Hikaru Utada
宇多田 光
Japanese singer-songwriter and music producer
Music producer 57 profiles
57 profiles in this database, most often music producer, composer, singer. They include Hikaru Utada, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Namie Amuro, Mariya Takeuchi, Haruomi Hosono. Every profile lists birth date, background, career highlights and an honest "My Take".
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Ryuichi Sakamoto
坂本龍一
Japanese composer, pianist, and music producer
Namie Amuro
安室奈美恵
Japan's definitive pop diva from Okinawa
Mariya Takeuchi
山下まりや
Singer-songwriter and composer who has charted across three Japanese eras
Haruomi Hosono
細野晴臣
Japanese musician, producer, singer-songwriter, and bassist
Tatsuro Yamashita
山下達郎
Japanese singer-songwriter and music producer
Yasushi Akimoto
秋元康
Prolific lyricist and architect of Japan's modern idol industry
Tetsuya Komuro
小室哲哉
The producer who defined Japan's 1990s pop sound
Takanori Nishikawa
西川貴教
Multi-hyphenate Japanese entertainer from Shiga known for high-energy performances
Tak Matsumoto
松本孝弘
Lead guitarist and co-founder of Japan's best-selling rock duo B'z
Nigo
NIGO
Founder of BAPE and pioneer of Japanese streetwear culture
Tsunku
つんく♂
Singer-songwriter and music producer who shaped Japanese idol pop
Yuki Kajiura
梶浦由記
Composer and music producer known for orchestral anime soundscapes
Masao Akashi
明石昌夫
Veteran Japanese music producer, arranger, and bassist from Hyogo
Shinji Harada
原田真二
Hiroshima-born singer-songwriter and music producer
Mickey Curtis
ミッキー・カーチス
Japan's rock-and-roll polymath — actor, singer, music producer, and rakugo performer
Kentaro Kobuchi
小渕健太郎
Singer-songwriter and composer of the duo Kobukuro
Kitarō
喜多郎
Grammy- and Golden Globe-winning Japanese new-age composer
☆Taku Takahashi
☆Taku Takahashi
Yokohama-born DJ, producer, and multi-genre music artist
Mana
Mana
Japanese guitarist, composer, and music producer
Otomo Yoshihide
大友良英
Avant-garde composer and guitarist known for the "Amachan" soundtrack
Shinichi Osawa
大沢伸一
Japanese DJ and electronic music producer from Shiga
Masatoshi Sakai
酒井政利
Veteran Japanese music producer and Person of Cultural Merit
Miho Hatori
羽鳥美保
Tokyo-born singer-songwriter and music producer
Shōjirō Nanba
難波昭二郎
Japanese baseball player and music producer from Osaka
KRS-One
KRS・ワン
American rapper
Lars Frederiksen
ラーズ・フレデリクセン
American musician
Chance the Rapper
チャンス・ザ・ラッパー
American rapper
Lil Yachty
リル・ヨッティ
American rapper and producer
Desmond Child
デズモンド・チャイルド
American songwriter and music producer
Jam Master Jay
ジャム・マスター・ジェイ
American DJ and producer (1965-2002)
Robert Blake
ロバート・ブレイク
American actor
Phil Ramone
フィル・ラモーン
Music producer from South Africa
T-Pain
T-ペイン
American singer and rapper
Greg Phillinganes
グレッグ・フィリンゲインズ
American keyboardist and producer
Frankie Knuckles
フランキー・ナックルズ
American DJ and house music pioneer (1955-2014)
Andrew Gold
アンドリュー・ゴールド
American singer-songwriter and musician
Mark Mothersbaugh
マーク・マザーズボー
American musician and composer
Gilby Clarke
ギルビー・クラーク
American rock guitarist and producer
John McEntire
ジョン・マッケンタイア
American musician and producer
Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal
ロン・サール
American guitarist and producer
French Montana
フレンチ・モンタナ
Moroccan-American rapper
BT
BT
American music producer and DJ
Vinnie Moore
ヴィニー・ムーア
American guitarist
DJ Ashba
DJアシュバ
American musician and guitarist
Wayne Static
ウェイン・スタティック
American industrial metal frontman
Paul Jackson, Jr.
ポール・ジャクソン・ジュニア
American jazz guitarist
Kristen Anderson-Lopez
クリステン・アンダーソン＝ロペス
American songwriter and composer
Lucinda Williams
ルシンダ・ウィリアムス
American singer-songwriter
Billy Sherwood
ビリー・シャーウッド
American musician
Dave Matthews
デイヴ・マシューズ
Singer-songwriter from South Africa
Willie Dixon
ウィリー・ディクスン
American blues musician and songwriter
Yasuhiro Morinaga
森永泰弘
Tokyo-born composer and music director trained at Tokyo University of the Arts
Kenshi Yonezu
米津玄師
Japanese singer-songwriter, music producer, and illustrator
YOSHIKI
林 佳樹
Japanese rock musician, composer, and multi-instrumentalist
hide (Hideto Matsumoto)
松本秀人
Japanese rock guitarist, songwriter, and solo artist; lead guitarist of X JAPAN
Yosui Inoue
井上陽水
Pioneering Japanese singer-songwriter who reshaped folk and pop music