Musicians in Japan

Yamaha Corporation

Our history began in 1887 when Yamaha founder Torakusu Yamaha completed a repair job on a reed organ at a Japanese primary school. Perhaps no one thought at the time that this event would mark the beginning of 130-plus year history during which Yamaha would become a world-leading brand in musical instruments, other products, and services dear to the hearts of people everywhere. True to its slogan, “Sharing Passion & Performance,” the Yamaha Group helps enrich people’s lives day in and day out. Since our founding in 1887, we have offered the world a rich scope of products and services focused on sound and music. We want to create excitement and inspiration everywhere, joyfully highlighting music in life, education, and culture. We are deeply committed to creating customer value by offering products and services that draw on our reservoir of technology, know-how, and musical sensitivities. We have accumulated these values over our long history and are keen to address new challenges with a passion going beyond our customers’ expectations, always renewing our inspiration, and theirs. We are dedicated to engaging proactively with our customers to propose products and services that will stir their hearts over a lifetime. Looking ahead, we will be making every effort to ensure that we continue to be an “Indispensable, Brilliantly Individual Company,” always honouring long and close relationships with our customers.

10001+ staff

Syn Music

Syn are a global, award-winning music agency founded by friends and creative collaborators, Simon Le Bon, Yasmin Le Bon and Nick Wood in 1991. Syn provides music strategy, composition, sound design and sonic branding for advertising, cinema and television. Syn also provides full music supervision, licensing and music curation services. Syn have been creating internationally acclaimed music solutions for the last three decades, with a network of studios and teams in Tokyo, Los Angeles, Beijing, Shanghai, Manila and London - passing the creative baton through the network to meet the most demanding of briefs and deadlines, delivering original yet locally authentic work.

51 to 200 staff

Nash Studio -Creating Business-Use Music Since 1983

Our sound creations take the form of a "music library" playable in public spaces and usable as background music for creative projects, offering freedom of music selection.[WHO WE ARE]-Creating Business-Use Background Music Since 1983 For over 35 years, we, Nash Studio, Inc. has been producing music for a wide range of Japanese clients, including broadcasters, corporations, event organizers, advertising agencies, chains, and retailers, as one of Japan's leading background music production studios-Chosen by Industry Professionals Nationwide Our music has been aired continuously on domestic TV variety shows, dramas, commercials, games, anime, YouTube, and can be heard at convenience stores, supermarkets, cinemas, theme parks, retail outlets, and restaurants in Japan-Unrestrained by the Norms of the Music Industry We solely and collectively manage all copyrights and related rights of the music. We make music licensing as simple as possible, offering a new sense of musical freedom to those seeking music. In fact, it's hard to avoid our music during a stay in Japan. Experience our unique music library, optimized for the needs of "background music users." We carry no catalog of “greatest" or "iconic" songs of all time and our tracks have no fixed image or label, like chart-topping commercial ones.

11 to 50 staff

Space Shower Networks Inc

We Love Music.

201 to 500 staff

Alienator Label Group

The Alienator Label Group consists of the main label ALIENATOR RECORDS (Techno/Hard Techno), ALIENATOR BLACK (Hard Techno / Hardcore), PHASED MIND (Psytrance), ELITARIA (Tech House, EDM, Minimal) and ALIEN HOUSE (House) Demos: Please send private SoundCloud links, a short Bio, an Artist Pictures and Social Media as well as Beatport & Spotify link to demos@alienatorrecords.com

1 to 10 staff

Kanda Shokai Corporation

1 to 10 staff

Pearl Corporation

Pearl Corporation is organized and functions as a wholesale distributor of drums, percussion musical instruments, and flutes for the United States. Most drums and related items are manufactured by Pearl Musical Instrument company and imported directly from company-owned factories located in Taiwan and China. The flutes are manufactured in Taiwan and Japan, while the Latin percussion instruments are manufactured in Thailand. Pearl Corporation is also the exclusive U.S. distributor of Adams timpani and mallet percussion instruments. Pearl Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pearl Musical Instrument Company, whose headquarters is located in Yachiyo City, Chiba, Japan. Pearl Corporation owns and operates a permanent sq. ft. facility in Nashville, Tennessee, consisting of offices for management and staff, customer service and inside sales, and warehousing and distribution. Pearl also operates a strategically placed distribution facility in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania for quick delivery to dealers. Pearl derives stability and competitiveness from being part of a larger and financially stable organization that can provide world class products at competitive prices, along with a research and development program that responds quickly to developments and/or changes in the market place.

