Promoter Career in Western Australia
After moving to Perth, Western Australia, to study in 2002, Nagasaki began his mobile disco / events outfit, Outbreed which was his vehicle for over 20 singular events and club nights, which included fashion shows and raves, in the state. Even though Nagasaki began activities through the company as soon as 10 April 2002, the business was only registered in October 2004, Nagasaki originally formed Outbreed with Zebedee Paterson and John Webb, two friends who met Saito while they were mutually members of the Perth Order of Gothic Societies (POGS) Notable events done by outbreed include Digital Injection, a controversial all-ages, 24-hour rave and LAN party that substantiated due to Nagasaki's exploitation of a loophole in licensing. Digital Injection was described as a success and still managed to accrue sponsorship from Thermaltake for prizes for the LAN component despite the underground nature of the event. Another notable event was Arkham, an asylum themed Gothic Fashion Parade and Art Exhibition that Nagasaki conducted in an old church, The claremont Town Hall or the "old Wesley Church"
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