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Yasuhiko Fukuoka

composer / Arranger / pianist

"It is seldom and rare that I have the delight and opportunity of meeting a person of so much talent, character, humility and charisma."
- P.J. Gumbe, Producer/ Sound Engineer, voting member of Grammy Academy

"He has a high skill level (in both traditional and more contemporary compositional techniques), and a developed sense of phrase, color and proportion."
- Sheldon Mirowitz, Film Composer, three times Emmy Nominee for Best Music

"He is an outstanding musician in the broadest sense of the word and his unique style as a composer/orchestrator is immediately apparent."
- Don Wilkins, Film Composer for over 200 films, ex-chairman of Film Scoring Department at Berklee College of Music

" Mr. Fukuoka delivers to each person, every place, and all things a goodness in character and a prowess in talent unmatched but by a few of his time. He is extremely talented."
- Jass Stewart, President and Chief Content Officer of Invent Media Corporation

By the age of 12, Yasuhiko Fukuoka knew he wanted to be a musician.

Born in Nara, Japan, he studied classical piano, composition and percussion with various prestigious professors in Japan. At the age of 15, his self-published CD caught the attention of a producer at Kintetsu Cable Network (Japan), and he began his career in music. By the time he graduated from high school, he had already written and produced music for TV and film, as well as composed for various bands and concerts.

At 18, he was granted a scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music and moved to the US. While working with great musicians from all over the world, he learned different genres of music including classical music, contemporary music, computer music, film music, and music from different countries.

During his schooling years, he received numerous awards such as an Award for Excellence at both the Kyoto Piano Competition and the Yamaha PTC Concert, Berklee World Scholarship, the BMI Scholarship, Roland Award, to name a few. In 2005, he was chosen to compose an orchestra piece to represent the Film Scoring department at the PWD Concert. The premier of the piece was enthusiastically received, and he received publicity from media in Boston and Japan.

After graduating Berklee with the highest honor, he moved to New York for new opportunities. Currently he works as a freelance composer.

He has performed at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Steinway Hall, Berklee Performance Center and David Friend Recital Hall in Boston. His credit includes TV, Film, Theater, Commercial videos, as well as concert pieces. His works have been played internationally.

He studies include: composition with Yukiou Maeda, John Bavicchi and Dr. Richard Boulanger; conducting with David Callahan; classical piano with Kazutaka Kanazawa and Yoko Nakamura, jazz piano with Laszlo Gardony and Bob Winter, and master class with Oxana Yablonskaya.

BMI award: [ here ]

"Longing Hurled Into The River Piedra" premiered at
2005 Professional Writing Division Award Concert at Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA

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