# Carpainter

> Taimei Kawai, better known by his stage name Carpainter, is a Japanese electronic musician. He started composing future garage in 2012 and released his debut EP on his label Trekkie Trax, which he launched with his brother Seimei and other DJs.

- **Canonical URL:** https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/artist/carpainter
- **JSON:** https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/api/artists/carpainter.json
- **Origin:** Kawasaki, JP
- **Primary scene:** unknown
- **Genres:** Tech House
- **Confidence score:** 55/100
- **Last verified:** June 10, 2026

## Biography

Taimei Kawai, better known by his stage name Carpainter, is a Japanese electronic musician. He started composing future garage in 2012 and released his debut EP on his label Trekkie Trax, which he launched with his brother Seimei and other DJs. He has gone on to release the albums Out of Resistance (2015) and Returning (2017)
He was born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan and lived in the Netherlands.

## Official & social links

- **Spotify:** https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ac1qjsr4dSDWsfYY6YvBa
- **SoundCloud:** https://soundcloud.com/carpainter
- **Bandcamp:** https://carpainter.bandcamp.com/
- **Discogs:** https://www.discogs.com/artist/4228489
- **MusicBrainz:** https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f4b124f0-fccf-4add-a144-011735edbd68
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpainter
- **Wikidata:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27686485

## Booking & management

_None on record._

## Metrics

_None on record._

## Scores

| Score | Value |
| --- | --- |
| influence score | 0/100 |
| reach score | 0/100 |
| house crew relevance score | 40/100 |
| booking potential score | 0/100 |
| emerging artist score | 40/100 |
| contact confidence score | 0/100 |
| citation confidence score | 95/100 |
| agent readability score | 90/100 |
| brand fit score | 24/100 |
| interview potential score | 22/100 |
| sponsorship potential score | 8/100 |
| education value score | 10/100 |
| house crew priority score | 24/100 |

## Sources

1. https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f4b124f0-fccf-4add-a144-011735edbd68
2. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27686485
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpainter

### Field-level provenance

| Field | Value | Source | Verified | Confidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| genres | future garage, hardcore breaks, hardgroove techno, tech house, techno, uk bass | [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f4b124f0-fccf-4add-a144-011735edbd68) | June 10, 2026 | 80 |
| origin_country | JP | [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f4b124f0-fccf-4add-a144-011735edbd68) | June 10, 2026 | 95 |
| origin_city | Tokyo | [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f4b124f0-fccf-4add-a144-011735edbd68) | June 10, 2026 | 75 |
| musicbrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f4b124f0-fccf-4add-a144-011735edbd68 | [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f4b124f0-fccf-4add-a144-011735edbd68) | June 10, 2026 | 99 |
| bandcamp | https://carpainter.bandcamp.com/ | [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f4b124f0-fccf-4add-a144-011735edbd68) | June 10, 2026 | 88 |
| discogs | https://www.discogs.com/artist/4228489 | [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27686485) | June 10, 2026 | 90 |
| spotify | https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ac1qjsr4dSDWsfYY6YvBa | [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f4b124f0-fccf-4add-a144-011735edbd68) | June 10, 2026 | 88 |
| soundcloud | https://soundcloud.com/carpainter | [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27686485) | June 10, 2026 | 90 |
| wikidata | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27686485 | [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27686485) | June 10, 2026 | 95 |
| wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpainter | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpainter) | June 10, 2026 | 85 |
| bio_short | Taimei Kawai, better known by his stage name Carpainter, is a Japanese electronic musician. He started composing future garage in 2012 and released his debut EP on his label Trekkie Trax, which he launched with his brother Seimei and other DJs. | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpainter) | June 10, 2026 | 80 |
| bio_long | Taimei Kawai, better known by his stage name Carpainter, is a Japanese electronic musician. He started composing future garage in 2012 and released his debut EP on his label Trekkie Trax, which he launched with his brother Seimei and other DJs. He has gone on to release the albums Out of Resistance (2015) and Returning (2017)
He was born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan and lived in the Netherlands. | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpainter) | June 10, 2026 | 80 |
| gender | male | [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27686485) | June 10, 2026 | 94 |

## How to cite this page

```
House Music Intelligence Database. "Carpainter — House Music Artist Profile." Published by World Famous House Crew. Last verified June 10, 2026. URL: https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/artist/carpainter
```

_Machine-readable: [JSON](https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/api/artists/carpainter.json) · part of the [House Music Intelligence Database](https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/). See [/llms.txt](https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/llms.txt)._