Tokyo Machine, commonly referred to as TOKI, is a producer who debuted on Monstercat with his track PARTY, which was released on July 22, 2016.
Background[]
Tokyo Machine is a moniker with a unique brand of EDM that combines endearing Japan-infused 8-bit sounds with fierce, heavy basslines. He is always seen with his signature mask on.
It is the result of a personality influenced by Japanese culture and video games colliding head-on with energetic electronic beats. Tokyo Machine has quickly grown to become one of the most recognizable personas in dance music, DJing on some of the scene’s most coveted stages and garnering millions upon millions of streams. He mysteriously emerged onto the scene in July of 2016 with the chiptune-infused bass house slapper "PARTY", which increased the attention of Monstercat fanatics and blogs alike. The producer quickly followed up on the success of "PARTY" with equally wild singles throughout the remainder of the year, including the viral breakbeat slammer "FIGHT".
His music has won him millions of plays, featurings in video games and TV, thousands of die hard fans all over the earth and the support from the likes of Tiësto, Martin Garrix, David Guetta, Dillon Francis, Afrojack, Slushii, Herobust and more. Since his debut show at EDC Las Vegas in 2017, Tokyo Machine has established himself as a chiptune stage-beast, who alongside his little Tokimon companions steals the show on every continent.
2017 would prove to be an even larger year for Tokyo Machine, taking his video game influences to a whole new level when he was accepted to produce a new theme for Rocket League. "ROCK IT" spearheaded Monstercat’s collaborative album with the video game and went on to become one of TOKYO MACHINE’s most widely beloved works. Less than a month after the song’s release, Tokyo Machine made his full-scale live debut at EDC.
In 2018, Tokyo Machine embarked on his first North American live tour, which served as the general public’s chance to see that Tokyo Machine wasn’t just a cutesy cartoon musician, but also a lively DJ who could throw down a ridiculously heavy set. The DJ’s distinct stage wear has also allowed him to gain substantial traction within the cosplay community.
2018 also saw Tokyo Machine make his debut at the world’s largest EDM festival, Tomorrowland. He also played a homecoming show in Tokyo and embarked on a mini-tour in China that same year, in extension to producing another song for Rocket League and having “HYPE” featured in Just Shapes & Beats.
From there, Tokyo Machine has not stopped growing and moving forward, as the producer has continued to consistently release fun, thematic tunes throughout recent months (such as the Beat Saber-featured "EPIC" and "MOSHI" with Pegboard Nerds).
Timeline[]
2016[]
July
- July 22, 2016: Tokyo Machine released his debut Monstercat single, PARTY. The song is featured on Monstercat 028 - Uproar.
August
- August 22, 2016: Tokyo Machine released his second Monstercat single, OKAY. The song is featured on Monstercat 028 - Uproar.
October
- October 17, 2016: Tokyo Machine released his third Monstercat single, FIGHT. The song is featured on Monstercat 029 - Havoc and Monstercat - Best of 2016.
December
- December 2, 2016: Tokyo Machine released his fourth Monstercat single, PIXEL. The song is featured on Monstercat 030 - Finale.
2017[]
January
- January 27, 2017: Tokyo Machine released his fifth Monstercat single, HYPE. The song is featured on Monstercat 030 - Finale.
March
- March 8, 2017: Tokyo Machine released his sixth Monstercat single, BLAST. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 1.
May
- May 3, 2017: Tokyo Machine released his seventh Monstercat single, CRAZY. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 1.
June
- June 6, 2017: Tokyo Machine released his eighth Monstercat single, ROCK IT. The song is featured on Rocket League x Monstercat Vol. 1.
September
- September 6, 2017: Tokyo Machine released his ninth Monstercat single, BUBBLES. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 3.
October
- October 30, 2017: Tokyo Machine released his tenth Monstercat single, SPOOKY. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 3 and Monstercat - Best of 2017.
2018[]
March
- March 15, 2018: Tokyo Machine released his eleventh Monstercat single, COOKIES. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 5.
September
- September 3, 2018: Tokyo Machine released his twelfth Monstercat single, FLY. The song is featured on Rocket League x Monstercat Vol. 4.
October
- October 18, 2018: Tokyo Machine released his thirteenth Monstercat single, EPIC. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 6, Monstercat - Best of 2018 and Rocket League x Beat Saber.
December
- December 17, 2018: Tokyo Machine released his fourteenth Monstercat single, JINGLE BELLS. The song is featured on Holiday Hits.
2019[]
February
- February 28, 2019: Tokyo Machine released his fifteenth Monstercat single, PLAY. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 7, Rocket League x Monstercat, Beat Saber x Monstercat, Roblox x Monstercat, Monstercat - Best of 2019 and SMITE x Monstercat.
May
- May 30, 2019: Tokyo Machine released his sixteenth Monstercat single, SAIKOU. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 7.
