Shinji being a recording artist and live performer, he has been supporting countless well-known acts. He moved to Tokyo in 2001 to become a member of a Japanese AOR-group called Sentimental City Romance (Fuji Rock 2007). He currently teaches bass at Musician’s Institute Japan.
Origin: Sapporo
First Instrument: Shamisen
First Encounter with pop: The Beatles
Sports: baseball
Endorsements: Baccus basses & Koyabu-boards
Collections: new gear
Life’s Turning Point: Freddy’s death which turned me into the bass 2 years later.
Passion: A touch-style-guitar “Koyabu-board “.
Influential Album: “8:30”by The Weather Report
Current Listening: almost anything by Chet Atkins.
Guilty Pleasure: Eddie Van Halen, Rick James.
Favorite Food: buckwheat noodles, apples.
Junk Food: Haribo.
Previous Incarnations: an Englishman.
Foomy played bass with major acts in Europe and USA. After tours and TV appearances with Utsunomiya Takashi (Jackie Chen ST) she toured with US-based acts in US military bases, embassies and American Clubs but quit since 911 to become a writer, columnist of books and magazines.
Origin: Munich
Roots: Classical music
First Pop Record: “Horizon” by The Carpenters
First Open-Air Show: Bob Marley
Passion: blue-grass fiddle.
Influential Rock-Band: The Rolling Stones.
Influential Albums: 70’s Funk albums cause they turned me into bass.
Guilty Pleasure: Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Favorite Food: Almost all but don’t mix food.
In My Next Life I Would Be: would be nice to play jazz guitar or piano.
