井草聖二 SEIJI IGUSAアコースティックギタリスト/作曲家
牧師家庭に生まれ幼少より讃美歌、ゴスペルに親しむ。 11歳でドラム、15歳よりギターを始める。 高校卒業後、甲陽音楽学院に入学。 音楽理論、作曲理論を学ぶ。 2009年 アコースティックギターの全国大会 FINGER PICKING DAY2009に出場 「最優秀賞」「オリジナルアレンジ賞」を受賞 。 20歳でプロデビュー、ファーストミニアルバム 「introduction」リリース。 2009年 Tommy Emmanuel ジャパンツアーで オープニングアクトを努める。 2010年 米カンザス州で開催された世界規模の ギターコンテスト、39th Walnut Valley Festival に日本代表で出場。Top5に選ばれる。 2011年 Joe Robinson ジャパンツアーでゲスト出演 ソロ・ライブ演奏の他、TVやラジオの音楽制作 作曲家としても活動中。 近年は海外での演奏活動も精力的に展開。 緻密なフィンガーピッキング奏法にR&B/Hip-Hopの テイストを取り入れた楽曲、演奏スタイルで 国内外で高い評価を受けている。 |
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Seiji Igusa is an acoustic guitarist/ composer in Japan. He was born on November 9, 1988 and got close to a hymn and gospel from the childhood period.
He began playing the piano at the age of 4 and playing the drum at the age of 11.
He started playing an acoustic guitar at the age of 15 and is affected by guitarists such as Martin Taylor,Doyle Dykes.
He won the second prize of "Fingerpicking contest" that was held in Osaka in December, 2006.
In July, 2007, he got a grand prize of SonyMusic audition called "Tobi-labo" in Osaka.
Then, In August, 2007, I won the second prize of SonyMusic audition called "Tobi-labo" in Tokyo.
In April, 2009, he participated in national convention of the acoustic guitar, "FINGER PICKING DAY 2009".
He won a grand prize and a prize for original arrangement at that convention.
In October, 2009, he played as an opening act in "Tommy Emanuel JAPAN TOUR".
In November, 2009, he released his first album "Introduction".
This CD made his debut as a professional and he started music activities in many areas.
He participate in global guitar contest held in U.S. Kansas in September, 2010, "39th Walnut Valley Festival". He participated in "International Fingerstyle Guitar Championship" as a representative from Japan and was chosen as Top5.
In October, 2010, did an opening act for "JOE ROBINSON JAPAN TOUR"
In April, 2012, he released his 2nd album "kokoro".
In February, 2013, he moved the headquarters in Tokyo from Osaka and have begun to appear to TV program and a radio.
In March, 2013, he also began working on guitar duo "SOULGAUGE".
They adopt a taste of "R & B" into "finger-style" and become the topic in the music scene of Japan.
In 2014,December, he released session album "Room 193" (This is a collaboration album between four Japanese guitarist; Akitoshi Kiroda, Takayuki Nishiyama, Satoshi Gogo, Yuki Matsui)
In July, 2015, he released his 3rd album "Welcome Home".
"Light Waves" of this album becomes the ranking first place in video sharing site of Japan and becomes the topic mainly on the internet.
受賞歴• 2006/12 フィンガーピッキングコンテスト
三木楽器 MIKI GAKKI賞 •SonyMusicトビラボ大阪 グランプリ • SonyMusicトビラボ東京 2位 • フィンガーピッキングコンテスト全国大会 最優秀賞、オリジナルアレンジ賞 • Walnut Valley Festival International Finger Style Guitar Championship Top5 |
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