Engineering · Performance
Muro
Muro is credited on 771 releases across 244 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1961–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
771
Pressings credited
244
Albums
7
Decades active
198
In collections
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.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
771 releases · 244 albums · active 1961–2026
- Engineering · 383
- Performance · 227
- Other credits · 153
- Production · 151
- Mastering · 3
Studios: Daimonion Recordings · The Parlour Of Mystery · Soundcastle · Inside Out Studio
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

Alive!
1971

La Revancha Del Tango
2001

Finger Paintings
1977

Heritage
1976

Satin Doll
1974

Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth
1973

Welcome 2 Detroit
2001

Shaft In Africa
1973

Electric Funk
1970

Everything I Play Is Funky
1970

Return Of The Mac
2007

Juicy Fruit (Disco Freak)
1976

Natural Illusions
1972

Live At The Lighthouse
1972

Head Rock = ヘッド・ロック
1970

Soul Symphony
1969

Elegant Soul
1968

Chamber Music
2009
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Misia
- Nigo
- James Brown
- S-Word
- Grant Green
- Muro (King Of Diggin')
- DJ Shadow
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