201 to 500 staff

Activavida

Somos una red de comunicaciones, creada por jóvenes que quieren romper estereotipos, desafiar el estilo de vida de la juventud actual y traer un cambio a través de los medios, que no solo sea positivo, si no profundo y que se genere del interior hacia todas las áreas de la sociedad comenzando por la generación emergente y su cultura joven. Nuestro propósito es impactar la cultura y mostrar que una relación con Dios es relevante y esencial para una vida plena y realizada. Una vida Activa!

1 to 10 staff

Pure Spark Records, Llc

1 to 10 staff

Tokyo University Of Information Sciences

11 to 50 staff

Audioforce

Berlin-based music production company specialising in bespoke music & sound design for commercials and films.

11 to 50 staff

Dan & Kiko

Dan and Kiko Murray have performed in Japan and the United States in concerts and appearances ranging from classical, sacred, folk, world, and gospel genres. They have released their first original album. They are currently recording their second original music album.

1 to 10 staff

Sho Music

1 to 10 staff

Gedmusic

Cursos de evolução musical para iniciantes na musica e soluções de marketing e ferramentas de vendas para artistas que desejam alavancar suas carreiras

1 to 10 staff

Sawakami Opera Foundation

The Sawakami Opera Foundation is Public Interest Incorporated Foundation established to spread opera culture in Japan and to enrich life of many Japanese through enjoying the taste of the luxury.

1 to 10 staff

Studio Riccio Co. Ltd

Producing / Composing Music or Creating Sound Effects, Sound Designing for Computer Games. Producing / Composing Tracks or Creating Sound Effects, MA for Films, TV Programs, TV Commercials, Web Contents. Producing / Composing Music for Musicians or Japanese Talents. Sound Installation with Some Visual Artists. And or other Sound Relating Jobs.

1 to 10 staff

Surf Music

Bringing power back to music makers. SURF Music is a digital tool and marketplace for music makers to sell their unreleased music to buyers across the global entertainment industry. We are re-energizing the music industry by providing the transparency and accessibility for global music discovery, connectivity, and collaboration. 2023 SXSW Innovation Awards Finalist in Media Category

1 to 10 staff

Fernandes Guitars

Fernandes Guitars began in Japan in 1969 building Flamenco guitars. As the company flourished, it expanded production to include more acoustic guitars, electric guitars, basses, amplifiers and accessories to become the biggest guitar manufacturer in Japan. The California Connection In 1992, following the history of success in Asia, Fernandes USA opened its doors in Los Angeles, California and quickly established a presence in the American guitar market by offering quality instruments at affordable prices. Innovation & Tradition By 1996 the Fernandes USA Custom Shop expanded the scope with further development in guitar craftsmanship. With models like the Ravelle and Nomad, and with the Sustainer System technology, our Research and Development Department strived to find new ways to define the way the world plays guitar. Catering to everyone from the first-time buyer to the seasoned pro, Fernandes offers many options to meet their needs. An invaluable understanding of the guitar player fuels our strong commitment to the consumer and the quality they demand. It is this approach that helped to establish Fernandes Guitars as the leading guitar manufacturer in Japan and to become a competitive manufacturer in the American Market. Rules Were Meant To Be Broken Using the elements of traditional style with contemporary technique, Fernandes continues to provide a unique voice for today¹s musician, pushing the limits of guitar manufacturing with innovative body shapes and hardware configurations. Guitar players demand vintage feel with modern looks and Fernandes Guitars supplies the best of both worlds without compromise. Fernandes is the key to defining your sound by taking it to an entirely new level.

