RIOKADA

DJ / Beatmaker / AV works — Tokyo, Japan.

Featured

dusty_dm — original track & music video (Blender × StreamDiffusion). Some samples generated with YuE. Making-of (note, JP)

Works

Beats

2022BGP2022YouTube
2021THRUKBC2021SoundCloud
2021Moon SoulSoundCloud YouTube
2021A Rainy DayYouTube
2020JourneySoundCloud YouTube
2020BGPChillSoundCloud
2020Northern SamuraiYouTube
2020MIZUIROYouTube
2020RuthlessYouTube
2020DEFINEYouTube
2019Struggle2SurviveSoundCloud
20198SoulBGP2019SoundCloud
2019A Happy New Yearsampling Yumi AraiSoundCloud

Remixes

2020OZROSAURUS — AREA AREA90s RemixSoundCloud YouTube
2018ファンキーグラマラスRokad RemixSoundCloud YouTube
2017GAGLE — うぶこえRemixSoundCloud YouTube

DJ Mixes

2014Free MixMixcloud
2013Japanese Hip-Hop MixSoundCloud Mixcloud

Early beats (2012–2018)

2018Sunset MomentSoundCloud
2018HipHop_Track_26SoundCloud
2018HipHop_Demo_Track_25SoundCloud
2018HipHop_Demo_Track_24SoundCloud
2018HipHop_Demo_Track_23SoundCloud
2018Rough Beat (HaruNoUmi)SoundCloud
2017HipHop_Demo_Track_22SoundCloud
2017HipHop_Demo_Track_21SoundCloud
2017HipHop_Demo_Track_20SoundCloud
2017BGP CLASH 2019SoundCloud
2017HipHop_Demo_Track_18SoundCloud
2017HipHop_Demo_Track_17SoundCloud
2016HipHop_Demo_Track_15SoundCloud
2015BGP_RB2015SoundCloud
2013TRACK_006SoundCloud
2012rainSoundCloud

AI visual experiments (2021–2022)

2022StyleGAN3 VJ ExampleYouTube
2021Generated Music Video using Deep LearningYouTube
2021Daft Punk — One More TimeStyleGAN-generated video (Ukiyo-e)YouTube
2021Stardust — Music Sounds Better With YouStyleGAN-generated video (Ukiyo-e)YouTube

About

Tokyo-based beatmaker and DJ. Rooted in hip-hop, RIOKADA has been making beats since 2017 and creates audio-visual works that combine music with real-time AI visuals. Formerly known as Rokad / KDAR — archive (2013–2021).

Contact

Bookings and collaborations: send a DM on Instagram or X.