REI

Reinhold Makasutji aka REI is Jazz and Soul fanatic. His love for Jazz started on earlier age from his musician father. He listened to the sound of Miles Davies, John Coltrane, Lester Young, Duke Ellington, Sun-Ra, Billie Holiday, Roy Ayers, Bill Evans, and many more.As producer, re-mixer, and DJ, REI got his first taste of electronic music when he was in Seattle from spring 1997 to fall 2006. His love for Detroit Sound, inspire him to make his own music production based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Artist such as Jeff Mills, Carl Craig, Paperclip People, Juan Atkins, Jay Dee (J-Dilla), Dwele, Waajed, Titonton Duvante, Dabrye, DJ Krush, DJ Cam, DJ Shadow, La Funk Mob from Mo Wax (earlier 90’s production) and Ninja Tune are his early inspiration to create music.Since he’s back in Jakarta, he starts producing numerous songs in different format of music from Minimal, Jazzy Hip Hop, Breaks, Soulful Beat and Deep House that heavily influenced by Jazz. After long overdue, he will release his first EP by the year of aquarius in 2010.Known for his eclectic DJ set, he introduces the sound of jazz in different format. 
From Down tempo, Trip Hop, Hip Hop, Jazzy Groove, Latin Breaks, Broken Beat, Deep House and Minimal, all the way to Boogie, Electro Funk, Disco, he always try to introduce new sound to the mix. Because of his eclectic styles, he got invited to join Seattle Label called FOURTHCITY in 2003. From 2004 to 2006, he was regular DJ on highly anticipated popular Tuesday night at Lo-Fi performance gallery as a part of FOURTHCITY event called STOPBITTING.He started F.O.B (Future of Beats) in 2005 with Kamui Sumida, Michito and Suntzu Sound to spread deep minimal infectious space boogie funk vibes to Seattle Music Scene. In this event we invited re-known DJ such as Daz-I-Kue, Domu, Dego from 4 Hero, Rich Medina, Ahu and FOURTHCITY Collective DJ’s.Now in Jakarta, he spreads his love for Jazz regularly on Tabac and also on other different events as well such as Potato Head Grand Opening with Cro-Magnon and DJ Masaya Fantasista from Jazzy sport, Tokyo, Japan and many other places.Also starting this June, he and Bagus Yoga started event called HOME COOKING with local talent such as DJ Nasa, S-Tea, Kulki and local DJ talents to spread out the love for our music to Jakarta Scene. Don’t sleep on this one!!!!!For more information regarding REI please visit at http://www.fourthcity.net/artists/?a=43 www.myspace.com/jakartaheat http://www.everydaymusicpeople.blogspot.com/ .