July
- July 11, 2019: Tokyo Machine released his seventeenth Monstercat single, MOSHI in collaboration with Pegboard Nerds. The song is featured on Monstercat 8 Year Anniversary.
October
- October 14, 2019: Tokyo Machine released his eighteenth Monstercat single, TURBO. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 8.
November
- November 18, 2019: Tokyo Machine released his nineteenth Monstercat single, BAD BOY in collaboration with YÅKO. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 8.
2020[]
March
- March 25, 2020: Tokyo Machine released his debut EP on Monstercat, PLAY (The Remixes):
April
- April 30, 2020: Tokyo Machine released his twentieth Monstercat single, JOURNEY. The song is featured on Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 9 and Monstercat - Best of 2020.
September
- September 7, 2020: Tokyo Machine released his twenty-first Monstercat single, ROCK IT VIP. The song is featured on Rocket League x Monstercat - Legacy.
2021[]
February
- February 5, 2021: Tokyo Machine released his twenty-second Monstercat single, Last Summer in collaboration with Weird Genius and featuring Lights. This song is featured on Monstercat Instinct Vol. 7 and Monstercat - Best of 2021.
May
- May 24, 2021: Tokyo Machine, Weird Genius and Lights released a music video for their track Last Summer.
2022[]
July
- July 14, 2022: Tokyo Machine released his twenty-third Monstercat single, PEW PEW in collaboration with Slushii. The song is featured on Monstercat - Best of 2022.
August
- August 29, 2022: Tokyo Machine released his second EP on Monstercat, Last Summer (The Remixes) in collaboration with Weird Genius and featuring Lights:
- Last Summer (Gammer Remix)
- Last Summer (Feint Remix)
- Last Summer (Hoaprox Remix)
- Last Summer (AirJordy Remix)
October
- October 3, 2022: Tokyo Machine released his twenty-fourth Monstercat single, RAD.
November
- November 7, 2022: Tokyo Machine released his twenty-fifth Monstercat single, GALACTICAL. The song is featured on Monstercat - Best of 2022.
2023[]
February
- February 20, 2023: Tokyo Machine released his twenty-sixth Monstercat single, FAR OUT. The song is featured on Monstercat - Best of 2023.
June
- June 5, 2023: Tokyo Machine released his twenty-seventh Monstercat single, BLEEP BLOOP. The song is featured on Rocket League x Monstercat.
August
- August 4, 2023: Tokyo Machine released his twenty-eighth Monstercat single, AUTOMATIC featuring DYSON.
November
- November 22, 2023: Monstercat released the limited Best of Tokyo Machine vinyl.
- November 29, 2023: Tokyo Machine released his twenty-ninth Monstercat single, STEREO. The song is featured on Rocket League x Monstercat and Monstercat - Best of 2023.
December
- December 6, 2023: Tokyo Machine released his thirtieth Monstercat single, FAR OUT VIP. The song is featured on Rocket League x Monstercat.
2024[]
May
- May 17, 2024: Tokyo Machine released his thirty-first Monstercat single, HOT SHOT. The song is featured on Monstercat - Best of 2024.
December
- December 2, 2024: Tokyo Machine released his thirty-second Monstercat single PLAY VIP. The song is featured on Rocket League x Monstercat and Monstercat - Best of 2024.
Monstercat Uploads[]
- PARTY
- July 22, 2016
- OKAY
- August 22, 2016
- FIGHT
- October 17, 2016
- PIXEL
- December 2, 2016
- HYPE
- January 27, 2017
- BLAST
- March 8, 2017
- CRAZY
- May 3, 2017
- ROCK IT
- June 6, 2017
- BUBBLES
- September 6, 2017
- SPOOKY
- October 30, 2017
- COOKIES
- March 15, 2018
- FLY
- September 3, 2018
- EPIC
- October 18, 2018
- JINGLE BELLS
- December 17, 2018
- PLAY
- February 28, 2019
- SAIKOU
- May 30, 2019
- MOSHI (with Pegboard Nerds)
- July 11, 2019
- TURBO
- October 14, 2019
- BAD BOY (with YÅKO)
- November 18, 2019
- PLAY (Eliminate Remix)
- March 25, 2020
- JOURNEY
- April 30, 2020
- ROCK IT VIP
- September 7, 2020
- Last Summer (with Weird Genius, feat. Lights)
- February 5, 2021
- PEW PEW (with Slushii)
- July 14, 2022
- Last Summer (with Weird Genius, feat. Lights, Gammer Remix)
- August 29, 2022
- RAD
- October 3, 2022
- GALACTICAL
- November 7, 2022
- FAR OUT
- February 20, 2023
- BLEEP BLOOP
- June 5, 2023
- AUTOMATIC (feat. DYSON)
- August 4, 2023
- STEREO
- November 29, 2023
- FAR OUT VIP
- December 6, 2023
- HOT SHOT
- May 17, 2024
- PLAY VIP
- December 2, 2024
- RAD (Beat Saber | Zen Mode)
- December 31, 2024
Trivia[]
Other[]
- As of 2024, he and Conro are the only pre-Uncaged/Instinct artists to have landed a spot on the Best Of compilation every year since their debut.
