Taka Perry | |
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Taka Perry in 2024 | |
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| Born | 18 October 1998 Canberra, Australia |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
| Website | takaperry |
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 BE:FIRST. 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.
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, 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. 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 Songs and Hot Shot Songs. The subsequent album, "Banquet", was released in April 2026, and charted at #1 on Billboard Japan Download Albums and #3 on Hot Albums. 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. In August 2026, Forbes Japan included him in their annual 30 Under 30 list in 2026.
In September 2026, go!go!vanillas released Japanese rock song "Trick Star", which Perry produced. The song was used as the ending theme for Tokyo Revengers: War of the Three Titans Arc.
| Year | Title | Artist | Album | Label | Production | Songwriting | Notes |
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| 2026 | "Exercise" | BE:FIRST | BE:4U | Avex | |||
| "Peace" (featuring WILYWNKA) |
SIRUP | Whereabouts? | Avex | ||||
| "Is This Love?" | NOA | Clean+Noise | Universal Music Japan | ||||
| "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 Sales | |||
| "Uh Oh" | Psychic Fever from Exile Tribe | Different | Warner Music Japan | #8 Billboard Japan Hot Albums #2 Top Albums Sales | |||
| "Ongaku" | Aile The Shota | Non-album single | BMSG | ||||
| "Hajimari Color" | Aoen | Hajimari Color | HYBE | #7 Billboard Japan Hot 100 | |||
| "Aftertaste" (featuring Rejay) |
Rol3ert | Meet Me In My Head | Exciter Records | ||||
| "Follow Me" | Yo-Sea | Sea of Love | AOTL | ||||
| "Ate!" | GPP | Non-album single | Warner Music Japan | ||||
| "GG" | Ayumu Imazu | Classic | BMSG | #9 Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales | |||
| "Bounce Back" | |||||||
| "For Me" | REIKO | Voice | BMSG | ||||
| "Stay Gold" | Myname | RE:Blue | Irving | ||||
| "Boy" | Rol3ert | Meet Me In My Head | Exciter Records | #5 Billboard Japan Heatseekers Songs | |||
| "Romeo" | ShowMinorSavage | SIDE | BMSG | #9 Billboard Japan Download Songs | |||
| "2am" | Riho Sayashi | OWN | Avex | ||||
| "Psycho" | Ai Tomioka | 愛が溶けないうちに | Victor Entertainment | ||||
| "Enoshima Orange Blue" | Aile The Shota | REAL POP 2 | Universal Music Japan | #9 Billboard Japan Download Albums | |||
| "キセキセツ" | |||||||
| "Senaka Ni Ribbon" | Chara+YUKI | Senaka Ni Ribbon | Sony Japan | #5 Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales | |||
| "Banquet Bang" | MAZZEL | Banquet | Universal Music Japan | #2 Billboard Japan Download Songs #3 Hot Shot Songs #1 Download Albums #1 Hot Albums | |||
| "Higher" | Haruno | Non-album single | Victor Entertainment | ||||
| 2025 | "midnight" | yama | アダルトチックチルドレン | Sony Japan | |||
| "Maybe" | REIKO | Voice | BMSG | ||||
| "Undercover" (featuring Ayumu Imazu) |
SIRUP | Owari Diary | Avex | ||||
| "Location" | |||||||
| "Kira Kira" | |||||||
| "Paradise" | |||||||
| "Tomorrow" | |||||||
| "OGRE" | Hard Life | Onion | Island 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" (featuring Denzel Curry & Yeek) |
AKTHESAVIOR & Leon Fanourakis | Non-album single | Dream Free Records | ||||
| "Rendezvous" (featuring Hard Life) |
SIRUP | Owari Diary | Avex | ||||
| "Coffee Float" (featuring Hard Life) |
Alexandros | Provoke | Universal Music Japan | #7 Billboard Japan Download Albums | |||
| "New Style" | Ai Tomioka | 愛が溶けないうちに | Victor Entertainment | ||||
| "Monster" | Furui Riho | Letters | Pony Canyon | ||||
| "Sakura" | Aile The Shota | REAL POP 2 | BMSG | ||||
| "Butterfly" | iri | Seek | Sony Japan | ||||
| "レコード" | yama | ; semicolon | Sony Japan | ||||
| "J.O.K.E.R." | MAZZEL | Royal Straight Flush | BMSG | #3 Billboard Japan Download Songs | |||
| 2024 | "Tomorrow" | Furui Riho | Tomorrow | Pony Canyon | |||
| "Kodak" (featuring Toaka) |
haruno | Fool | Victor Entertainment | ||||
| "Eternity" | Aile The Shota | Real Pop | BMSG | #9 Billboard Japan Download Albums | |||
| "Foolish" | |||||||
| "Game Over" | SIRUP | Owari Diary | Suppage Records | ||||
| "Escape" | Leon Fanourakis & Taka Perry | The Griffin Tapes | Pretty Good Records | ||||
| "Believe" (featuring Ramengvrl, Sokodomo, YNG Martyr) |
