Taka Perry
Taka Perry in 2024
Background information
Born	(1998-10-18) 18 October 1998 (age 26) Canberra, Australia
Genres	R&B Hip-hop Pop K-Pop
Occupations	Music producer songwriter
Instruments	Guitar Piano Bass guitar Vocals Ableton Live
Years active	2016–present
Website	takaperry.com

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, Blake Slatkin, Omer Fedi, SIRUP, WILYWNKA, and JP THE WAVY. 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. In 2018, he worked as a producer on Ruel's debut EP Ready, including ARIA multi-platinum certified single "Younger"^[7] and ARIA gold certified single "Not Thinkin' Bout You".^[8]

In July 2019, Perry announced a record deal signing with etcetc.^[9] 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.^[10] The performance was met with critical acclaim, with Rolling Stone Australia calling it "an anthem for the current times."^[11]

During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 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,^[12] SIRUP,^[13] iri,^[14] and ¥ellow Bucks.^[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 tracks on.^[17]

In 2024, Perry visited Seoul, where he began producing and writing for Korean music artists. In May 2024, Wooseok (from Pentagon) released his song "You", which Perry produced and wrote.^[18] 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.^[19][20] The song charted in Canada,^[21] Singapore,^[22] Malaysia,^[23] South Korea,^[24] and the Philippines,^[25] as well as the Billboard Global 200^[26] and US Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.^[27] A remix of the same song was released in October 2024, featuring Yeonjun from TOMORROW X TOGETHER.^[28]

He is fluent in both English and Japanese.^[4]

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