Hiroshi Yamaoka
Hiroshi Yamaoka
Hiroshi Yamaoka is a Composer, Arranger, MIDI Programmer and Finger-style Guitarist who studied at New School Jazz & Contemporary Music Program, Mannes College
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Quiet Dance
Quiet Dance
Musicians: Naho Okada-Flute/Alto Fl, Reiko Yamamoto-Vibraphone, Masa Sawada- Electric Bass. Jazz Electronica tune with pop flavor in it. Mix of real instruments and samples. I tried to create as 'tight groove' as possible.
Independent artist Hiroshi Yamaoka drops "Quiet Dance", a Jazz Fusion track on SoundClick. Featuring flute, 7 string and string quartet, the production has a distinctive and cohesive sound. The Japan influence comes through clearly, making this especially appealing to jazz fusion fans. "Quiet Dance" has peaked at number 8 on the SoundClick Jazz Fusion chart. Find more from Hiroshi Yamaoka on SoundClick, a platform built for independent music discovery.
Tokyo Night
Tokyo Night
Mix of Jazz and Rhythm of 'House'. I used Giannini Classical Guitar.
SoundClick artist Hiroshi Yamaoka presents "Tokyo Night", an outstanding release in the Smooth Jazz genre. Featuring flute, 7 string and string quartet, the production has a distinctive and cohesive sound. The Japan influence comes through clearly, making this especially appealing to smooth jazz fans. "Tokyo Night" has peaked at #15 in the Smooth Jazz category on SoundClick. Hiroshi Yamaoka is an independent artist on SoundClick, releasing Smooth Jazz music directly to fans worldwide.
for String Orchestra
for String Orchestra
Music for String Orchestra. I was inspired by French impressionism composers like Ravel, Debussy etc.... and wrote this piece. If you listen, you will know my love for those music. I had 30 min. for rehearsal/Recording and it was tough session.
"for String Orchestra" is a Contemporary track by Hiroshi Yamaoka on SoundClick. The sound is shaped by flute, 7 string and string quartet, giving the song its signature feel. The Japan influence comes through clearly, making this especially appealing to contemporary fans. It has peaked at #2 in Classical and #1 in Contemporary on the SoundClick charts. Explore the full Hiroshi Yamaoka catalog on SoundClick and discover more Contemporary music from independent creators.
Elektrified Souls
Elektrified Souls
Recently, I was really impressed by creations of DJ's and more and more digging into those kinds of music (especially "Groove"). I'm tring to combine those Electro Urban Rhythm Section with my Jazz/Classical background.
SoundClick artist Hiroshi Yamaoka presents "Elektrified Souls", an outstanding release in the Acid Jazz genre. Featuring flute, 7 string and string quartet, the production has a distinctive and cohesive sound. This is the unmistakable sound of Japan, and it will especially appeal to acid jazz fans. It has reached the top 10 on the SoundClick Acid Jazz chart, peaking at #1. Hiroshi Yamaoka continues to build an Acid Jazz catalog on SoundClick, one of the longest-running platforms for independent artists.
Montuno in the Jungle
Montuno in the Jungle
Discover this Nu Jazz track.
"Montuno in the Jungle" by Hiroshi Yamaoka is a Nu Jazz production available on SoundClick. The sound is shaped by flute, 7 string and string quartet, giving the song its signature feel. The Japan influence comes through clearly, making this especially appealing to nu jazz fans. It has charted at #12 on the SoundClick Nu Jazz chart. Listeners into Electronic, Jazz and Acid Jazz will find this track a natural fit within their rotation.
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Albums
My CD "Electrified Souls" (Nu-Jazz/Chill Out) and "Classical Music" (Contemporary Classical/Film) are now available @ various websites like eMusic, Myspace, Napster, Rhapsody, MusicNet, as well as soundclick.
Hiroshi Yamaoka is a Composer, Arranger, Guitarist, MIDI Programmer and Music Copyist who have studied Jazz/Classical composition and Midi-programming/Studio Production at New School Jazz & Contemporary Music Program (BFA in Jazz Composition), Mannes College of Music and Berklee College of Music. As a performer, he is a skilled finger-style guitarist, and has highly distinctive sound. He is also a music copyist and music transcriber for a Japan-based music publisher, Rittor Music Inc.
Band/artist history
Hiroshi was born in Okaya, Nagano, JAPAN and picked up the guitar at age of 13 and it has been his faithful companion ever since. After gigging for several years in Tokyo area, he moved to New York to pursue his musical dreams. While living in New York, he was exposed to wide variety of music and especially interested in Classical, Electronica and World music as well as Jazz, which eventually became important components in his composition and performance style. He is currently living in New York City and writing music that combines elements of Contemporary Urban Jazz/Nu-Jazz/Acid Jazz.
Your musical influences
Jazz, Brazilian, Classical, Downtempo, Contemporary Urban Jazz, Nu-Jazz.
Jazz Improvizers: Keith Jarrett, Brad Mehldau, Pat Metheny, Classical Composers: Ravel, Prokofiev, Stravinsky DJ's and Creaters: Groove Collective, Jazzanova, Roy Ayers,
Anything else?
Hiroshi is a finger-style 7-string guitar player who produce very distinctive sounds.
Elmhurst, NY
USA
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Comments (39)
Is reverse panning intentional?
likin them vibes and guitar work , and played to make a supercool mix .
Hello Hiroshi, excellent music you got in here my friend
Quiet but awesome work! Compos and guitar to keep as worth, excellent mao sound and technical!
Still spinning on my station,
keep in touch
Lovely music.
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