hyperdisc History

hyperdisc records is the brainchild of acclaimed producer and composer Daisuke Hinata. The label was founded by Hinata and his partners, Setsuko Yamashiro and Shinnosuke Sorimachi. In November 1995, after starting the record label they opened a record store and coffee shop on Santa Monica's busy Main street, and produced an album called The Sounds of Santa Monica, as a tribute and promotional tool for their new home. hyperdisc has been a thriving source of the best in local and international music ever since.

Although on limited release in the United States, hyperdisc's premiere artists, CAGNET, known for its engaging fusion of pop and R&B, became a million seller in Japan and Southeast Asia. Their soundtracks to the popular Japanese television series' Long Vacation and Love Generation were the highest selling television soundtracks in Japanese history. The albums are filled with the soulful rhythms and melodic ballads that made CAGNET a household name.

Besides CAGNET, hyperdisc is home to the several other progressive musicians including: Marysia, Poland's child-prodigy turned international singing sensation; Nanaco, a Japanese poet and filmmaker; and Space Junkies, a psychedelic trio representing a hybrid of musical styles.

In 1998, unfortunately, hyperdisc had no choice but to close its store in Santa Monica. By that time, the store had become one of the coolest spots to hung out and to find the best music as the Chemical Brothers told for an interview with Plunge magazine, April '97. In spite of big support and encourage comments, however, it's time for hyperdisc to move on.

Now, hyperdisc pours all their efforts onto their music production. hyperdisc keeps to continue to produce high quality music in all over the world as one of America's most innovative independent labels.