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Based out of London, UK, he was from the late 1990s to 2007 a key player in the promotion and distribution of Japanese recording artists and their releases outside of the country, as part of the late 1990s into 2000s revival in the jazz dance, soul-jazz and electronic Japanese music scene. He is a keen advocate of the vinyl record format.Nik Weston first entered the London dance music scene in 1994, when he started the club night Phony. He and two other friends then started a club night in Soho called Mukatsuku in 1997. It ran for 2 years from 1997 – 1999  upstairs at two floor room Club in London China Town called The Clinic, and was nominated by London Evening Standard Newspaper as ‘club night of the year’.[1]He started the label Mukatsuku Records in 2006 after DJing as part of the Mukatsuku Crew since 1997.[2] Weston started up a promotional company called Mukatsuku PR in 2001,[1] doing consulting and promotion for labels such as Verve Records, Impulse, Sonar Kollektiv, Schema Records, and Ricky Tick amongst others.[2]As a DJ, he’s played over 30 countries and supported Gilles Peterson, Jazzanova, and others.[2] Since 2001 Weston has put out over 100 releases on various labels in the US, Europe and Japan,[2]  and over 80 releases on his own Mukatsuku Records.[3]Table of ContentsDiscography[edit]Production credits[edit]DJ mixes[edit]A&R[edit]Mukatsuku Records[edit]History[edit]Catalogue[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Discography[edit]Production credits[edit]YearRelease titleArtist(s)LabelRole2001Inner FlightJazztronikCounterpoint RecordsA&R2002Moshi Moshi – Nu Sounds From JapanVariousFuego RecordscompilerMusic & Movement OneVariousClimate Recordscompiler2003Take Me Aosis – A Nite Out In LondonVariousAosis RecordscompilerLight YearsCalmLastrumtranslation2004HabitButti 49Exceptional Recordsliner notes2006Even Though \/ What You DoPaul Mac Innes and TBOIMukatsuku RecordsA&R2007The Opensouls EPOpensouls, The Tornadoes, Tyra HammondMukatsuku RecordsA&RDJ mixes[edit]The following releases Weston compiled and\/or did the DJ mix as a presenter, sometimes also handling A&R.[3]2003: Nik Weston Presents \u2013 Sakura Aural Bliss (Kriztal Entertainment)2004: Various \u2013 Exceptionally Remixed (Exceptional Records)2004: Various \u2013 The Sound Of Club Brasil Vol. 1 (Club Brasil)2005: Various \u2013 The Sound Of Club Brasil Vol. 2 (Club Brasil)2005: Various \u2013 Nu[new] Style Vol. 3 – Living In The Music: Nik Weston (Nuro)2006: Routine Jazz Presents \u2013 Diggin For Gems (Routine Records)2007: Nik Weston presents Jabberloop \u2013 Ugetsu (Mukatsuku Records)2007: Nik Weston presents West\/Rock\/Woods \u2013 Love Cats (Mukatsuku Records)2007: Nik Weston presents Hanna & Beatr8 \u2013 Better Than Nothing (Mukatsuku Records)2007: Nik Weston presents Guynamite \u2013 Guynamite (Mukatsuku Records)2008: Nik Weston presents Guynamite \u2013 Guynamite EP 02 (Mukatsuku Records)2008: Nik Weston presents The Funky Instrumentals 45 \u2013 Volume Two (Mukatsuku Records)2008: Nik Weston presents Gagle \u2013 The Funky Instrumentals Volume Three (Mukatsuku Records)2008: Nik Weston presents Big Horns Bee \/ Big Bang \u2013 The Big 7 Inch (Mukatsuku Records)2009: Nik Weston presents Grant Green \/ Orquesta De La Luz \u2013 Funky Instrumentals Volume Four (Mukatsuku Records)2009: Nik Weston presents j.a.m \/ Jazztronik \u2013 Japanese Jazz With Attitude (Mukatsuku Records)2009: Nik Weston presents Kaleta & Akoya Afrobeat \u2013 The Spirit Of Fela Is Alive And Well! (Mukatsuku Records)2009: Nik Weston presents Guynamite \u2013 Born In ’82 EP (Mukatsuku Records)2009: Nik Weston presents Jazztronik \u2013 Disco Boogie (Mukatsuku Records)2010: Nik Weston presents Hundred Strong Ft. Amp Fiddler Vs Guynamukat \u2013 Stylin’ Free EP (Guynamukat Remixes)  (Mukatsuku Records)2011: Nik Weston presents Mixed Grill \u2013 Brand New Wayo – Nigerian Afro Funk Boogie Badness (Mukatsuku Records)2012: Nik Weston presents Afro Funk Gems \u2013 Volume 1: Music Of West Africa (Mukatsuku Records)2012: