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Yann Tomita

Yann Tomita is credited on 221 releases across 64 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1983–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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221

Pressings credited

64

Albums

5

Decades active

108

In collections

Biography

Yann Tomita (ヤン富田; born October 1952) is a Japanese musician, composer, record producer, writer, and steelpan player based in Tokyo. In Japan during the 1980s and 1990s, he pioneered various music genres, including hip hop, dub, acid jazz, exotica, and electronic music. He is the first professional Japanese steelpan player, first Japanese hip hop producer, and the president and founder of the record label Audio Science Laboratory.

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Credited work

221 releases · 64 albums · active 1983–2025

  • Performance · 353
  • Other credits · 336
  • Engineering · 75
  • Production · 58

Studios: Audio Science Laboratory · Magnet Studio · Onkio Haus · Sedic Studio

Discography

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