Taka Perry (born 18 October 1998) is an Australian-Japanese record producer, songwriter and artist from Canberra, Australia. His collaborations include Katseye, Ruel, Denzel Curry, Cashmere Cat, Hard Life, Blake Slatkin, and SIRUP. He co-produced and co-wrote "Touch" by Katseye, which charted on the Billboard Global 200. Forbes Japan included him in their annual 30 Under 30 list in 2026.https://forbesjapan.com/feat/30under30/2026/
Career
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. While attending high school at Narrabundah College, he met Robert Conley through a school songwriting program run by APRA AMCOS. Upon graduating, he relocated to Sydney to pursue a career in music, with Conley acting as a mentor in his early career. He is fluent in both English and Japanese.
In 2018, he worked as a producer on Ruel's debut EP Ready, including ARIA multi-platinum certified single "Younger" and ARIA gold certified single "Not Thinkin' Bout You". In July 2019, Perry announced a record deal signing with etcetc.
In June 2020, Perry released an official remix for "Painkiller" by Ruel featuring Denzel Curry. 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. The performance was met with critical acclaim, with Rolling Stone Australia calling it "an anthem for the current times."
Whilst living in Australia, 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, and SIRUP.
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. The song charted in Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, and the Philippines, as well as the Billboard Global 200 and US Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. A remix of the same song was released in October 2024, featuring Yeonjun from TOMORROW X TOGETHER. In November 2024, J-Pop artist Aile The Shota released his album "REAL POP", which Perry produced and co-wrote 2 songs on. The album reached #5 on the Billboard Japan Download Albums chart.
In February 2025, MAZZEL released J-Pop song "J.O.K.E.R. ", which Perry produced and co-wrote alongside SKY-HI and Loar. The song charted on Billboard Japan Hot 100, reached #1 on Spotify Japan Viral 50,https://x.com/mazzel_official/status/1897111710118633651 and as part of MAZZEL's EP "Royal Straight Flush", reached #2 on both Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales and Download Albums charts. In May 2025, AKTHESAVIOR and Leon Fanourakis released hip-hop song "Ichiban" featuring Denzel Curry and Yeek, which Perry produced.
In July 2025, English alternative indie pop group Hard Life released their third album "Onion", which Perry executive produced, producing and co-writing 13 out of 14 songs.https://www.universal-music.co.jp/hard-life/biography/ The first single from the album, "Othello" debuted as Jack Saunders' "Hottest Record" on BBC Radio 1.
In February 2026, MAZZEL released J-Pop song "Banquet Bang", which Perry produced and co-wrote alongside SKY-HI and Loar. The song charted at #2 on both Billboard Japan Download Songshttps://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlsongs&year=2026&month=02&day=16 and Hot Shot Songs.https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=HotShotSongs&year=2026&month=02&day=16 The subsequent album, "Banquet", was released in April 2026, and charted at #1 on Billboard Japan Download Albumshttps://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlalbums&year=2026&month=04&day=20 and #3 on Hot Albums.https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2026&month=04&day=20 In July 2026, Aoen released J-Pop song "Hajimari Color", which Perry produced and co-wrote. The song reached #7 on Billboard Japan Hot 100.https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2026&month=08&day=03 In August 2026, Forbes Japan included him in their annual 30 Under 30 list in 2026.https://forbesjapan.com/feat/30under30/2026/
