Originally by Akai Professional

1 Supreme item sourced from Akai Professional

Akai Professional is a Japanese-American music instrument brand whose parent Akai Electric Company was founded in 1929 in Tokyo, Japan by Masukichi Akai. The Akai Professional division launched in 1984 to focus on studio and stage equipment, and in 1988 released the MPC60 (MIDI Production Center), designed in collaboration with American engineer Roger Linn and priced at $5,000. The MPC sampler and its 16-pad layout shaped hip-hop, electronic, and pop production for decades, used by J Dilla, Pete Rock, DJ Premier, and Kanye West. Akai Professional is now owned by inMusic Brands and headquartered in Cumberland, Rhode Island. Supreme collaborated with Akai Professional on a co-branded MPC Live II sampler.