Kento Masuda

Biography

Kento Masuda (増田 顕人 ケントマスダ?) (born June 29, 1973 in Katori, Chiba, Japan) is an international composer, musician and artist. His musical career spans over 20 years and since the 2000s, has also led to a career in music creation. 2000s In 2000 Masuda established his own publishing as label company, Kent on Music, Inc. (ASCAP) as well as founded Kento Masuda audio production and recording studio "Externalnet" in Tokyo. He uses MIDI Master keyboard KORG's OASYS with Apple Computer's Logi...

Kento Masuda (増田 顕人 ケントマスダ?) (born June 29, 1973 in Katori, Chiba, Japan) is an international composer, musician and artist. His musical career spans over 20 years and since the 2000s, has also led to a career in music creation.

2000s
In 2000 Masuda established his own publishing as label company, Kent on Music, Inc. (ASCAP) as well as founded Kento Masuda audio production and recording studio "Externalnet" in Tokyo. He uses MIDI Master keyboard KORG's OASYS with Apple Computer's Logic Pro and Avid Technology's Pro Tools system which has been interactive with final mix studios and audio mastering.
The 3rd album “HANDS” released on August 26, 2003 that mixed with a producer Ted Namba and mastered by Bobby Hata in Los Angeles field. When he used alias "KENT" on 1st edition of this album. The album was promoted to MIDEM in Cannes, France. After that infiltrated in Europe field amongst the German listeners and leading Masuda to gave an interview to Klassik Radio Hamburg as well as program sponsor Galerie ATTA's owner and a painter Ruth Atta found his music is as painting as masterpiece.

In 2005 Masuda signed with JPMC Records, a Swiss label based in New York and becoming a member of the ASCAP. From then he has no alias and announced with his real name of "Kento Masuda". Then 4th album “GlobeSounds” released on June 13, 2006 and mixed with the Grammy-nominated producer Charles Eller and Lane Gibson also mastered by Bobby Hata. According to Eller, “Kento is an artist as well as an incredible craftsman at writing highly imaginative music that defies categorization in a good way. The music has extremely lush textures that work by defining intricate themes that evolve throughout each spellbinding composition.” While his recording Hon. Ambassador Madeleine M. Kunin visited at Eller's music studio in Charlotte, VT.
His music has enjoyed from myspace, Last.FM also recent airplay on radio stations internationally while his catalog of compositions and recordings has been featured in MTV, NME Magazine, and BBC Music.

2010s
The 5th album "Light Speed+" released on September 11, 2010. Masuda usually put the weight on composition but also it is a unique style with full-length synthesis album. After that, Masuda had honorable mention of the "International Songwriting Competition", with "TREE" (from the album "GlobeSounds") at the instrumental category. One after another the achieving an honorable mention in 2012 at the same category again.
In 2011, Masuda composed music for renowned designer Yohji Yamamoto's Femme Autumn Winter 2011–2012 Paris Fashion Week fashion show "Hands" and "Little Tokyo Poetry". As well as collaborating on Masuda's creative short music film "Godsend Rondo" that directed by Tomo Oya in Hokkaido. In this film Masuda dressed Yamamoto's Ready-to-wear collections which has already been viewed world-wide by over 100,000 on YouTube.
In September 26, 2012, Masuda’s first piano solo album and piano book “All in the Silence” released, followed by two live performances “Force in the Silence” at Musicasa Acoustic Concert Hall in Tokyo, Japan. His performances featured classic pieces that highlighted his career thus far, with themes that touch upon the many feelings of life along with those unspoken but shared thoughts that transcend all borders.
In 2013, Masuda started to work on the upcoming release 7th album "Loved One", which is due in Spring 2014, featuring the multiple awards Miami producer Gary Vandy.

Susan English
Kento Masuda’s Manager
757-223-7822
susanenglish@kentomasuda.com

Susan English has worked as a publicist in the music business for 30 years, including work for major entertainment companies such as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and Warner Bros. Records. She has worked for Kento Masuda since 2010.
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