Born and raised in Kamakura, Japan and currently based in London, Nina Yamada is a DJ and the founder of Jazzy Sport London, the first international branch of the independent record label and record store Jazzy Sport, which has been expanding across Japan since its establishment in 2002.
Deeply influenced by her father’s extensive vinyl collection, Nina began DJing at a young age, developing a distinctive sound shaped by years of digging and listening. While her foundation lies in deep house, her sets fluidly move across Afrobeat, jazz, Latin, reggae, and other groove-driven genres, creating an organic and soulful dancefloor experience.
Nina has performed extensively across Europe and Asia, with appearances at renowned venues and festivals such as Berghain Panorama Bar in Germany and Wonderfruit in Thailand. In the UK, she opened for Detroit legend Theo Parrish at We Out Here, further solidifying her presence on the international circuit. In addition to her club and festival work, Nina’s “UK Trip Hop” DJ set on the popular YouTube channel My Analog Journal has amassed over 500,000 views and was selected by Mixmag as one of the Top 10 Mixes of 2023.
As a producer, Nina's forward thinking approach has seen her unique blend of deep house, dub, and soulful intuition flourish on a hotly tipped forthcoming remixe on Wah Wah. Meanwhile as a label boss, she is due to release her debut EP on her own label Jazzy Sport London this year.