Hisashi Hisashi is a professional koto player and composer based in Japan.
He has built a wealth of experience playing the koto, both in Japan and overseas. His music career has allowed him to work with clients all over the world, including Japan, the U.S., the UK, Canada, Germany, Norway, and Portugal. He has taken part in several recording sessions for music composers, producers, record labels, an award-nominated composer, and a prize-winning composer.
As a composer, he specializes in a mixed style of modern music and traditional Japanese music. He has composed music for singers, dance projects, promotion videos, art projects, etc. In the 2022 Petrichor International Music Competition, he was selected as a semi-finalist.
His music style was established through his own unique music career. He has been familiar with traditional Japanese music since he was born because his mother is a koto teacher. He also started playing the piano when he was 6, and he started playing the drums in a rock band when he was 13. He has been a member of many rock/metal bands as a drummer and composer. He also has a passion for electronic music and experiments with modern sound-making by sampling traditional Japanese instruments. Website: https://hisashi.site/
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Reigen FUJII A pioneer who established his own shamisen chord theory and adopted new performance techniques to develop innovative approaches to Western music.
In 2012, he won the 5th champion of the national shamisen competition and became the youngest winner ever. He promotes shamisen by holding workshops around the world and has led many students to become prize winners.
Currently, he also often appears on TV shows and radio programs, and
collaborates with various artists. X: https://x.com/reigen_030
Facebook: https://facebook.com/reigen.fujii ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Souzan KATO Souzan KATO is a professional shakuhachi player based in Japan. He is a certified master of the Tozanryu Shakuhachi Foundation.
He graduated from the Traditional Japanese Music Course at Nagoya College of Music and completed the master's program in the Graduate School of Music at the same university.
He was awarded the Gold Prize at the Tozanryu Honkyoku National
Competition in 2015, 2018, and 2021. Also, he received the Minister of Education Award and the Sankei Newspaper Award.
He engages in performance activities both domestically and internationally, including lectures and performances at universities in Asia, Europe, and North
America. Website: https://katosouzan.com
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