Akitaka Tohyama has been played on NTS in shows including Buried Light w/ Ashtrejinkins, featured first on 26 November 2017. Songs played include Katamari On The Moon, Opening Movie and Lei.

Akitaka Tohyama (遠山明孝, Tooyama Akitaka) is a Japanese composer working for NAMCO and best known for his works on various soundtracks from the 鉄拳 (Tekken), Ridge Racer and 塊魂 (Katamari Damacy) video game series.

Tohyama started playing piano at the age of 4 and took on composing with a computer at the age of 14. His music style ranges from classical music to techno, house, and psychedelic trance. On May 2010, he released his first EP, Samurai Damacy, under the stage name AJURIKA.