201 to 500 staff

Space Shower Fuga

11 to 50 staff

Qrates

Qrates is a marketplace where artists can create vinyl records on demand directly for music fans.

1 to 10 staff

Brave Wave Productions

Brave Wave Productions is a music label based in Japan, dedicated to exploring the interplay between videogames, music and nostalgia. This dual-natured label produces and publishes music albums, both solo and compilations, as well as composes music for videogames. It is run by Kuwait-based Mohammed Taher, with operating duties handled by Tokyo-based Alexander Aniel, plus special co-directing from Manami Matsumae (of Mega Man) and Keiji Yamagishi (of Ninja Gaiden). The label is famously known for bridging the gap between Western and Japanese creators, best evident in the videogame Shovel Knight (by Yacht Club Games), which Manami Matsumae contributed to, as well as the mega-hit World 1-2 album, which hosted a wide array of composers from all regions. Our list of artists include Grammy-nominee Austin Wintory (Journey), Akira Yamaoka (Silent Hill), Saori Kobayashi (Panzer Dragoon), Eirik Suhrke (Spelunky), Video Game Orchestra (Final Fantasy Lightning Returns) and many more. This marriage between Western and Eastern cultures is unique to our label and the foundation of our vision. As a company, we mainly release compilations and solo music albums. We also help game developers interact with musicians, and in the case of working with Japanese composers, we merge the waters by streamlining conversations (translations, hand-delivering documents, etc) between both parties.

1 to 10 staff

Diskotopia

About Diskotopia is now a record label. In early 2011 we will be putting out our first two releases, a collaborative release by A Taut Line and Hong Kong In The 60s, followed very swiftly by a hot new EP from BD1982. Throughout 2011 we will be releasing lots of music from artists based in Japan, the UK, and the USA, with remixes from artists you’ve heard of, and some you haven’t. As has always been the case, Diskotopia art-direction will be handled by our friends and partners at Neithercorp. Subscribe to the mailing list to be the first to know what’s going on, and get free mixes and promos along the way. History For those new to Diskotopia, we’ve been DJing and running events in Tokyo and Osaka for over 5 years. Diskotopia residents Matt Lyne (A Taut Line), BD1982 and Am Rhein drop an eclectic, all-over-the-shop mix of dub-techno, dubstep, UK funky and bass, through disco & acid house, leftfield electronica, chicago post-rock, 80s groove, and basically anything else that excites us. Over the years Diskotopia have hosted/organised events with/performed at/guested alongside: James Murphy, M.I.A, Hot Chip, Modeselektor, Optimo, Hudson Mohawke, Mary Anne Hobbs, Holy Ghost, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ivan Smagghe, Rory Phillips, CSS, The Presets, Shinichi Osawa, Mice Parade, Hexstatic, Jahcoozi, Allez Allez, Horrors, Swayzak, Cazals, Santiago Salazar, Tramp, Moving Units, Vice Magazine, Puppetmastaz, Chop Shop London, Numbers Tokyo, 80Kidz, Goth-Trad, Tuttle, and many many more…

1 to 10 staff

To-On Kikaku Company

To-on kikaku is a music publisher that deal with piano books. We are Japanese agent of Bastien piano method that is the best seller books of piano method in US. Our mission is to expand the range of music and grow up music education. We publish music books, hold seminars or events for piano teachers, hold piano competitions for piano students and develop music educational apps. Through these activities, we would like to contribute to sociaty and encourage all the people who touches the music.

1 to 10 staff

Wrong Planet Music

Wrong Planet was formed in 2007 with the sole aim of providing world class music and sound for global media. It has since grown to become a full service music agency with interests in licensing, publishing, synchronization and scoring, as well as having exclusive rights to music from new and established artists from around the world. Our music has been licensed to some of the world’s most renowned brands and content providers, as well as featuring in numerous television shows and commercials. Based in Tokyo, Japan with global distribution via our network of international agents.

1 to 10 staff