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轉自 Taipei Times
文／Queen Bee
If you haven't heard of Kotoswitch, be sure to take note: he's the next big thing. What's the big deal? Kotoswitch's collaboration with Miami's renowned veteran DJ/producer Thomas Penton, whose productions have been supported by progressive house heavyweights such as Sasha, John Digweed, Dave Seaman and Paul Oakenfold, is due out this month. Moreover, the release is attracting attention from some high-profile DJs because it's on Penton's critically acclaimed Electric Candy Recording label.
Kotoswitch is the moniker of Taiwan's 25-year-old Jerry Chuang (莊家竣). During his college years in Japan, Kotoswitch started deejaying and producing. But how did he manage to hook up with the legendary DJ who brought dance music to South Florida?
"I used to collect records by Thomas Penton; he's always been one of my favorite producers," Kotoswitch said. "And as I was getting more into the production side, I wrote to him and asked if I could buy some of his samples and sounds ... . Turned out Penton was incredibly friendly and he was coming to deejay in Taipei soon after that."
Kotoswitch got to hang out with his producer role model in the studio when he visited Taiwan (to play for MoS) last year, while Penton discovered an outstanding Taiwanese talent to work with.
Self-described as a very persistent music lover, Kotoswitch spends a lot of time creating music in his studio rather than socializing to get gigs. Kotoswitch shows all the acumen necessary to continue to deliver quality music internationally, as well as break the cliquey local DJ scene.
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