Taka Perry

Taka Perry (born 18 October 1998) is an Australian-Japanese record producer, songwriter and artist from Canberra, Australia.^[1] His collaborations include Katseye, Ruel, Denzel Curry, Cashmere Cat, Hard Life, Blake Slatkin, and SIRUP. He co-produced and co-wrote "Touch" by Katseye,^[2] which charted on the Billboard Global 200.^[3]

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]

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