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| "Fly" | |||||||
| "Quickluv" (featuring CJ Fly) |
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| "Express" | |||||||
| "Power" (featuring SEEDA, ISSUGI) |
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| "Imaninareba" (featuring 李大奔) |
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| "Numb" (featuring PANIA) |
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| "Angel" | Wooseok (from Pentagon) | Non-album single | UNDFND | ||||
| "Want Me Back" (featuring Claudia) |
Ramengvrl | TBA | Warner Music Asia | ||||
| "Touch" | Katseye | SIS (Soft Is Strong) | HYBE |
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| "Tarmeka" | Allday | The Necklace | Dew Process | ||||
| "Overtime" | haruno | Fool | Victor Entertainment | ||||
| "You" | Wooseok (from Pentagon) | Non-album single | UNDFND | ||||
| "Begin" | SANTAWORLDVIEW | Nice to Knee You | 1% ONEPERCENT | ||||
| "Cowboy's Life" | |||||||
| "City to City" (featuring WILYWNKA) |
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| "Excuse Me" | WILYWNKA | 90's Baby | 1% ONEPERCENT | ||||
| "Gorgeous" (featuring ¥ellow Bucks and Nephew) |
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| "What!?" | |||||||
| "Dying Love" | |||||||
| "Richman" (featuring VIGORMAN) |
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| "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 Headon | Six Songs That Thomas Headon Likes and Thinks That You Would Like Too | Elektra Records | ||||
| "2009 TOYOTA" | |||||||
| 2022 | "Keep it Runnin" (featuring MFS) |
WILYWNKA | Counter | 1% ONEPERCENT | |||
| "Don't" | Taka Perry | Kakomirai | etcetc | ||||
| "Alive" | |||||||
| "Lemonade" (featuring Boy Soda) |
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| "Guillotine" (featuring Young Dirty Bastard) |
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| "北齋" | |||||||
| "Apollo" (featuring MUNGMUNG, Cyprus, goyo, rako, DALI HART) |
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| "Tokyo" | |||||||
| "Becky's Plan" | Cody Jon | Non-album single | Saint Lucky Records | ||||
| "Breakfast" | Thomas Headon | Victoria | Warner Music UK | ||||
| "When I'm With You" (featuring Evie Irie) |
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" (with Leon Fanourakis) |
Taka Perry | Non-album Single | etcetc | ||||
| "Luv Drunk" | A.GIRL | Non-album single | Volkanik | ||||
| "Twenty" (featuring Stevan) |
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" (featuring Wifisfuneral) |
Kid Blue | Non-album single | Independent | ||||
| "Jesus Walks" (Triple J Like a Version featuring A.Girl and Gia Vorne) |
Taka Perry | Non-album single | ABC Music | ||||
| "Lola" | A.GIRL | Non-album single | Volkanik Music | ||||
| "Only U" (featuring Gia Vorne) |
Taka Perry | Non-album single | etcetc | ||||
| "Nicotine" | Sycco | Non-album single | Independent | ||||
| "All Over You" | A.GIRL | Non-album single | Volkanik Music | ||||
| 2019 | "Casual" | Thomston | Los Angeles | Warner Music | |||
| "Godsend" | |||||||
| "Find Yourself" | SACHI | Nights with Ruby | Casablanca Records | ||||
| "Introspect" | Taka Perry | Non-album single | etcetc | ||||
| "Kuruna" (featuring JP THE WAVY |
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| "21 Orbits" (featuring Yaw. and Yergurl) |
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| "Love Me First" | Stellie | Non-album single | Independent | ||||
| "2142" | A.GIRL | Non-album single | Volkanik Music | ||||
| "Play" | |||||||
| 2018 | "Not Thinkin' Bout You" | Ruel | Ready | RCA Records | |||
| "Younger" | |||||||
| "Money Problems" | Max Frost | Gold Rush | Atlantic Records | ||||
| 2016 | "Ten Feet Tall" | Okenyo | Ten Feet Tall | Elefant Traks |
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
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| "Painkiller" (Taka Perry Remix) |
2020 | Ruel (featuring Denzel Curry) | Painkiller (Remix Pack) |
| "Stranger Love" (Taka Perry Remix) |
2021 | PNAU (featuring Budjerah) | Stranger Love |
| "Ready For The Sky" (Taka Perry Remix) |
2022 | Budjerah | Ready For The Sky |
| "umi tsuki" (Taka Perry Remix) |
2023 | SIRUP (featuring iri) | After Summer Remixes |
| Organisation | Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| APRA Music Awards | 2026 | Most Performed Australian Work | Nominated | |
| Most Performed Pop Work | Nominated | |||
| Billions Award | Won |