Masamicz Amano

Amano was born in 1957 in Akita City. He graduated from Kunitachi College of Music at the top of the composition department and finished postgraduate work also at the top of his class. In his university days, he began writing for diverse fields ...

Kaneda Bin

Gemba Fujita

Yosuke Fukuda

Born in the Suginami borough of Tokyo in 1975, Fukuda taught himself composing and arranging while attending junior high school. He served as director of his high school’s drama club, and upon graduation, began producing music for theatre, dance, ...

Yo Goto

Mr. Goto was born in Akita, Japan, in 1958. He earned an Education degree from the University of Yamagata, and a Specialist/Composition Degree from Tokyo University of Music. Mr. Goto, well known as a composer and arranger of band music, actively ...

Hayato Hirose

Hayato Hirose (b. 1974) is a young, emerging composer who has developed his international career over the years. A native of Japan, he has received numerous honors and awards. Many of his works have been published by major publishers in Europe, the ...

Takashi Hoshide

Yasuhide Ito

ITO Yasuhide, currently teaching as a professor of Senzoku Gakuen College of Music, has earned international acclaim for his compositional endeavors. “Gloriosa” is one of the most frequently played masterworks in the world and made an appearance on ...

Naohiro Iwai

Naohiro Iwai schloss im Jahre 1947 sein Studium an der Musikabteilung der Ongaku-Schule (heute die Geijyutu Universität) in Tokio ab. Danach spezialisierte er sich im Bereich der Jazzmusik und sammelte viele Erfahrungen mit verschiedenen Bands. Er ...

Tetsunosuke Kushida

The composer Tetsunosuke Kushida, born in Kyoto in 1935, is a personality who is active in many fields. While majoring in mathematics at Kyoto University of Education, he also studied composition. After graduation, he continued his studies and ...

Toshio Mashima

Toshio Mashima (1949 to 2016) was a Japanese composer, arranger and tutor. Toshio Mashima was born on February 21st 1949 in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Although he initially studied engineering as a college course, he interrupted this to learn ...

Kinya Matsuura

Kinya Matsuura was born in Obihiro, Hokkaido in 1938. He graduated from Asahikawa School, Hokkaidou University of Education. During his teaching career, Matsuura has been active as both a composer and ...

Itaru Sakai

Itaru Sakai wurde am 24. März 1970 in im japanischen Osaka geboren. Im Alter von vier Jahren begann er mit dem Klavierunterricht. Zwei Jahre später schrieb er bereits sein erstes Stück für Klavier. Im Schulorchester spielte er Flöte. In dieser Zeit ...

Eiji Suzuki

Eiji Suzuki studierte Komposition an der Hochschule für Kunst und Musik in Tokio. Mit dem Komponieren begann er bereits während der Schulzeit, er schreibt überwiegend für Blasorchester. Seine eigenen Werke, aber auch seine Arrangements und ...

Hiroki Takahashi

Hiroki Takahashi was born in Tokyo in 1979 and studied visual music, composition and arranging at TRADS FAN School of Music. His principal composition media are wind band and chamber music, which have received many awards. Leading works include ...