That's why we don't see Vestax brand anymore...

"Vestax, long a favourite brand among DJs, filed for bankruptcy in December 2014. In his post, Shiino apologises to fans of company and suggests that its demise was down to a number of key individuals leaving the company and a focus on low-end, poor quality products."
#turntable #brand #bankruptcy #vestax

https://djmag.com/news/vestax-founder-restarting-production-turntables-after-bankruptcy

A six-minute set from #DJ Akd and Koljeticut at the #Vestax stand during Musikmesse Frankfurt 2009.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPEYkb8jXp8

#Turntablism #Controllerism #Drums #HipHop #Jazz #EletronicMusic #Electronica

中間俊秀「nakama toshi」of ベスタクス「besutakusu」Vestax passed away! News appears to have percolated recently, 2023-06-09.

Rest in power.

Vestax was instrumental in many technological improvements to turntablism over the decades.

Here's a farewell Mark Settle wrote in 2014 about the end of the company with some photographs of Toshi:
https://djworx.com/personal-farewell-vestaxs-toshi-nakama/

As far as I know, Toshi Nakama was not involved with stpVx which was instead founded by another former Vestax member
HIDESATO SHIINO (https://www.stpvestax.com which manufactured the aptly named 法皇「houou」"Phoenix" mixer, which apparently sold out in 2022! Not cheap either: close to $10,000 USD prior to recent post pandemic exchange rates.)

#中間俊秀 #ToshiNakama #ベスタクス #Vestax #Turntablism #HipHop #SkratchDeejays #DeejayCulture