NHKyx is Kouhei Matsunaga's solo alias. The NHK project started in 2006 with Toshio Munehiro and debuted in 2008 on Raster Noton. Kouhei was born in Osaka, a musician and drawing artist. He started drawing during childhood under the influence of his grandfather. He grew up listening to hardcore-techno and hip-hop, studied architecture, and has been making music since 1992. At the end of his teenage years, his first album Upside Down was released by Mille Plateaux in 1998. His compositions have been released by record labels around the world. He has also had numerous collaborations with notable artists such as Merzbow, Autechre's Sean Booth, Mika Vainio, Conrad Schnitzler, Asmus Tietchens, Rashad Becker, the Puppetmastaz crew, Sleeparchive and Sensational. Featuring Google Premier (Max Turner from Puppetmastaz), Internet Magic (Kouhei Matsunaga) and female hip-hop/rap vocalist AthenA.