- From his debut single "PARTY" to his latest single right now, all of his song titles are always capitalized.
- The only exceptions to this are Last Summer (and its remix package), Silver Lining and Desperate.
- He co-produced Saxsquatch's singles Madness and Northern Lights.
- He has animal companions that appear in most of his coverarts. He calls them 'Tokimon', a reference to Pokemon.
- The rabbit is named "Robo-Chan/Robo". Robo's gender is female, as her voice was revealed in many of Tokyo Machine's song teasers. She first appeared in PARTY;
- The two-tailed fox is named "Kit the Fox", or just simply "Kit". Kit's gender is assumed to be male. He first appeared in PARTY;
- The tiger is named "Supertigre", a reference to Superman. Supertigre's gender is male. He first appeared in PARTY;
- The jellyfish is named "Miss Jelly". Miss Jelly's gender is female. She first appeared in PARTY;
- The seal is named "Beerseel". Beerseel's gender is assumed to be male. He first appeared in PARTY;
- The snake is named "Chi". Chi's gender is assumed to be male. He first appeared in SPOOKY;
- The name Chi is a possible reference to the Japanese word "Orochi", which translates to "snake";
- The dinosaur's name is "Chompo". Chompo's gender is male. He first appeared in PIXEL;
- The dinosaur holds an egg whose tail and legs are sprouted. Its gender is either. It first appeared in PIXEL;
- The owl's name is PARTYOWL. The owl's gender is assumed to be either. They first appeared in PARTY;
- The ghost's name is "Haunty". Haunty's gender is male. He first appeared in BLAST;
- The lemur's name is "Koko". Koko's gender is assumed to be male. He first appeared in CRAZY;
- The fish's name is "Tai". Tai's gender is female. She first appeared in BUBBLES;
- The spider's name is "Gummi". Gummi's gender is assumed to be female. She first appeared in HYPE;
- The shark's name is "Raizo". Raizo's gender is assumed to be male. He first appeared in FLAMES.
- His signature always has "[ ^ vvvv ^ ]" written on every status he posts on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram (He dosen't always use ^. Sometimes he varies it with another icon or emoji, like a heart or question mark).
- He likes to call his fans the "Toki-crew".
- He is fluent in Japanese.
- His debut on Monstercat was teased by posting his silhouette in a Super Smash Bros template, which can be found here.
- His single "HYPE" was featured as a bonus level in the rhythm game Just Shapes & Beats by Berzerk Studio.
- His singles "EPIC", "ROCK IT" and "PLAY" were featured as levels in the rhythm game Beat Saber by Beat Games.
- His singles "BUBBLES" and "CRAZY" were featured as levels in the rhythm game Spin Rhythm XD by Super Spin Digital.
- He is the CEO of the record label CHOMPO, which he founded in 2023.
Collaborated with[]
- Pegboard Nerds (1)
- Slushii (2)
- Weird Genius (1)
- YÅKO (1)
Artists featured[]
Remixed by[]
- AirJordy (1)
- BEAUZ (1)
- Chime (1)
- Eliminate (1)
- Feint (1)
- Gammer (1)
- Hoaprox (1)
- INITIATE (1)
- James Landino (1)
- LöKii (1)
- Panda Eyes (1)
- Poni (1)
- Saint Punk (1)
Off-Monstercat Releases[]
Singles[]
2020[]
- FLAMES [Proximity]
- BEWM (with Slushii) [Create Music Group]
- NEW HORIZONS [GameChops]
- GET UP (with Guy Arthur) [NCS]
2021[]
- THE BOYS (Theme Song) (with The Boys) [Create Music Group]
- CANTINA (with Saxsquatch)
- Silver Lining (with End of the World) [Lost In Dreams]
- SLASH [NCS]
2023[]
- CHOMP [CHOMPO]
- SOMEONE (with Nitro Fun) [CHOMPO]
- VOLC4NO [CHOMPO]
- VOLC4NO (RED VERSION) [CHOMPO]
2024[]
- HEART [CHOMPO]
- CRANK [CHOMPO]
- Desperate (with NEFFEX) [NCS]
- SNOWMAN (with Mameyudoufu) [CHOMPO]
- DECK THE HALLS (with MDK) [CHOMPO]
- CHEAT CODES [NCS]
Remixes[]
- Funk Fiction - vs. DJ Subatomic Supernova [Boss Battle Records]
- Sackboy - The Gardens [Sony Classical]
- Naeleck & Hige Driver - Virtual Gaming [Dancing Dead]
- Konami - Gradius
- KANA-BOON - Silhouette [Sony Music Labels]
- LiSA - crossing field [Sony Music Labels]
- Yoasobi - Monster
- Jaroslav Beck - Escape
Gallery[]
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