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Contributors who create NiEW together.

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.

NiEW

#OTHER #MUSIC

This is the editorial board of NiEW, a culture company that works with artists, teams and organizations that present alternatives in all areas. The live event "exPoP!!!!!" with free admission is also held monthly!
http://expop.jp/

Toyohiro Matsushima

#MUSIC

He has photographed artists such as Taylor Swift and FENDI, and is a member of the Kopels, an art collective formed in New York City.

Koichi Shima

#MOVIE #MUSIC

Film and music writer, DJ, and contributor to "Kinema Junpo" and "Music Magazine". He has contributed to Kinema Junpo, Music Magazine, etc. He also wrote an article on the movie "Moonlight" for "Kikuchi Naruyoshi's Film Tariff Elimination" (blueprint). He has also appeared in and cooperated with street walking projects such as "Strolling Master" and the pedestrian deck feature on TBS Radio's "After 6 Junction. He runs the club event "Soul Matters supported by THE BUSKER" at Shibuya TheRoom.

https://twitter.com/shimasoulmatter
https://note.com/shimasoulmatter/

Madoka Uchimura

#MOVIE

Born in Osaka in 1989. Photographer. Active mainly in the Kansai region, his photographs are characterized by a well-balanced arrangement of primary colors. His wide-ranging activities include advertising photography, fashion photography, and the creation of artwork using photographs. Recently obsessed with old video cameras, and goes back and forth between digital and analog.
Twitter:twitter.com/madoca_uchimura
Instagram:instagram.com/madoca_uchimura

Hiroki Kumamoto

#MOVIE

Filmmaker and editor, born in Fukuoka in 1987. While working as an editorial staff member of the culture review magazine "NOBODY," he has written film reviews for CINRA, Eiga Geijutsu, Time Out Tokyo, and other publications. He is co-author of "35 Words That Took Movies" (Film Art, Inc.) and interviewed in "DYNAMIC: Young Expressionists in Yokohama" (Shunposha, Inc.). His directing credits include "Sugar Baby," "Dawn and Blue," and "Ano Zanzo wo Motomochi wo Motomete" (In Search of That Afterimage). He is currently preparing a new feature film.

Gyo Terauchi

#MUSIC

1989年 京都生まれ、現在東京都在住。2018年よりフリーフォトグラファーとしてメディア、広告を中心に活動。趣味はサウナ。
gyoterauchi.com

Masashi Kuroha

#MOVIE

After working at a studio in Tokyo and as an assistant to photographer Shin Suzuki, he became independent.
He works under the philosophy that photography is a universal language.

Kanae Yamada

#FASHION #ART

Editor, writer, stylist, born in Shimane Prefecture in 1991. After working for fashion and culture editorial production and web media, became freelance. Interested in contemporary photography and its surrounding fashion and art.
https://twitter.com/yamkanya
https://www.instagram.com/yamkanya/

AJIMI

#MUSIC

A team of Yuka Nakano, Yoshimi Sugawara, and Koutarou Yamaguchi, who have been publishing zines and producing events since 2017. They work to gather, savor, and communicate with friends in Japanese and Asian cities.

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