In September 2026, go!go!vanillas released Japanese rock song "Trick Star", which Perry produced.https://www.uta-net.com/song/399448/ The song was used as the ending theme for Tokyo Revengers: War of the Three Titans Arc.https://www.lisani.jp/0000315289/
Production discography YearTitleArtistAlbumLabel Production SongwritingNotes2026 "Trick Star" go!go!vanillas Trick Star Irori Records "Tired" SIRUP Non-album single Avex "Aiaiainante" Ryugujo Motto Sony Japan #3 Billboard Japan Top Albums Saleshttps://www.billboard-japan.com/artists/detail/1038408 "Uh Oh" Psychic Fever from Exile Tribe Different Warner Music Japan #8 Billboard Japan Hot Albumshttps://www.billboard-japan.com/artists/detail/986531#2 Top Albums Sales "Ongaku" Aile The Shota Non-album single BMSG "Hajimari Color" Aoen Hajimari Color HYBE #7 Billboard Japan Hot 100https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2026&month=08&day=03 "Aftertaste"https://rol3ert.com/c/discography/RLot9zqjWBHd4XfhUgRYch Rol3ert Non-album single Exciter Records "Follow Me"https://spincoaster.com/news/yo-sea-follow-me Yo-Sea Sea of Love AOTL "Ate!"https://natalie.mu/music/news/671352 GPP Non-album single Warner Music Japan "GG"https://www.uta-net.com/song/392787/Ayumu ImazuClassicBMSG #9 Billboard Japan Top Albums Saleshttps://www.billboard-japan.com/artists/detail/1003880 "Bounce Back" "For Me"https://www.uta-net.com/song/392703/ REIKO Voice BMSG "Stay Gold"https://recochoku.jp/song/S1030197533/ Myname RE:Blue Irving "Boy"https://rol3ert.com/c/discography/3JgN5B5twb2psvXjPCBuyc Rol3ert Non-album single Exciter Records #5 Billboard Japan Heatseekers Songshttps://www.billboard-japan.com/artists/detail/1093606 "Romeo"https://www.uta-net.com/song/392134/ ShowMinorSavage Non-album single BMSG #9 Billboard Japan Download Songshttps://www.billboard-japan.com/artists/detail/1075701 "2am"https://avexnet.jp/news/1032675 Riho Sayashi Non-album single Avex "Psycho"https://www.uta-net.com/song/388470/ Ai Tomioka 愛が溶けないうちに Victor Entertainment "Enoshima Orange Blue"https://bmsg-music-shop.com/en/products/bmsg-0026x?srsltid=AfmBOoqeKSk_rfevNX3PbaEVV-CbQLqiurdfnU8xZHtbhveQtki4rNLxAile The ShotaREAL POP 2Universal Music Japan #9 Billboard Japan Download Albumshttps://www.billboard-japan.com/artists/detail/979922 "キセキセツ" "Senaka Ni Ribbon"https://ototoy.jp/news/128067 Chara+YUKI Senaka Ni Ribbon Sony Japan #5 Billboard Japan Top Singles Saleshttps://www.billboard-japan.com/artists/detail/894636 "Banquet Bang"https://www.uta-net.com/song/387278/ MAZZEL Banquet Universal Music Japan #2 Billboard Japan Download Songshttps://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlsongs&year=2026&month=02&day=16#3 Hot Shot Songshttps://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=HotShotSongs&year=2026&month=02&day=16#1 Download Albumshttps://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlalbums&year=2026&month=04&day=20#1 Hot Albumshttps://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2026&month=04&day=20 "Higher"https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/157453/2 Haruno Non-album single Victor Entertainment 2025 "midnight"https://ototoy.jp/news/127473 yama アダルトチックチルドレン Sony Japan "Maybe"https://www.universal-music.co.jp/reiko/news/2025-10-20-1/ REIKO Voice BMSG "Undercover"SIRUPOwari DiaryAvex "Location" "Kira Kira" "Paradise" "Tomorrow" "OGRE"https://diymag.com/news/hard-life-track-ogre-album-onionHard LifeOnionIsland Records "y3llow bike" "crickets!!!" ":(fever:(" "proximityeffect" "Jane" "OCTOpus" "tele9raph hill" "P1L0T" "are you sti11 watching?" "p a n o r a m a" "Othello" "end credits" "Ichiban" AKTHESAVIOR & Leon Fanourakis Non-album single Dream Free Records "Rendezvous" SIRUP Owari Diary Avex "Coffee Float" Alexandros Provoke Universal Music Japan #7 Billboard Japan Download