T.Kura (ティー・クラ), also known as GIANT SWING and real name Kura Takuji (倉卓治), is a Japanese music producer, composer, arranger, lyricist and songwriter.
He mainly uses T.KURA when producing and creating works for other artists, and GIANT SWING when releasing and announcing his own works.
He is signed to Sony Music Entertainment and his production company is GIANT SWING PRODUCTIONS. He has been living in Atlanta, Georgia, USA since 1999 and often works as a duo together with singer-songwriter michico.
In the 1990s, he mainly produced international artists, but since 2000, he has been focusing on producing Japanese artists. Some of his most notable work includes songs by Amuro Namie, AI, Crystal Kay, EXILE, Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS, EXILE TRIBE and E-girls. Since the late 2000s, he has mainly provided music for LDH artists.
Discography[]
Albums[]
- [1994] What A Blessing
- [1999.07.16] Masterpieces Volume 1
- [2007.03.07] GIANT SWING DELI
Singles[]
- [2007.02.07] GET UP feat. MICHCO, L.L BROTHERS & WARNER
Vinyl[]
- [1994] Woo Me
- [1999] You Say
- [1999] DAY&NIGHT
- [1999] WHEN I LOOK AROUND
- [1999] WOO ME 1999 REMIX
Songwriting Credits[]
1993[]
- JOHN ROBINSON - TAKE MY TIME (Lyrics, Songwriting, Production)
- m.c.A・T - Bomb A Head! (Remix)
1994[]
- m.c.A・T - Girl, Girl, Girl (Remix)
1995[]
- KAIRE
- Your Heart Belongs To Me (Songwriting, Production)
- My Lady's Time (Songwriting, Production)
- In The Life (Songwriting, Production)
- I Keep Comin' (Songwriting, Production)
- De Ja Vu (Songwriting, Production)
- Body Art (Songwriting, Production)
- Here With You (Songwriting, Production)
1996[]
- Kaido - Make It Cool (Giant Swing Mellow Mix) (Remix)
- Elisha La V'erne
- Say Yeah! (Songwriting, Production)
- I May Be Single (Songwriting, Production)
- Interlude (Inst.) (Songwriting, Production)
- Didn't I Cry Enough (Songwriting, Production)
- From E.L. (Songwriting, Production)
- I May Be Single (Ocean Breeze Radio Mix) (Songwriting, Remix, Production)
- There For You (Songwriting, Production)
1997[]
- Philip Bailey
- Shower Me With Your Love (Production)
- How Can I Rely On You (Giant Swing Mix) (Remix)
1998[]
- Love2 - Been Around The World (Songwriting, Production)
- JAKI GRAHAM
- Intro (Composition, Production)
- Interlude (Composition, Production)
- I Always (Composition, Production)
- Outro (Composition, Production)
- Elisha La V'erne
- Broken Heart(Songwriting,Production)
- Find A Way (Composition, Production)
- Give Me A Reason (Composition, Production)
- I'm Not Dreaming (Composition, Production)
- Your Love Sends Me (Composition, Production)
- Everyone Knew But Me (Composition, Production)
- I'm Not Dreaming(Giant Swing Mix) (Composition, Remix, Production)
- Lady To Lady (Composition, Production)
1999[]
- Elisha La V'erne
- Give Me A Reason (Giant Swing Remix) (Remix)
- Your Love Sends Me (Giant Swing Extended Mix) (Remix)
- GIANT SWING
- You Say feat. MICHICO (Songwriting, Production)
- Super Lover feat. Tahirih Walker (Songwriting, Production)
- When I Look Around feat. Tahirih Walker (Songwriting, Production)
- Woo Me feat. Esther Williams Of Desire And Robbie Danzie (Songwriting, Production)
- Day&Nite feat. Tameka Scott (Songwriting, Production)
- Should've Been True feat. Elisha La V'erne (Songwriting, Production)
- Vibe feat. MICHICO (Songwriting, Production)
- This Moment feat. Kim Jones (Songwriting, Production)
- Think I Don't Know feat. Loren (Songwriting, Production)
- Never Had A Love feat. Nesha (Songwriting, Production)
- I Feel For you feat. Race (Songwriting, Production)
- I'm Saying Bye-Bye feat. Mitch Matlock (Songwriting, Production)
2000[]
- m-flo
- Ten Below Blazing (Giant Swing Mix) (Remix)
- L.O.T (Love Or Truth) (Giant Swing Mix) (Remix)
- Elisha La V'erne
- Should've Been True (Giant Swing Remix) (Songwriting, Remix, Production)
- Change Your Way (Songwriting, Production)
- J Soul Brothers - Fly away (Giant Swing Mix: T.kura feat. MICHICO & Hac) (Remix)
2001[]
- Heartsdales
- So Tell Me (Composition, Production)
- E.S.P. (Composition, Production)
- Crystal Kay
- Girl's Night (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Girl's Night Layer 7 Remix (Composition)
- think of U (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- think of U (Remix) (Composition)
- Ex-Boyfriend (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Ex-Boyfriend AKIRA'S googolplex REMIX (Composition)
- He Will Be Mine (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Lyrico
- Messin' w/ my mind (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Jijou (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- m-flo - Lies (Giant Swing Mix) (Remix)
2002[]
- MICHICO
- bounce baby (Composition, Production)
- bounce baby D."French"Spencer remix (Composition)
- tha superstar (Composition, Production)
- jump (Composition, Production)
- tha superstar DJ WATARAI REMIX (Composition)
- it's my turn (Composition, Production)
- 090... (Composition, Production)
- bad boy life feat. L.L Brothers and Big-O from Shakkazombie (Composition, Production)
- interlude (Composition, Production)
