Gaines

Gaines are a twin brother DJ duo born in Tokyo, 1974.

At just 15 years old, the brothers started using the Ensoniq Mirage sampler. In 1990, the hip hop movement took hold of Japan. The brothers became inspired by popular midnight dance programs, hip hop movies such as Beat Street, Deee-Lite’s World Clique album, Malcolm McLaren’s Round The Outside! Round The Outside! album, etc. The duo then started scratching and making mix tapes of their own. 1993 |Gaines start their career as DJs and dedicate themselves to the underground scene.They start a regular party at the well-established club Cave in Shibuya with the famous rap group Rappagariya, among others. They begin playing popular hip hop and house parties such as the Heart parties at Liquid Room with DJ Maar and guests DjYuze, Zeebra, DJ Emma, etc.