Shuya Okino is a Japanese DJ and composer, who formed Kyoto Jazz Massive in the early 90s and helped build up the crossover jazz music scene in Japan. He released his first solo album in 2006, which brought together legends in crossover music including Josh Milan (Blaze), Dego (2000Black), Yukimi Nagano (Little Dragon) and Pirahnahead. He later formed the Kyoto Jazz Sextet, which has released multiple popular albums. As a DJ, he tours the world, performing in Asia, Europe and the USA.
A Krug Lover for many years, Shuya Okino has embarked on a creative journey with the House in both Japan and France. In 2023, he came to the Krug Family House in Reims where he discovered the two champagnes of Les Créations de 2011 and felt inspired to create two original Krug Echoes.
For these musical compositions, he embraced the challenge of translating the different flavours and stories of the champagnes, imagining musical signatures that would conjure up the duality of the harvest, as well as build layers of melodies to echo the aromatic facets of each cuvée. The first, “Prism” mirrors the sense of contrast in the creation of Krug 2011, while the second, “Fire Bloom” captures the roundness and crescendo of flavours in Krug Grande Cuvée 167ème Édition.