CONTRIBUTORS
Contributors who create NiEW together.
Profile Writer/Interviewer. Born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1977, raised in Tokyo. Focusing on “Culture × Social,” he bridges fields from artists to researchers, conveying life stories and specialized themes in an accessible manner. Also participates in the hip-hop-focused multimodal project “BLUEPRINT™”. Handled the overall structure for “Owarai ga Bai Kyoukoro” (Comedy is My Best Friend: A Record of Friendships) by Yoichi Shimada (published by Nihon Journal Publishing) and the concluding roundtable discussion for “Fake Information Warfare” (published by Wedge Inc.).
https://fori.io/bonite396
キムラ
東京在住。ライター / DJ。音楽・映画全般をウォッチ。興味分野は坂道シリーズやK-POPなどのアイドルカルチャー。『ユリイカ』など文芸誌・ZINEをはじめとした執筆。Podcast『コンテンツ過剰接続』配信中。X(Twitter)ではスペースを不定期開催。
X:https://x.com/kimu_ra10
note:https://note.com/kimu_ra10
Podcast『コンテンツ過剰接続』:https://open.spotify.com/show/56f5M92RCxZFMyE079kxfQ?si=5324dc5462284447
小田駿一
2017年独立。2019年symphonicに所属。人物を中心に、雑誌・広告と幅広く撮影。現在は、HIPHOPにフォーカスしたマルチモーダルなプロジェクト「BLUEPRINT™」も主宰。
ユリアン(Yuri Kato)
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.
遥南 碧
伏見瞬
東京生まれ。音楽をはじめ、表現文化全般に関する執筆を行いながら、国内外の最新音楽について解説するYouTube番組「てけしゅん音楽情報」で活躍。著書に『スピッツ論 「分裂」するポップ・ミュージック』。
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
清家咲乃
主に音楽ライター。ヘヴィミュージック、アイドル、インターネット音楽などが専門。
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.
Yoshiaki Miura
Started out as a photographer in the United States.
Returned to Japan in 2018 and built a Tokyo-based practice blending music and visual storytelling.
Since 2021, contributing to the creative direction and visual identity of calax records.
Instagram: yoshiaki_miura91
蜂須賀ちなみ
ライター。1992年生まれ。早稲田大学文学部心理学コース卒。大学在学中の2014年より、フリーランスのライターとして本格的に活動を開始。以来、「音楽と人」「ROCKIN’ON JAPAN」「音楽ナタリー」「Billboard JAPAN」などの雑誌・ウェブメディアに寄稿。音楽を中心に、国内エンタメシーンの取材・記事執筆を行う。
https://lit.link/8suka
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