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A lonely man struggles to survive,
At the crossroads of the eight directions, he was holding on to the eight million gods.
One day, He realized who he really should be as a person.
Encounter Dosojin, traveler's guardian deity, who hints at it.
/ Bone-based Japanese rock with acoustic guitar playing and singing. /Please listen !
Masashi MIZUKAWA /JapaneseMusician / Singer-songwriter /Guitar playing and Singing/ He started playing the guitar at the age of 13 and started singing with a guitar and writing lyrics and composing music in high school. When He was young, he was exposed to music from all over the world on BCL Radio and learned about the great Spanish guitarist Manolo Sanlúcar (Master of Spanish Guitarist Vicente Amigo).He was shocked by Manolo Sanlúcar's rough yet skillful playing and the sound pressure so strong that it felt like the guitar strings would snap. He also fell in love with the fast playing of electric guitarists Ritchie Blackmore and Yngwie Malmsteen. He was also greatly influenced by Yosui Inoue, Kozo Murashita, Chiharu Matsuyama, and Masashi Sada, who were representative of Japanese guitar-accompanied folk songs and new music at the time. All music production is done with acoustic accompaniment.While singing, he uses a single guitar to play the roles of guitar, drums, and bass, and has a unique performance style that includes playing strokes with his index fingernail, arpeggios, and alternate picking. The one-man live is basically guitar playing and singing. Currently, they perform over 300 recreational concerts a year at welfare facilities and other venues. In 2014,his Rich and Beauty Singing Voice was highly praised at a live house in Los Angeles. In September 2022, the original ballad [Wasurenagusa] will be released in the Republic of Slovenia in Europe.Charted in [J-POP Top 39/AppleMusic]. In addition, 5 other original songs also charted in the TOP 200, and He is expanding their activities overseas. He is currently distributing other original singles around the world. The MV for [ Never Ending Journey ], which is currently being distributed, has been charted in the real-time [1st place] (highest ranking)/weekly [10th place] in Japan's LINE MUSIC music video category. The One-Take MV for [ PURE ], which began distribution in November 2023, also charted in real time [1st place] (highest ranking)/weekly [4th place]. In addition, the [ Medusa ] MV, which began distribution in January 2024, also charted in real time [1st place] (highest ranking) / weekly [13th place]. The [ LOSER ] MV, which began distribution in February 2025, charted in the real-time [6th place] (highest ranking)/weekly [77th place]. Please come and discover Masashi MIZUKAWA's original sound, which is a fusion of Japanese new music and a free-spirited and passionate playing style that doesn't depend on the form of guitar playing!