Nik Weston presents Afro Funk Gems \u2013 Volume 2: Music Of West Africa (Mukatsuku Records)2012: Nik Weston presents Wganda Kenya & M’Bamina \u2013 Afro Funk Gems Volume Three (Mukatsuku Records)2013: Nik Weston presents African Souls Band \/ Wganda Kenya \u2013 Afro Funk Gems Volume Four (Mukatsuku Records)2013: Nik Weston presents Guynamukat \u2013 Archway Riviera Tropical Jam EP (Mukatsuku Records)2013: Nik Weston presents Wganda Kenya\/ Fruko Y Sus Tesos \u2013 Colombian Funk & Latin Gems 45 (Mukatsuku Records)2014: Nik Weston presents Guynamukat Vs Eufoquestra \u2013 Ogun EP (Mukatsuku Records)2014: Nik Weston presents Marcia Hines \/ Jackie Wilson \u2013 Lost Soul & Funk Gems Vol 1 (Mukatsuku Records)2014: Nik Weston presents Orlando Julius And His Afro Sounders \u2013 James Brown Rides On (Mukatsuku Records)2014: Nik Weston presents Loleatta Hollway\/Ron Henderson And Choice Of Colour \u2013 Lost Soul & Funk Gems Vol 2 (Mukatsuku Records)2014: Nik Weston presents Marco Di Marco\/ Jazz Collective \u2013 Two Sides Of Club Jazz (Mukatsuku Records)2015: Nik Weston presents Jo Togo\/Sookie \u2013 Afro Funk Gems Vol Five (Mukatsuku Records)2015: Nik Weston presents Sharon Revoal\/Swan Silvertones \u2013 Soulful Funk & Gospel Soul (Mukatsuku Records)2015: Nik Weston presents The Chapparrals\/The Diddys \u2013 Lost Funk Soul & Disco Gems Volume Three (Mukatsuku Records)2015: Nik Weston presents Courtial\/Sounds Of The City Experience \u2013 Lost Soul & Funk Gems Volume Four (Mukatsuku Records)2016: Nik Weston presents Rim & Kasa\/Rim Kwaku Obeng \u2013 Mukatsuku Vs BBE Official Edits (Mukatsuku Records)2016: Nik Weston presents Estiban \u2013 Lost Funk & Disco Gems Volume Five (Mukatsuku Records)A&R[edit]2016: Marius Cultier \/ Dimenzio \u2013 Two Sides Of Club Jazz \u2013 Hungary Vs France (Mukatsuku Records)2016: Poets Of Rhythm \/ Wallace Brothers \u2013 Funk Monsters Vol One (Mukatsuku Records)2016: Mavis John \/ Guy Benton & Nik Weston \u2013 Trinidad Funk Vs Archway Riviera (Mukatsuku Records)2016: Ojeda Penn \u2013 Lost Funk & Disco Gems Volume Six (Mukatsuku Records)2016: Roy Ayers \u2013 Funk & Soulful Side Of Roy Ayers (Mukatsuku Records)2016: Suzy Brown \/ Anne & Anice Peters \u2013 Reggae Disco Special (Mukatsuku Records)2016: Pearl Dowdell \/ Billy Cee & Freedom Express \u2013 Funk Monsters Volume Two (Mukatsuku Records)2016: Three Pieces \/ Johnny Hammond \u2013 Mukatsuku Presents On First Time On A 45 Classics Volume One (Mukatsuku Records)2016: Billy Hawks \u2013 Two Sides Of Funky Club Jazz Volume Three \u2013 Mod Jazz Edition (Mukatsuku Records)Mukatsuku Records[edit]Mukatsuku Records is a record label started by Nik Weston in 2006, based out of London, UK.[2] The label’s general style of music is soul\/funk\/jazz\/disco related and defined as dance music and\/or black music of various origins. Many of the early releases were part of the jazz dance scene. Often, though not always, the music has a focus on Japanese recording artists. Mukatsuku Records releases all of its music on vinyl and releases neither albums nor digital content.History[edit]British DJ Nik Weston and two other friends started a club night in Soho, London called Mukatsuku in 1997. It ran for 2 years from 1997\u20131999 in an upstairs two floor room club in London China Town called “The Clinic”, and were nominated by London Evening Standard Newspaper as ‘club night of the year’.[1] According to Weston, the name Mukatsuku translates in Japanese ‘to feel sick, irritated or offended’, and was picked as a subtle jibe at an acquaintance’s use of the word as a catchphrase.[1]While A&Ring for Exceptional Records, Weston realized it was difficult to sign artists for single releases, so he endeavoured to start a vinyl-only, singles-only label. The label has since put out English, Japanese, Scandinavian and even New Zealand tracks.[1] According to JellyJazz, “The Mukatsuku label is one of the best selling independent vinyls [sic] labels in the UK, and it is ONLY vinyls [sic].”