Taimei Kawai, better known by his stage name Carpainter, is a Japanese electronic musician. He started composing future garage in 2012 and released his debut EP on his label Trekkie Trax, which he launched with his brother Seimei and other DJs. He has gone on to release the albums Out of Resistance and Returning
He was born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan and lived in the Netherlands.