- trivia (Composition, Production)
- thank you (Composition, Production)
- Lyrico - Love Mail (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Crystal Kay
- think of U (KZ Future Disco Mix) (Composition)
- Girl U Love (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- A Song For You (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Missin' U Baby (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Hide'n'Seek (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
2003[]
- Hirai Ken
- Come Back (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Revolver (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Amuro Namie - Namie's Style (Composition, Production)
- MICHICO
- GOLD DIGGA feat. AI (Composition, Production)
- TRICKY (Composition, Production)
- Crystal Kay
- What Time Is It? (Lyrics, Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- I'm Not Alone (Lyrics, Arrangement, Production)
- EXILE - New Jack Swing (Composition)
2004[]
- AI
- After The Rain (Composition, Production)
- 100% (Composition, Production)
- COLOR - FIND YOU (Composition, Production)
- TiA - be fulfilled (Composition, Production)
- MICHICO - GOLD DIGGA featuring AI (DJ HAZIME REMIX) (Composition)
- RATHER UNIQUE - Good Dayz (Composition, Production)
- Amuro Namie - GIRL TALK (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
2005[]
- Amuro Namie
- I Wanna Show You My Love (Composition, Production)
- My Darling (Composition, Production)
- Sowelu
- Do You Remember That? (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Do You Remember That? (club mix) (Composition)
- He Is Not For Me (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Do You Remember That? (DJ HIGH-D Remix) (Composition)
- He Is Not For Me (OCTOPUSSY Remix) (Composition)
- Crystal Kay - We Gonna Boogie (Lyrics, Composition, Production)
- AI
- COLOR
- Move So Fast (Composition, Production)
- Opening (Composition, Production)
- Good bye my love (Composition, Production)
- CHEMISTRY - Grind For Me (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- EXILE - STAY (Composition, Production)
2006[]
- Amuro Namie
- CAN'T SLEEP, CAN'T EAT, I'M SICK (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- CAN'T SLEEP, CAN'T EAT, I'M SICK (Remix) (Composition)
- EXILE
- EVOLUTION (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Eastern Boyz 'N Eastern Girlz (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- LET THE MUSIC PLAY feat. michico for Giant Swing Productions (Composition, Production)
- STAY (Sit Back Mix) (Composition, Remix, Production)
- AI
- Intro (Composition, Production)
- MUSIC (Composition, Production)
- Love is... (Composition, Production)
- CHEMISTRY - Grind For Me (PUM PUM Mix CHEMISTRY feat. BOY-KEN) (Composition)
2007[]
- Amuro Namie
- FUNKY TOWN (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- It's all about you (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Step With It (Composition, Production)
- Hello (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Should I Love Him? (Composition, Production)
- Crystal Kay - I WANNA BE (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- EXILE
- What Is Love (Composition, Production)
- Make Love (Composition, Production)
- GIANT SWING
- GET UP feat. MICHCO, L.L BROTHERS & WARNER (Composition, Production)
- GET UP (Chicken Noodle Soup Mix) feat. MICHCO, L.L BROTHERS & WARNER (Composition, Production)
- Turn Around feat. Chuka (Composition, Production)
- Why Baby feat. CHEMISTRY (Composition, Production)
- Your Eyes On Me feat. TIGER (Composition, Production)
- Bitter Life feat. AI (Composition, Production)
- How Long feat. Sam Salter (Composition, Production)
- Can I Get It? feat. WARNER (Composition, Production)
- Hold You feat. Shamora (Composition, Production)
- Let's Go Out feat. L.L BROTHERS (Composition, Production)
- I Got A Man feat. MICHICO (Composition, Production)
- Life Time Story feat. ORITO (Composition, Production)
- Can't Live Without You feat. MICHICO (Composition, Production)
- I Got A Man (Remix) feat. MICHICO, The Kid Slim (Composition, Production)
2008[]
- Amuro Namie
- NEW LOOK (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Nidaime J Soul Brothers
- EXILE
- SUPER SHINE (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- SUPER SHINE feat. VERBAL (m-flo) (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- My Buddy (Composition, Production)
- COLOR - You are (Composition, Production)
2009[]
- Amuro Namie
- WILD (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- COPY THAT (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- FIRST TIMER feat. DOBERMAN INC (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Nidaime J Soul Brothers
- FASTER, DEEPER, HARDER feat. DOBERMAN INC (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Last Love Song (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- My Buddy part. II (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- EXILE - FIREWORKS (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- DOBERMAN INC - FIREWORKS type D.I (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
2010[]
