Taka Perry

Taka Perry was born and raised in Canberra, Australia to an American father and Japanese mother. He played a variety of instruments from a young age, and on his 12th birthday his parents bought him a digital audio workstation which sparked his interest in production. He has cited Aphex Twin and Boards of Canada as early influences.^[4] While attending high school at Narrabundah College,^[5] he met Robert Conley through a school songwriting program run by APRA AMCOS.^[6] Upon graduating, he relocated to Sydney to pursue a career in music, with Conley acting as a mentor in his early career. He is fluent in both English and Japanese.^[4]

Whilst living in Australia, Perry began working remotely with Japanese music artists, which led to him start producing for prominent acts in the territory including JP THE WAVY, WILYWNKA,^[7] SIRUP,^[8] and ¥ellow Bucks.^[9]

In 2018, he worked as a producer on Ruel's debut EP Ready, including ARIA multi-platinum certified single "Younger"^[10] and ARIA gold certified single "Not Thinkin' Bout You".^[11] In July 2019, Perry announced a record deal signing with etcetc.^[12]

In June 2020, Perry released an official remix for "Painkiller" by Ruel featuring Denzel Curry.^[13] In July 2020, he performed a cover of Kanye West's "Jesus Walks" for Triple J's Like a Version segment, featuring Western Sydney musician A.Girl.^[14] The performance was met with critical acclaim, with Rolling Stone Australia calling it "an anthem for the current times."^[15]

In January 2024, SIRUP released his single "GO!!", which was used by MINI Japan for the release of their Camden Edition vehicles.^[16] In May 2024, WILYWNKA released his album "90's Baby", which Perry produced 5 songs on.^[17]

In July 2024, Katseye released the R&B and drum and bass song "Touch", which Perry co-produced and co-wrote alongside Cashmere Cat, Blake Slatkin, Omer Fedi, Caroline Ailin, and Kota Banks.^[18][19] The song charted in Canada,^[20] Singapore,^[21] Malaysia,^[22] South Korea,^[23] and the Philippines,^[24] as well as the Billboard Global 200^[25] and US Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.^[26] A remix of the same song was released in October 2024, featuring Yeonjun from TOMORROW X TOGETHER.^[27] In November 2024, J-Pop artist Aile The Shota released his album "REAL POP", which Perry produced and co-wrote 2 songs on.^[28] The album reached #5 on the Billboard Japan Download Albums chart.^[29]

In February 2025, MAZZEL released J-Pop song "J.O.K.E.R. ", which Perry produced and co-wrote along SKY-HI and Loar.^[30] The song charted on Billboard Japan Hot 100,^[31] reached #1 on Spotify Japan Viral 50,^[32] and as part of MAZZEL's EP "Royal Straight Flush", reached #2 on both Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales and Download Albums charts.^[33] In April 2025, English alternative indie pop group Hard Life released "Othello", which Perry produced and co-wrote, and debuted as Jack Saunders' "Hottest Record" on BBC Radio 1.^[34]

In May 2025, AKTHESAVIOR and Leon Fanourakis released hip-hop song "Ichiban" featuring Denzel Curry and Yeek, which Perry produced.^[35]

Remixes

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List of remixes, with year released and album shown

Title	Year	Artist(s)	Album
"Painkiller" (Taka Perry Remix)	2020	Ruel (featuring Denzel Curry)	Painkiller (Remix Pack)
"Stranger Love" (Taka Perry Remix)	2021	PNAU (featuring Budjerah)	Stranger Love
"Ready For The Sky" (Taka Perry Remix)[89]	2022	Budjerah	Ready For The Sky
"umi tsuki" (Taka Perry Remix)[90]	2023	SIRUP (featuring iri)	After Summer Remixes

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