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• Johnny

  At the age of 17, inspired by a friend playing the guitar, he started playing the guitar and began copying hard rock such as Van Halen and LOUDNESS. After graduating from high school, he entered the guitar department of Tokyo Communication Art College and studied under Hideaki Yahagi, Weitama Lee, and Yumushi Hoda. Learn various genres of music, theory, and ensembles. After graduating from a vocational school, he started professional activities at the age of 20 at pub snacks and other events. At the age of 24, he went to the United States alone and studied guitar playing at the music school MI in Los Angeles. After returning to Japan, he passed the audition for singer Isao Bitoh at the age of 26 and participated as a tour guitarist. Other participating artists [Kaori Kozai, Hiro Tsunoda, Yuri Osawa, Michiyo Sako, Yuki Kadokura, Daisuke Kitagawa, Takao Horiuchi, Arube, Tef Chung, etc.] Currently, as a tour guitarist of Kaori Kozai, he is active in various recordings, artist support, projects, etc. Not only as a player, but also as an artist, he formed his own mixture band, Killer Doop. During the band's activities, he was accepted as a theme song audition for Mad Man Pondo of Big Japan Pro Wrestling, was adopted as an admission song, and a CD was released. (Currently out of print) Participate in other concerts, live performances and big events. The band also has a history of winning contests. While working as a tour guitarist, he has a career of more than 20 years as a guitar instructor, and has experience as an instructor at home lessons, York Culture Center, Soul Arrow Music, Kurosawa Musical Instruments, Yellow Cab Co., Ltd. (Entertainment Production), G-Works. .. Currently, he is training young guitarists who want to become professionals at Johnny Guitar School. Currently, he personally produces original songs and freelance music production.

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