Taku Takahashi (高橋 拓, Takahashi Taku, born 29 March 1974; stylized as ☆Taku Takahashi) is a Japanese DJ and record producer, who debuted in 1998 as a member of the group M-Flo.
He composed the series' soundtrack albums, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt The Original Soundtrack and Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt THE WORST ALBUM. In 2025, he returned to produce the music for New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT.
Biography[]
Taku Takahashi grew up in Yokohama, with his father employed in the construction industry. He attended high school in Tokyo, at St. Mary's International School, along with Verbal.
In 1992, the pair formed a rap rock band called N.M.D. in 1992, in which Takahashi wrote the music and performed the drums. The band received many offers from major record labels after their live performances; however, as Verbal did not see being a rapper as a practical career, these offers were turned down.
The pair went their separate ways after high school, with Takahashi travelling to Beverly Hills, Los Angeles in 1994, attending Occidental College. Takahashi tried majoring in physics, philosophy and Asian Studies with little success. He enrolled in a local music school, beginning his career as a DJ and songwriter.
In 2010, Taku Takahashi launched his second record label, TCY Recording, featuring dance music artists who base themselves on MySpace music. He also began working as a music director for the Gainax animated series Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, which began airing in October 2010.
Discography[]
- Tachytelic Night: Welcomes You to the Far East (2003)
- TCY Rec Special Pack EP Vol. 1 (2010)
- TCY Rec Special Pack EP Vol. 2 (2010)
- Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt The Original Soundtrack (2010)
- After 5 Vol. 1 (2011)
- TCY Rec Special Pack EP Vol. 3 (2011)
- Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt THE WORST ALBUM (2011)
- TCY Rec Special Pack EP Vol. 4 (2012)
- EDM World Presented by ☆Taku Takahashi (2013)
Trivia[]
- The DJ at the Rock Foundation party in "Panty + Brief" resembles Taku Takahashi.