Tokyo(May 20, 2017): A musically talented 6-year-old boy from Japan became the world’s youngest club DJ. Itsuki Morita claimed the Guinness World Record for “Youngest club DJ” after performing a set at L restaurant and bar in Osaka.
“I was really happy that I could DJ. Everyone says it’s great,” Itsuki said after achieving the record.
He set the new record by performing in front of a crowd of adults and other children for more than an hour at just 6 years and 114 days old. “He didn’t give up thinking he could become a world record holder,” his mother said.
Itsuki played used professional Pioneer XDJ AERO decks to play a series of tracks and also had the opportunity to fire a T-shirt cannon into the crowd.
The young DJ, who also learned to play drums from one his mother’s friends, enjoys playing a mixture of disco and rock music when he DJs
Itsuki said Swedish DJ Avicii is one of his favorites and that watching others inspired him to try it out himself.
