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Mari Sakurai

Mari Sakurai

TechnoExperimental
7 SETS LOGGED · SINCE 2024

Mari Sakurai is a Tokyo-based DJ who has established herself as a central figure in Japan's electronic music landscape over many years. Her sets blend powerful techno with experimental elements and occasional forays into breakbeats, reflecting an openness to genre-fluid approaches that draw from cutting-edge international sounds. She has performed at major Japanese festivals including Boiler Room, Red Bull Music Festival, and MUTEK.JP, alongside extensive involvement in Tokyo's underground scene. Sakurai is also a co-initiator of SLICK, a queer outdoor party series launched in 2020. She has played at Berghain and maintains an active presence in the techno community through festival appearances and booth sets shaped by real-time crowd energy.