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Big Ichikawa, known as the "singing civil servant" of Kodaira City, Tokyo, has released his first new song since his album "phi" on Concourse Records! This ballad, which depicts the soft happiness of everyday life with a casual touch, has already been well received by live audiences. The beautiful lead guitar by virtuoso Akio Hasumi is also a must-hear.
Although he is a civil servant working at Kodaira City Hall, he is known as a ``singing civil servant'' as he performs live performances at various locations in songs that express the charm of Kodaira City, and also serves as a personality on community FM. He studied guitar under Shoji Sakamoto, who was in Masashi Sada's backing band. In July 2023, he appeared on NHK General TV's "Hirumae Hotto" and "Shutoken Ichioshi!" in the role of introducing Kodaira City's specialty "Maru Post". His latest album "∮ (Phi)" produced by Shoji Sakamoto is now on sale. In 2024, he formed "Gee Jee Sounds" with professional guitarist Akio Hasumi and others, and has been actively performing live shows. Representative works include "Happytown" (the main theme of FM Nishitokyo's "Kodaira MIX"), "In the Schoolyard of Juso Elementary School" (the song commemorating the 50th anniversary of Kodaira Municipal Kodaira Juso Elementary School), "Borderless" (theme song for the Music Festival in Kodaira that everyone makes), and Hug - Kodaira Child-rearing Support Song - (the official theme song for the Kodaira Hug Project "Kodahug").
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