CONTRIBUTORS
Contributors who create NiEW together.
ベーシスト、フリーライター。自身のバンド活動やサポートワークの傍ら、雑誌やWebで物書きとしても活動中。演奏も文章もノリとグルーヴ重視でジャンルを選ばないのが強み。四足動物を食べない。Instagram
Jin Otabe
Born November 20, 1989. From Toshima Ward, Tokyo. Graduated from Sophia University, Faculty of Letters, Department of English Literature. Joined Ota Publishing in 2013. Assigned to the editorial department of the youth culture magazine Quick Japan. Left the company in 2015. Since then, has worked as a freelancer in writing, editing, translation, and interpreting.
Kotaro Kikuchi
神奈川県横浜市出身。大阪大学大学院博士後期課程所属。専門はポピュラー音楽研究、メディア研究。
https://researchmap.jp/Kotaro_Kikuchi
Hiroki Chiba
Bassist/Composer. Born in Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture. A musician who creates soundscapes using double bass and electronic sounds. In 2019, he composed music for the Mina Perhonen fashion show, collaborated with Kento Koganezawa, Yosuke Amemiya, Suzuki Takayuki, and Misaki Kono, and produced arauchi yu (cero), Yuka, and Janis Crunch. Bassist for “Wang Hao Tsuchi Kyō” with Arauchi Yu, Yūka with Mahō Band, Hasunuma Shuta Philharmonic, Sangatsu, and Suga Dairo Trio. His discography includes ‘Hiroki Chiba + Saidrum’ (2008), Kinetic's ‘db’ (2016), ‘Eine Phantasie im Morgen’ (2017), ‘Nokto’ (2018), and ‘Asleep’ (2019). His latest work is the soundtrack for the film ‘Enemy’ directed by Daihachi Yoshida, released in January 2025.
Tsuya chan
Contributed to music, literary, and fashion magazines. She is the co-founder of "Cosmetics Begins to Speak", an activity to think about alternative ways of beauty in 2022.
imdkm
Writer. He has been familiar with dance music since he was a teenager and writes extensively about popular music, making use of his own experience as a beat-maker. He is the author of “Rhythm in J-Pop History” (blueprint, 2019).
Yoshiki Okamoto
Born in Wakayama in 1982. I love dogs. I have never owned a dog.
Hajime Oishi
Writer and music selector with a theme of region and climate. Presides over B.O.N., an editorial production on travel and festivals. His major publications include "Nanyo no Songline" (Kiltibooks), "Bon Odori no Sengo Shishi" (The Postwar History of Bon Odori) (Chikuma Shobo), "Oku Tokyo-jin ni Aini ni Iku" (Going to Meet Oku Tokyo People) (Shobunsha), "Nippon no Matsurism" (Artes Press), and "Nippon Daiondo Jidai" (The Nippon Great Ondo Era) (Kawade Shobo Shinsha).
Mizuki Kanno
Editor & Writer. I have a rabbit. His name is Momotaro.
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mimimizkchan/
Hana Koike
Born in 2001 in Saitama Prefecture. Graduated from Tokyo Polytechnic University, Faculty of Arts, Department of Imaging Arts.
Started working as a filmmaker while still in school. Currently based in Berlin as a photographer and filmmaker.
Instagram : @___koike___
Kaori Akita
Active in the field of photography and video. Loves cats.
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/erinkaori
Isaji Yui
2002 Nagoya → Tokyo
I was a staff member at LIVERARY. Likes soil:)
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