BudaMunk

BudaMunk

Originally from Tokyo, BudaMunk moved to LA in 1996 at the age of 16 and soon began his career DJing and making beats. In 2004, he began performing as DJ and producer for the Keentokers with MCs Joe Styles and OYG. The Keentokers soon joined forces with Live Radio and became the Soul Jugglerz and continued performances in the LA underground scene. As a producer, he built (together with other notable local producers) an underground HipHop community. He became a champion at one of the first beat battles held at the Scratch DJ Academy in LA. He returned to Tokyo in 2006 and released several projects from labels such as Jazzy Sport and Dogear Records. He was again crowned champion at an Akai sanctioned beat battle held in Tokyo, and became a positive influence in Japanese HipHop scene. He teamed up with musician, Mabanua, to form Green Butter, and continued to take more people on his sonic journey. He created music for TV ad campaigns while still making his own music, working collaboratively with producers such as Dibia$e, Elaquent, ILL.SUGI, Fitz Ambro$e, Al B Smoov, and Youtaro. In 2014, he released the album Soul Quest with his longtime brethren Joe Styles from Delicious Vinyl. Currently he has many more unannounced projects in the works.