- EXILE - I Wish For You (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- ICONIQ
- Epilogue (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- BYE NOW! (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- I'm lovin' you (ICONIQ×EXILE ATSUSHI) (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Prologue (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Like A Virgin (Arrangement, Production)
- Girl Power (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- AI - STRONGER feat. Kato Miliyah (Composition, Production)
2011[]
- Amuro Namie
- Sit! Stay! Wait! Down! (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- arigatou (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Sandaime J Soul Brothers
- I Can Do It (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Japanese Soul Brothers (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
2012[]
- EXILE ATSUSHI - Freak Out feat. DOBERMAN INC (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- EXILE
- This Is My Life (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- BOW & ARROWS (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Sandaime J Soul Brothers - LET'S PARTY (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Crystal Kay
- Forever (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Forever (Kazuhiko Maeda Remix) (Composition)
- Be Mine (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- THE SECOND from EXILE
- THINK 'BOUT IT! (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- CLAP YOUR HANDS (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Miura Daichi - Right Now (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
2013[]
- Sandaime J Soul Brothers
- Be alright! (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- LOOK @ US NOW! (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- DANCE EARTH PARTY - Inochi no Rhythm (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Kawabata Kaname
- Let's Say I Do (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Starship (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- THE SECOND from EXILE - Pride (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Miura Daichi - I'm On Fire (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- EXILE - PERFORMER'S PRIDE (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
2014[]
- Sandaime J Soul Brothers - JSB Blue (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- EXILE - Craving In My Soul (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- EXILE TRIBE
- THE REVOLUTION (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- I Wish For You (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- CLAP YOUR HANDS (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- EXILE THE SECOND - HEAD BANGIN' (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- E-girls - Highschool♡love (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
2015[]
- Kawabata Kaname - Share My Universe (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- DANCE EARTH PARTY - DREAMERS' PARADISE (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- E-girls - Rock n Roll Widow (Arrangement, Production)
- EXILE ATSUSHI - UPSIDE DOWN (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- EXILE SHOKICHI - Freaky Cheeky (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Happiness - Holiday (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- EXILE - DANCE INTO FANTASY (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
2016[]
- E-girls
- DANCE WITH ME NOW! (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Bad Girls (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Happiness - Love Wonderland (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- EXILE THE SECOND - Shut up!! Shut up!! Shut up!! (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Sandaime J Soul Brothers
- Feel So Alive (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Welcome to TOKYO (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
2017[]
- THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE - GO ON THE RAMPAGE (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- DANCE EARTH PARTY
- AZONTO (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Life Goes On feat. U-zhaan (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- CRAZYBOY - No More Cry feat. Imaichi Ryuji (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- E-girls - Highschool♡love (Afrojack Remix) (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Happiness - NEXT LEVEL (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Sandaime J Soul Brothers
- J.S.B. LOVE (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- J.S.B. LOVE -PKCZ® Remix- (Composition)
- JAY'ED - Without You feat. Crystal Kay (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE
- MAD CYCLONE (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- BIG CITY RODEO (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- EXILE THE SECOND - Break It Down (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
2018[]
- RYUJI IMAICHI - Angel (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- DEEP
