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Eternal Love

Maki Ito

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Maki Ito's eagerly waited second album"Eternal Love" was released in December 12th 2018. It contains of 7 original songs and 4 covers that have a message to love eternally, to not let the love fade away from various viewpoints. And do not forget memories and emotions the time has engraved through time for now, to future through chaning times to encounters and partings away. The 4 cover songs "Desperado", "I'll be there", "Love me tender" and "Alfie" one of which is tenderly composed by Shinji Akita. With the co-production of Shinji Akita, wonderful jazz musician Miyoshi Isao on a guitar, Ryo Shibata on drums and Akiyoshi Shimizu on bass and acoustic-electric guitar the album has a sound which is interweaving jazz and pop to an emotional and clear sound
The album's lead song "Dahlia" was chosen of a electronics retail store's recommended artist's song. In April 12th 2019, the "Eternal love" was released in e-onkyo online Hi Res Music.
Maki Ito's emotionally rich singing voice wraps the space and gently touches the heartstrings. She wishes to stay close to a listener during the joyful and sometimes sorrowful times.

Artist Profile

  • Maki Ito

    Maki Ito studied vocal work at SanFrancisco Conservatory of Music, after which she returned to Japan and started working as a singer. She started with featuring DJ Hideo Kobayashi and their song "New Globe" was on the first place for 3 months on Germany's music site Besonic.com.For the worldwide audience she was discovered from that site, where people from different countries started to value her voice. Her voice was so beautiful that people started saying that it reminded them of Asian hymn. After that she released new songs in America, France and Belgium. One of the songs was chosen to the compilation CD called "Eyes on Tokyo" which was released in Paris. The songs were chosen by Ryuichi Sakamoto (composed "Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence) and Joe Hisaishi (music composer of Ghibli Studio movies). In addition, Maki Ito's rich and sensitive musicianship got started from there, when she also sang for numerous television commercials. For example "Invitation to 2020 Tokyo Olympics", "New cling wrap", "McDonald's song", "Bifidus yogurt"and we can carry on to over 100 songs. Maki Ito has also composed and wrote the lyrics for the opening and ending song for anime called "Kitten dream" which was aired in Chinese National Broadcasting. She also wrote lyrics and sang for the anime called "Kurokami" ("Black God") which was aired in Japan, Korea and America. From these songs Maki Ito gained more popularity around the World. Not only did she continue to compose and write her own songs but also pursued to sing Jazz, Bossanova and Pop style. She gained more popularity as a vocalist and from there started her nationwide live concerts. After Tohoku Earthquake (March 2011) the song "New Globe" was released on free download. Maki Ito's first single "幸せへ/My love" (ダブルA面.T-TOC Records) was released in April 2013. These songs were arranged and co-produced with Hidekazu Uchiike (composer). With Japanese top musicians, such as Toshihiro Nakanishi (violin),Nobuo Egchi(Drums), Kiyotsugu Amano(Guitar),Yuuki Sugawara(Percussions),Hijiri Murakami(Bass),Masaki Hayashi(Piano) Maki Ito created a single with warm and high quality. Recommended by Ryo Kawasaki, Maki Ito successfully performed in Estonia, in October 2014. In December 2015 Maki Ito released her first downloadable single "心の花/gift". in November 2016 Maki Ito released her first album"Voyage". Maki Ito is valued by her voice that gently and warmly embraces each and every listener. Maki Ito has said "I wish that listening to my voice and songs will speak to your mind and soul ."

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