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| Photo by: Haruhito Tomomitsu |
Please introduce yourself to the readers and how and when you
first got into music and audio production:
My name is Ikuma
Matsuda and I’m a record producer and audio engineer, originally from Japan. I
spent time in Boston and New York for my music education and then I came to LA
two years ago. I have had many projects with major labels including, Interscope
records, the Disney Channels and more.
What inspired your growing up to get into music?
Beethoven is my hero.
His life story is what inspired me. He lost his hearing at a very early stage
of his life but he continued making music and his messages are extremely
positive. The fact that almost 200 year old compositions gives me fresh
inspirations and I can still feel the energy and power of his life through his
composition. I absolutely aspire to be inspiring people through my music, as
well.
What was the music scene like for you growing up? And what
music do you remember the most, in particularly?
Rock and Classical
Music is the most I listened to when I was teenager. I used to listen to Van
Halen, Guns N’ Roses to Chopin and Beethoven.
What has been one of the biggest achievements/career
highlights for you so far?
I played the guitar at
T.D. Jakes service at church. It was the moment that I could see my music
ability was inspiring other and was dramatically happening right in front of
me. The experience that I had there was the most exciting and inspiring
achievement I’d say.
What kind of training have you had if any?
I completed a Bachelor
Degree in music. I studied things such as Jazz composition, & producing and
audio engineering
What has been one of your favorite projects to work on so
far?
I’ve been working with
upcoming artist Andre Xcellence. We released his first single “Ram it Up” which
has been featured in many blogs. The first show we did was a Grammy Celebration
party Hosted by Shafiq Husayn from Sa-Ra creative partners. The music video
will be shot by Lady Gaga’s creative team that directed and performed at the
halftime show at super bowl this year. This project has been very exciting so
far.
What are your future plans with your career? Is there
anything else in particularly, that you would really like to accomplish?
I’d like to have RIAA
certificated sales songs.
What is your advice to aspiring artists/producers wanting to
get into the music business?
Music is a universal
language and also an art. But, it requires a huge business aspect. For
instance, you can find better hamburgers than McDonald’s in your city easily
but McDonald’s hamburgers are the most sold burgers in the world. It’s hard to
deal with mass audiences while staying in the artistic line. Nobody has the
time to listen to 6 minute songs anymore. However, in 2017, people in Japan or
any other country can access the music online. Music is a universal language,
someone, somewhere on the earth is always listening to music. There is still a
chance to make it happen in this tough music industry.
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