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ドリームロック、オルタナティブロックを軸とした楽曲をバンドスタイルで制作し、ライブ活動を行うソロ・アーティスト。「味の素×北欧、暮らしの道具店コラボWeb CMひとりごとエプロン」や「ABEMA Prime」EDテーマに楽曲が起用される。セルフプロデュースで活動しており、ビジュアルデザインや映像制作を自身でプロデュースしているほか、他アーティストへの楽曲提供なども行っている。主にバンドスタイルでライブ活動を展開。
西寺郷太
1973年東京生まれ京都育ち。早稲田大学在学時に結成したバンド「NONA REEVES」のシンガー、メイン・ソングライターとして、1997年デビュー。以後、音楽プロデューサー、作詞・作曲家としても少年隊、SMAP、V6、YUKI、鈴木雅之、岡村靖幸、私立恵比寿中学などの多くの作品、アーティストに携わる。
日本屈指の音楽研究家としても知られ、近年では特に80年代音楽の伝承者としてテレビ・ラジオ出演、雑誌連載など精力的に活動。マイケル・ジャクソン、プリンスなどの公式ライナーノーツを手がける他、執筆した書籍の数々はベストセラーに。代表作に小説『噂のメロディー・メイカー』(扶桑社)、『プリンス論』(新潮新書)など。
現在Spotifyにて公式ポッドキャスト「西寺郷太のGOTOWN Podcast」配信中。
daisansei
Vocalist Ataka met Wakiyama (Key) in 2019 when he recruited band members on an online message board, and formed the band “Daiyon” around the summer of the same year. They continue to release digital releases vigorously. Later, Fujikake (Vo / Ba) joined the band and changed the name to “daisansei.” In November 2020, the band released a full-length album “Drama no Day,” which was selected by Tawarekomen and attracted much attention. With the slogan “A little dramatic song for everyday life,” they have been working to write pop songs that bring back even the smallest sparkle that seems to get buried in everyday life.
Haruomi Hosono
Born 1947 in Tokyo, Japan. Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1947, musician; made debut in 1969 with “April Fool's Day”; formed “Happiendo” in 1970; began solo career in 1973, also performing as “Tin Pan Alley”; formed “Yellow Magic Orchestra” (YMO) in 1978, providing songs for the music industry and working as a producer and label president; also worked as a producer and label manager. After YMO's demise, he explored world music, ambient, and electronica, composing, producing, and composing film music, among others.
YUKKYUN
Born in Okayama, Japan in 1995. Graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University with a degree in Comparative Arts in the Graduate School of Letters. A member of the soundtrack-oriented avant-pop unit “Denkyo to Shonen CQ,” she began her self-produced solo career “DIVA Project” on a full scale in 2021. Inc., WEST., etc., writes columns, organizes film festivals, and is expanding her activities with her love of J-POP divas and free aesthetic sense. Her second full-length album, “Tekkainenai Anai Kimi wo” is now on sale.
CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso
The duo is made up of Catriel Guerreiro (CA7RIEL) and Ulises Guerrier (Paco) from Buenos Aires, Argentina.In 2016, Catriel began his career as a solo rapper. In 2020, the duo took a hiatus due to Corona, each going solo; in March 2022, they resumed their activities after a two-year hiatus; in April 2024, their album “BAÑO MARÍA” was released and ranked in Billboard's “Best Latin Albums” list. Billboard's “Best Latin Albums” list. In October of the same year, he appeared on NPR's “Tiny Desk Concerts,” which garnered more than 24 million views in four months, and is scheduled to perform at the “Fuji Rock Festival '25” in July 2025.
LEO
Began studying the koto at age 9, studying under Curtis Patterson and Kazue Sawai. At age 16, won the Kumamoto National Traditional Music Competition, becoming the youngest ever recipient of the Grand Prize and the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award. She rose to prominence and subsequently enrolled at Tokyo University of the Arts. She has appeared on numerous media programs including “Jounetsu Tairiku,” “The Music Concert Without a Title,” and “Tetsuko's Room.” As a koto player, she made unprecedented appearances at venues like Blue Note Tokyo and SUMMER SONIC, drawing attention and anticipation for her activities expanding the instrument's new possibilities.
Nanoha Koyama
A singer-songwriter from Yachimata City, Chiba Prefecture. Influenced by mentors and peers she met during her university years, she established her current style centered around hand-drawn animation and self-recording. After graduating, she began working part-time cleaning love hotels to make ends meet, while also writing on note about her experiences during work. Released her 1st EP, ‘Something Like Rapeseed Flowers,’ on July 23, 2025. Won the audition program ‘Music Evolution Theory ~the battle~’ broadcast in August 2025. Her performance video of “There Are No Mononoke” from the show garnered significant attention, racking up approximately 1.5 million views within a month.
Ye Ram
A singer-songwriter from Daejeon, South Korea, she started her career with the EP "Sailing At Dawn" in 2017, releasing her first album "Catsle" in 2020 and her second album "End Of The World" in 2022. She mixes various genres based on folk, thinking and singing about "living together".
S2O JAPAN
S2O JAPAN
Higan
Rapper. born in 2004. Born in Saitama Prefecture. Currently a student at Keio University. He began rapping in the summer of his senior year of high school and participated in the “18th High School Rap Championship,” a national MC battle tournament, and the “2nd, 3rd, and 4th Gekito! Rap Koshien”. He has distributed 5 singles and 1 EP.
高木正勝
音楽家 / 映像作家。1979年生まれ、京都府出身、兵庫県在住。長く親しんでいるピアノを奏でた音楽、世界を旅しながら撮影した“動く絵画“のような映像、両方を手掛ける。NHK連続テレビ小説『おかえりモネ』、映画『おおかみこどもの雨と雪』『バケモノの子』『未来のミライ』『違国日記』などの音楽を手がける。近作は、山村にある自宅の窓を開け自然を招き入れたピアノ曲集『マージナリア』、エッセイ集『こといづ』。
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