- Guess What Girl (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- U-turn love (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- E-girls
- EXILE ATSUSHI
- I think of you (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- FIND YOU (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- DANCE EARTH PARTY - it Must Be Love (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- HIROOMI TOSAKA - HEART of GOLD (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE
- SWAG IT OUT (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- New Jack Swing (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE - G-ENERGY (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- EXILE - PARTY ALL NIGHT ~STAR OF WISH~ (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
2019[]
- GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE - A New Chronicle (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Happiness - Chao Chao (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- FANTASTICS from EXILE TRIBE - Tumbling Dice (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS - RAISE THE FLAG (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
2020[]
- EXILE ATSUSHI - I think of you -Japanese ver.- (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS - RISING SOUL (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- EXILE - SUNSHINE (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
2021[]
- Sagisu Shiro - Can't run away, Face it =EVA oriented Giant Swing= (shin) (Composition, Lyrics, Arrangement, Production)
- Mukai Taichi - BABY CAKES (Composition, Lyrics, Arrangement, Production)
- FANTASTICS from EXILE TRIBE
- M.V.P. (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- TO THE SKY (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Drive Me Crazy (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE
- SHOW YOU THE WAY (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- BOW & ARROWS (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- BALLISTIK BOYZ from EXILE TRIBE - FIREWORKS (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE - SUPER SHINE (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- CrazyBoy - Ex-GIRLFRIEND / Lovers Again (Arrangement, Vocal Direction)
- EXILE × Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS from EXILE TRIBE - VIRTUAL LOVE (Composition, Arrangement, Production, Vocal Direction)
2022[]
- CRAZYBOY
- DoCoDeMo DooR Remix (feat. JP THE WAVY) (Composition, Arrangement, Production, Vocal Direction)
- Major / with my G.A.N.G (Composition, Arrangement, Production, Vocal Direction)
- Everyday Bday (Composition, Arrangement, Production, Vocal Direction)
- OK OK feat. Yo-Sea (Composition, Arrangement, Production, Vocal Direction)
- IDGAF (Composition, Arrangement, Production, Vocal Direction)
- Destiny (Composition, Arrangement, Production, Vocal Direction)
- Fly Away feat. michico (Composition, Arrangement, Production, Vocal Direction)
- it's you (Composition, Arrangement, Production, Vocal Direction)
- Pay Day (feat. MC TYSON) (Composition, Arrangement, Production, Vocal Direction)
- Pure Water (Composition, Arrangement, Production, Vocal Direction)
- HIP LIFE:POP LIFE (Composition, Arrangement, Production, Vocal Direction)
- Chi-Ki-Chi-Ki-Haa (Composition)
- Pure Water Remix (feat. Only U) (Composition)
- IDGAF Remix (feat. SWAY) (Composition)
- THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE - RAY OF LIGHT (Composition, Arrangement, Production, Vocal Direction)
- Mukai Taichi - 99' feat. CrazyBoy (Composition, Lyrics, Arrangement, Production)
- Imaichi Ryuji - Don't Give Up (Co-composition, Arrangement)
2023[]
- EXILE - Reason (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- Mukai Taichi - TRUE YOU (Composition, Arrangement, Production)
- THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE - JUSTICE IS BLIND (Composition, Arrangement, Production, Vocal Direction)
- Girls² × iScream - Rock Steady (Composition, Lyrics, Arrangement, Production, Vocal Direction)
- WOLF HOWL HARMONY from EXILE TRIBE
- Sweet Rain (Composition, Lyrics, Arrangement, Production, Vocal Direction)
- Sugar Honey (Composition, Lyrics, Arrangement, Production, Vocal Direction)
- THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE - Summer Riot ~Nettaiya~ (Composition, Arrangement, Production, Vocal Direction)
- Girls² - Docchi!? (Composition, Lyrics, Arrangement, Production, Vocal Direction)
2024[]
- WOLF HOWL HARMONY from EXILE TRIBE
- Frozen Butterfly (Composition, Lyrics, Arrangement, Production, Vocal Direction)
- You&I (Composition, Lyrics, Arrangement, Production, Vocal Direction)
- Pink Flash Lights (Composition, Arrangement, Production, Vocal Direction)
- Love Triangle (Composition, Arrangement, Production, Vocal Direction)
- HONEST BOYZ - Put Your Hearts Up feat. PKCZ (Composition, Lyrics, Arrangement, Production)
- THE JET BOY BANGERZ from EXILE TRIBE - PHOTOGENIC (Composition, Lyrics, Arrangement, Production, Vocal Direction)
- GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE - Endless Journey (Composition, Arrangement, Production, Vocal Direction)