Nobukazu Takemura (竹村延和 born August 26th, 1968 in Osaka, Japan) started his DJ career during high school, spinning in the clubs of Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe. In 1987, he formed the DJ Team "Cool Jazz Productions", & in 1988, joined "Audio Sports", the now legendary hip-hop unit headed by Eye Yamatsuka of the Boredoms. Around 1993 Takemura branched out as a solo artist in the 'talkin loud' jazzy trip-hop style prevelant at the time and releasing an excellent album "Child's View".