Akira Kiteshi

After honing his skills in the badly lit basements and velcro floored clubs of Edinburgh, Akira Kiteshi AKA Tommy Forrest has pulled off a meteoric ascension of nose bleeding proportions. With his debut release, Pinball smashing is way out of the Hip Hop scene crashing through the walls of Dubstep and high-jacking the decks at many an electro night. Now recognised as a leader of the new tear out movement & supported by a roll call that includes names like Mixmaster Mike, N-Type & Mary Anne Hobbs every new Akira creation is anticipated across the electronic music gamut. Far from the shy screen tanned studio hermit, Tommy has also firmly established his skills on the wheels. With shows throughout the US and Europe there are very few pin free countries on the map hanging in the Akira Kiteshi lab.

Mixmag “bats**t brilliance” 4/5 (recommended)

IDJ “the best Black Acre yet!” 9/10 (recommended)

Bobby Friction “futuristic genius"