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“There are still beautiful notes to be found inside the guitar.
Everyday I play the guitar to find that hidden treasure.”
Naoki Shimodate
Biography
Guitarist
Guitar consultant
Mental counselor
Naoki Shimodate was born in Tokyo, Japan.
He began his classical piano studies at the age of five and guitar
at
the age of eight.
At seventeen he started to play the guitar professionally.
At nineteen he became interested in jazz. In 1992 he moved to
Boston
to develop his guitar skills.
In 1994 he went to Spain being interested in flamenco guitar.
Gibson jazz guitar contest 4th place in 2005.
“a persuasive performance, beautiful reverb and harmonics.”
-Kazumi Watanabe, jazz guitarist.
Mental Health Counselor (Japan Mental Health Association)
Performed at
Serbia, Hungary, USA, Japan
Serbian Embassy in Japan for Serbian National Day in 2008 and
2009.
Apple store at Shibuya Tokyo in 2008.
and many other places.
Music Studies
Osawa flamenco guitar school (Kawaguchi, Japan) 1996
Cordoba Guitar festival (Cordoba, Spain) 1994
Berklee College of Music (Boston, USA) 1992
Kojima music school (Omiya, Japan) 1991
Hot music school (Tokyo, Japan) 1990
Ambox (Tokyo, Japan) 1987
Futaba music School (Saitama, Japan) 1978
Teachers
Leo Brouwer (Cuban Composer)
Koichi Sugiyama (Composer of PC game software “Dragon Quest”)
Hoguchi Yusuke (Japan Top40 composer)
David Newsam (The author of “Making Money Teaching Music”)
John Wilkins
Tomo Fujita
Sousuke Hara
Kenzo Osawa
Yoshifumi Shimizu
Yuki Shoji
Teaching Experience
Jazz guitar class
Flamenco guitar class
Composition class
Guitar course at Nishiurawa public hall
Seminar Concert “The world of the Guitar” at Kishi public hall
Private lesson
Collaborations with other professionals
Tokiko Kato(Sony Music House)
Isamu Shimoji (Teichiku)
Shimabukuro Masaru (Teichiku)
fumiko (Universal Music)
Daisuke Fujiwara (Blue note record)
Peter Madsen, Dick Oatts, Eliot Zigmund, Eiji Nakayama,
Joan Padillo, Miguel Martinez, Natsumi Sawada, Mayumi,
Minakoshi, Maki Ichihara, Noriko Kojima, Koji Shiokawa, Seiji Komatsu
Atsushi Suzuki, Yuko Mochida, Yuki Tateyama, Daiki Yasukagawa
and many others.
Also
Japan tour with Eiji Nakayama’s jazz group
Composition for the play “Information Lady”
Original Performance “Improvisation with flowers” “cooperation with
foods”
He continues to perform as well as teach master classes, workshops and
private students.
Contact
4-14-20, Uemine, Chuo-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama, 338-0014, JAPAN
tel & fax 048-853-7810 (81-4-8853-7810, from outside Japan)
mobile phone 070-5466-0870
shimodaten●ybb.ne.jp （●→＠）