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Fumiaki Amano

#MUSIC

Writer born in 1987. Lives and works in Tokyo. After working as a magazine editor, began freelancing in 2012. Writes mainly music-related articles in a variety of fields.

Taro Yoda

#MUSIC

In 1989, he was very impressed with Second Summer Of Love and started DJing at indie dance parties, and since the rave movement in the mid 90's, he has DJ'd and organized many raves, He has established a scene in Tokyo that continues to this day by inviting many European trance and progressive house DJs to his parties. He is a party DJ in the truest sense of the word. He runs his own label and party, Horizon, as well as KiliKiliVilla.

Kenta Yamazaki

#STAGE

Born in 1983. Critic and dramaturg. Editor-in-chief of the theater review magazine "Paperback," and a regular contributor of short reviews to the web magazine artscape. Other works include "SF Aspects of Contemporary Japanese Theater" (S-F Magazine, Hayakawa Shobo, February 2014-February 2017) From 2019, he will present stage works as y/n with director/actor Kiyoshi Hashimoto. Major works include "Coming Out Lesson" (2020), "Education (in your language)" (2022), an international co-production performance prototype presentation at the Tokyo Art Festival Farm 2022 Farm-Lab Exhibition, "From Koenji, Aichi, Brazil" (2023), etc.
twitter:@yamakenta
Profile photo by Takuya Yamahata

Megumi Nakamura

#MUSIC

Introduction: Born in 1988, currently resides in Shonan. He is the leader of "Asian Experimental 100 People," a project to meet 100 people in the music industry in Asia. She also interviews artists and events in Asia, mainly in Taiwan. Her day job is strategic PR for a global company, and she is a mother of one.
Website:https://asianexperimental.com/
Twitter(X):https://twitter.com/Tapitea_rec

Masaki Mugikura

#MUSIC

Writer/interviewer/editor. After working as an editor for film and music magazines, currently writes interviews, columns, reviews, and dialogue articles on film, music, and other topics, mainly for web media.

Miram

#MUSIC

Born in 1999 in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Her inclusive voice and songwriting that is both dainty and sharp are appealing. 2021 saw the release of an EP with Syotanegi (WANG GUNG BAND, ex.Valley Boys), the CD release of her 1st AL “Sail wind", the EP "The Day I Played with the Momoiro Pelican", a cassette co-written with vocalist Meow from Nekosen, and a single. On March 16, 2022 (Wed.), She released her 2nd album "Ducky" including "Low Airplane" (producer: Keiichi Sokabe), the theme song of the movie "Love Nonetheless" directed by Hideo Jojo & written by Rikiya Imaizumi, and produced by Keiichi Sokabe. After that, he invited Yusuke Kume (Special Favorite Music) as a producer and released "Natsu no Boku ni mo" and "Lemon Tree" for distribution, attracting attention, and on March 22 (Wed.), She released a new song "Like You Like It".

Twitter:https://twitter.com/m11ram_5
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mirams11

Ohata Yoko

#MUSIC

After working at a studio and as an assistant, he became an independent photographer in 2011. She continues to take photographs with the hope of affirming people through photography.
https://www.o-hatayo-ko.com/
https://www.instagram.com/ohata_yoko/

Tomohiro Takeshita

#MOVIE

Lives and works in Tokyo. Active in a variety of fields, focusing on portrait photography.
https://www.instagram.com/takesista/
https://www.t-takeshita.com/

Tomoyuki Natsume

#MUSIC

He made his debut in 2009 as vocalist and guitarist of Siamese Cats, and made his solo debut in December 2021 with the release of his first single "Life" under the name Summer Eye.

Shogo Nomura

#MUSIC

A member of the Fukuoka collective BOAT and in charge of miscellaneous work for the band MADE IN HEPBURN, which is the core of the collective. After graduating from college, at the age of 23, he started working part-time at "LOVE FM" and became involved in the production of radio programs, supporting fellow artists he met in the process of producing the RKB Mainichi Broadcasting radio programs "Drink Bar Bonjin Conference" and "Chartbusters r!", which led him to establish the music He established the music collective BOAT. BOAT's activities led to the creation of music videos for major artists such as Siip, AmPm, and Yoshiho Nakamura, as well as for Fukuoka artists such as Deep Sea Diving Club, Cranazm, and YOUND. From 2022, he will be producing an official podcast for Spotify and a program for Hi-Tide Store and Paper Sky magazine, as well as a documentary about Fukuoka's emerging artists. In addition to directing various audio contents such as "THINKING CLOUD," a program by High Tide Store and Paper Sky magazine, he is a member of the Fukuoka Music City Council, where he is in charge of event direction. He will organize "BEYONDERS," a collight project by artists from Fukuoka and Thailand.

Tsubasa Yokobori

#MUSIC

Born in Saitama, Japan in 2003, he has been studying at the Musicology Laboratory since 2021, focusing on live music venues and rock festivals.

Orange iwasaki

#MOVIE

Culture addicted writer and editor. I love movies, dramas, plays, anime, manga, novels, TV, and radio.

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