Takuya Nakamura

Bio

Takuya Nakamura, also known as space_tak, is a New York trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist, and DJ born in Tokyo. He studied at the New England Conservatory in Boston with George Russell, then folded jungle and drum-and-bass into live trumpet sets that have circulated widely from The Lot Radio. DJ Mag describes him pairing trumpet with vinyl, CDJs, and synthesizers, and he has played with David Byrne, Terry Riley, Laurie Anderson, and Lee "Scratch" Perry. His double album Shape the Future is due on fabric Records, with a studio chapter featuring Greentea Peng and a second chapter recorded live at fabric in London.