[1]Catalogue[edit]Cat. No.ArtistTitleFormatYearMUKAT001Paul Mac Innes and TBOIEven Though \/ What You Do7″2006MUKAT002Opensouls, The Tornadoes & Tyra HammondThe Opensouls EP12″2007MUKAT003Nik Weston presents JabberloopUgetsu12″MUKAT004Nik Weston presents West\/Rock\/WoodsLove Cats10″MUKAT005Nik Weston presents Hanna & Beatr8Better Than Nothing12″MUKAT006Nik Weston presents GuynamiteGuynamite12″MUKAT007Gagle (DJ Mitsu The Beats Production)The Funky Instrumentals 457″2008MUKAT008Nik WestonThe Funky Instrumentals 45 (Volume Two)7″MUKAT009Nik Weston presents GuynamiteGuynamite EP 0212″MUKAT010Nik Weston presents GagleThe Funky Instrumentals (Volume Three)7″MUKAT011Nik Weston presents Big Horns Bee \/ Big BangThe Big 7 Inch7″MUKAT012Nik Weston presents Grant Green \/ Orquesta De La LuzFunky Instrumentals (Volume Four)12″2009MUKAT013Nik Weston presents j.a.m \/ JazztronikJapanese Jazz With Attitude12″MUKAT014Nik Weston presents Kaleta & Akoya AfrobeatThe Spirit Of Fela Is Alive And Well!12″MUKAT015Nik Weston presents GuynamiteBorn In ’82 EP12″MUKAT016Nik Weston presents JazztronikDisco Boogie12″MUKAT017Nik Weston presents Makoto & Kez Ym featuring Takumi Kaneko from Cro MagnonChameleon12″ ltd, 180 gramMUKAT018Tom Middleton presents Chiswick Reach All StarsThe Nutsin7″, S\/Sided, ltd2010MUKAT019Nik Weston presents Sunaga T ExperienceJapanese Jazz Special7″ ltdMUKAT020Twin Cities“Raincloud \/ Anticipation”SingleMUKAT021Nik Weston presents Hundred Strong Feat Amp Fiddler Vs GuynamukatStylin’ Free EP (Guynamukat Remixes)EPMUKAT022Nik Weston presents Root SoulFuselage: The Unreleased Afrobeat Remixes12″ ltdMUKAT023Nik Weston presents Mixed GrillBrand New Wayo – Nigerian Afro Funk Boogie Badness7″ ltd2011MUKAT024Nik Weston Presents Orchestre Baobab\/ Mousa DoumbiaNik Weston Presents Afro Funk Gems Volume 1: Music Of West Africa7″2012MUKAT025Nik Weston Presents Archimedes Badar & Afro 70\/Ekambi BrillantNik Weston Presents Afro Funk Gems Volume Two: Music Of West Africa7″ ltdMUKAT026Nik Weston presents Wganda Kenya & M’BaminaAfro Funk Gems Volume Three7″ ltdMUKAT027Nik Weston presents African Souls Band \/ Wganda KenyaAfro Funk Gems Volume Four7″ ltd2013MUKAT028Nik Weston Presents GuynamukatArchway Riviera Tropical Jam EP12″MUKAT029Nik Weston Presents Wganda Kenya\/ Fruko Y Sus TesosColombian Funk & Latin Gems 457″MUKAT030Nik Weston Presents Guynamukat Vs EufoquestraOgun EP12″2014MUKAT031Nik Weston Presents Marcia Hines \/Jackie WilsonLost Soul & Funk Gems Vol 17″MUKAT032Nik Weston Presents Orlando Julius And His Afro SoundersJames Brown Rides On10″MUKAT033Nik Weston Presents Loleatta Hollway\/Ron Henderson And Choice Of ColourLost Soul & Funk Gems Vol 27″MUKAT034Nik Weston Presents Marco Di Marco\/ Jazz CollectiveTwo Sides Of Club Jazz7″MUKAT035Nik Weston Presents Jo Togo\/SookieAfro Funk Gems Vol Five7″2015MUKAT036Nik Weston Presents Sharon Revoal\/Swan Silvertones“Soulful Funk & Gospel Soul7″MUKAT037Nik Weston Presents The Chapparrals\/The DiddysLost Funk Soul & Disco Gems Volume Three7″MUKAT038Nik Weston Presents Courtial\/Sounds Of The City ExperienceLost Soul & Funk Gems Volume Four7″MUKAT042Nik Weston Presents Rim & Kasa\/Rim Kwaku ObengMukatsuku V\u2019s BBE Official edits12″MUKAT043Nik Weston presents EstibanLost Funk & Disco Gems Volume Four7″MUKAT044Marius Cultier \/ DimenzioTwo Sides Of Club Jazz \u2013 Hungary Vs France7″MUKAT045Poets Of Rhythm \/ Wallace BrothersFunk Monsters Vol One7″MUKAT046Mavis John \/ Guy Benton & Nik WestonTrinidad Funk V\u2019s Archway Riviera7″MUKAT047Ojeda PennLost Funk & Disco Gems Volume Six7″MUKAT048Roy AyersFunk & Soulful Side Of Roy Ayers7″MUKAT049Suzy Brown \/ Anne & Anice PetersReggae Disco Special7″MUKAT050Pearl Dowdell \/ Billy Cee & Freedom ExpressFunk Monsters Volume Two7″MUKAT051Three Pieces \/ Johnny HammondMukatsuku Presents On First Time On A 45 Classics Volume One7″MUKAT052Billy HawksTwo Sides Of Funky Club Jazz Volume Three \u2013 Mod Jazz Edition7″See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki4\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki4\/nik-weston-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Nik Weston – Wikipedia"}}]}]