Albumshttps://www.billboard-japan.com/artists/detail/661348 "New Style"https://e.usen.com/news/news-release/-4-38.html Ai Tomioka TBA Victor Entertainment "Monster" Furui Riho TBA Pony Canyon "Sakura" Aile The Shota TBA BMSG "Butterfly" iri Seek Sony Japan "レコード"https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/yama/info/571365 yama ; semicolon Sony Japan "J.O.K.E.R." MAZZEL Royal Straight Flush BMSG #3 Billboard Japan Download Songshttps://www.billboard-japan.com/artists/detail/10298682024 "Tomorrow" Furui Riho Tomorrow Pony Canyon "Kodak" haruno Fool Victor Entertainment "Eternity"https://music.tower.jp/album/detail/1038455536Aile The ShotaReal PopBMSG #9 Billboard Japan Download Albumshttps://www.billboard-japan.com/artists/detail/979922 "Foolish" "Game Over" SIRUP Owari Diary Suppage Records "Escape"Leon Fanourakis & Taka PerryThe Griffin TapesPretty Good Records "Believe" "Fly" "Quickluv" "Express" "Power" "Imaninareba" "Numb" "Angel" Wooseok Non-album single UNDFND "Want Me Back" Ramengvrl TBA Warner Music Asia "Touch" Katseye SIS (Soft Is Strong) HYBE ARIA: Platinum Pro-Música Brasil: Diamond Music Canada: Platinum SNEP: Gold RMNZ: PLatinum BPI: Silver "Tarmeka" Allday The Necklace Dew Process "Overtime" haruno Fool Victor Entertainment "You" Wooseok Non-album single UNDFND "Begin"SANTAWORLDVIEWNice to Knee You1% ONEPERCENT "Cowboy's Life" "City to City" "Excuse Me"WILYWNKA90's Baby1% ONEPERCENT "Gorgeous" "What!?" "Dying Love" "Richman" "GO!!" SIRUP Non-album single Suppage Records 2023 "2MANYTIMES" SIRUP and Cody Jon Non-album single Saint Lucky Records "New World" MFS COMBO Warner Music Japan "Feel Alive" Cat & Calmell How Do You Feel? EMI Music Australia "Death Wobbles" Cody Jon Death Wobbles Saint Lucky Records "AKANE" Rei(c)hi Non-album single Independent "i loved a boy"Thomas HeadonSix Songs That Thomas Headon Likes and Thinks That You Would Like TooElektra Records "2009 TOYOTA" 2022 "Keep it Runnin" WILYWNKA Counter 1% ONEPERCENT "Don't"Taka PerryKakomiraietcetc "Alive" "Lemonade" "Guillotine" "北齋" "Apollo" "Tokyo" "Becky's Plan" Cody Jon Non-album single Saint Lucky Records "Breakfast" Thomas Headon Victoria Warner Music UK "When I'm With You" Isaiah Firebrace Non-album single Sony Music Australia 2021 "Operator" Taka Perry Non-album single etcetc "Get Old" Cat & Calmell Life of Mine EMI Music Australia "1234" Taka Perry Non-album Single etcetc "Luv Drunk" A.GIRL Non-album single Volkanik "Twenty" Taka Perry Non-album Single etcetc "Bindii Patch" Abby Bella May I Am Sensitive Independent 2020 "Diamonds" Taka Perry Non-album single etcetc "Je Ne Sais Quoi" Kirsten Salty Non-album single Independent "Broken Bodies" Kid Blue Non-album single Independent "Jesus Walks" Taka Perry Non-album single ABC Music "Lola" A.GIRL Non-album single Volkanik Music "Only U" Taka Perry Non-album single etcetc "Nicotine" Sycco Non-album single Independent "All Over You" A.GIRL Non-album single Volkanik Music 2019 "Casual"ThomstonLos AngelesWarner Music "Godsend" "Find Yourself" SACHI Nights with Ruby Casablanca Records "Introspect"Taka PerryNon-album singleetcetc "Kuruna" "21 Orbits" "Love Me First" Stellie Non-album single Independent "2142"A.GIRLNon-album singleVolkanik Music "Play" 2018 "Not Thinkin' Bout You"RuelReadyRCA Records ARIA: Gold RMNZ: Gold "Younger" ARIA: 2x Platinum RMNZ: Platinum "Money Problems" Max Frost Gold Rush Atlantic Records 2016 "Ten Feet Tall" Okenyo Ten Feet Tall Elefant Traks
Remixes +List of remixes, with year released and album shown Title Year Artist(s) Album "Painkiller" 2020 Ruel (featuring Denzel Curry) Painkiller (Remix Pack) "Stranger Love" 2021 PNAU (featuring Budjerah) Stranger Love "Ready For The Sky" 2022 Budjerah Ready For The Sky "umi tsuki" https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/130218 2023 SIRUP (featuring iri) After Summer Remixes