストコンピレーションにも選出された。 2019年、名門 Liquid Vより MC Fats との共作 ”We Gotcha Junglist”, “Hide & Seek” がリリース。beatport のドラムンベースシングルチャートでTop5に入り大きな話題を集めた。 さらに Paul SG 主宰の Jazzsticks より Velocity - Untitled Roller や Paul SG - Cosmic Jam (Velocity Remix)、日本国内のアップカミングアーティスト fetus とのコラボトラックを MC GQ 主宰 Justnoyze よりリリース。 今後は久々となる Human Elements からのリリースも控えている。 Velocity is Drum&Bass DJ & Producer based in Tokyo, Japan. 
In Feb 2003, Velocity established "7NiNE Productions" (composition of DJ, Designer and VJ) to showcase his skills as a DJ. In the same year 7NiNE Production started the Neo Tokyo Drum & Bass party "ZERO", and he played as a resident DJ at WOMB (Tokyo). In 2005, Velocity took part and created sound effects for the legendary VJ software "Motion Dive Tokyo". In 2008, he entered and won the 2nd place on C.N.S(CDJ New Style) battle competition organized by Pioneer, where he laid-down and wowed the judges with his technical mixing styles and proved his skills to the world. and his tunes have been gaining major support from big names such as; Commix, Marky, Bailey, Bryan G, Random Movement, Makoto, A-Sides. and BBC 1 DJ Friction has also recently been playing his tunes. Velocity has released his tune "Velocity & Key MC - Ladder" on compilation album "Something We Can Do" from HE:Digital, which got to No.1 in the iTunes Store Electronic genre chart in Japan and managed to enter the top 20 in the Beatport single chart. In 2011, "Light In Nightmare" will be released on UK Drum & Bass label W10 Records, and also Velocity's first EP (Concentration EP) is forthcoming on HE:Digital due for release 2011. in 2014 finally Velocity’s UK debut at innerSoul @ Plan B. last years see the rel

As published on Resident Advisor

Lives in
Japan
First known date
2006, NYE 2007 feat. Nic Fanciulli, WOMB

Dates209

Dates per year

206 past dates on Resident Advisor, by year and by country

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JP 198FR 4UK 3DE 1

Booked by6

Collaborated with9

9 artists with a shared track or release

Releases26

Read from Beatport and Deezer, most recent first.

  • Stay With Me A LittleVelocity2026-09-02
  • DON'T TEXT ME BACKAGTORIMUSIC2026-08-31
  • Come A Little CloserVelocity2026-08-25
  • BREAK THE SILENCEAGTORIMUSIC2026-08-05
  • SUMMER NEVER ENDSAGTORIMUSIC2026-06-14
  • Acoustic Frequency (Acoustic)WeMusic+2025-07-18
  • SingularOrbital Audio2024-02-12
  • Quantum ChristmasWalking With A Limp Records2023-11-16

Labels7

Rosters read from Deezer albums; only artists on the map count.

Remixes1

1 artists remixed by or remixing them

Trend

SoundCloud followers per day, read every night

-1 followers over 7 d-0.0 %

Sep 8: 3 905Oct 22: 3 907

Hype58 / 100

Out of 100, as percentiles among the artists on the map: what moves, not what is big.

  • 7-day growth8
  • Upcoming dates98
  • Plays58
  • Wider audience94
  • Followers72

Elsewhere

Booking

velocity.tokyo@gmail.com

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Plays mostly in
Tokyo, Chubu, Osaka
Venues
WOMB, 0 Aoyama Zero, Circus Tokyo, R Lounge, Saloon

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