Biography
Takayoshi Murota (室田 隆義, Murota Takayoshi; born March 25, 1970, in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture), better known by his stage name MURO, is a Japanese hip hop recording artist, DJ, record producer and designer. In 1987 DJ Krush, Microphone Pager, TWIGY and others formed the "KRUSH POSSE", a crew of rappers and DJs. During this time he excelled at DJing hip-hop and began producing hip-hop beats. His solo debut appeared 1993. In the late 1990s he worked extensively with Nitro Microphone Underground, one of Japan's most successful hip-hop crews. In addition to producing he also was active as a designer.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Paid In Full
1987
Places And Spaces
1975
Black Byrd
1973
Kamaal/The Abstract
2001
Blacks And Blues
1974
Head To The Sky
1973
Finger Paintings
1977
La Revancha Del Tango
2001
Alive!
1971
Welcome 2 Detroit
2001
Heritage
1976
Satin Doll
1974
Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth
1973
Electric Funk
1970
Soul Symphony
1969
Elegant Soul
1968
Return Of The Mac
2007
Live! In Tune And On Time
2004
Shaft In Africa
1973
Live At The Lighthouse
1972
Set Us Free
1971
Head Rock = ヘッド・ロック
1970
Music Madness
2016
Gutter Water
2010
Credited work
960 releases · 244 albums · active 1961–2026
- Engineering · 566
- Production · 274
- Performance · 225
- Other credits · 218
- Mastering · 3
Studios: Daimonion Recordings · Inside Out Studio · Magnet Studio · Overheat Studio
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- James Brown
- Namie Amuro
- Nigo
- Misia
- Nitro Microphone Underground
- DJ Shadow
- S-Word