PROFILE / PERSONAL HISTORY
PRESIDENT
/ SOUND DESIGNER
AKIRA SHIMURA
志 村 明
PERSONAL DATA
BIRTH DATE: Oct. 22, 1957
BIRTH PLACE: Tokyo Japan
EDUCATION
NIHON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ART, DEPARTMENT OF BROADCASTING (Bachelor of Arts)
LANGUAGE
Japanese (Mother tongue) English (read, write & speak)
JOB EXPERIENCE
- 1979
- Intercity Corp <Chief Mixer>
- 1983
- Sound Five Ltd <Manager of Tokyo office>
- 1985
- AVR Studio <Chief Engineer>
- 1986
- became freelance
- 1990
- Establish Supersonic Inc <President>
- 1994
- Establish Star-Tech Inc <Currently President of Star-Tech Inc.>
CREDITS
STUDIO WORKS
Toshifumi Hinata Album: SARA'S CRIME / CHAT D ETE / REALITY IN LOVE (ALFA RECORDS)
INTERIORS
SANDII & THE SUNSETZ
Naomi Akimoto
PAZZ & JOPS FROM ASIA (SME - WAVE LABEL)
Hiroshi Takano (Live Video)
TM NETWORK DOUBLE-DECADE TOUR "NETWORK" LIVE DVD (R and C)
SPIN OFF from TM "tribute Live 2005" LIVE DVD (M-TRES)
PAST CREDITS
EPO, SANDII & THE SUNSETZ, Katsuya Kobayashi & THE No.1 BAND,
PEARL BROTHERS, Shinji Harada,
WINK, Hiroshi Takano, Taeko Ohnuki, SHONEN KNIFE, HEATWAVE,
GREAT 3, hitomi, SPEED, Namie Amuro,Kyosuke Himuro, Sugizo
Credits for Asian artists
Andy Lau (Hong Kong), Sandy Lam (Hong Kong), Dick Lee (Singapore), Anthony Lun (Hong Kong), WYNNERS (Hong Kong), Elisa Chan (Hong Kong), Jonathan Lee (Taiwan), Detty Kurnia, CAMPUR DKI
INSTALLATION DESIGN
Fuji Television Network Media Tower entrance hall
Fuji Television Network "Kyutai" Multi-Surround sound system
HUIS TEN BOSCH "Thriller Fantasy Museum"
Fuji Television Network "GLITTER8"
SOUND DESIGN
- 1992
- ORIENTAL POP OPERETTA "DICK LEE'S NAGRALAND" (Musical show) Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong Shows
- 1992
- Ryuichi Sakamoto HEARTBEAT TOUR
- 1993
- YMO "TECHNODON" Tokyo Dome
- 1994
- TMN "4001 DAYS GROOVE" Tokyo Dome
- 1994
- Mr.Children "Innocent World" Tour
- 1994
- Ryuichi Sakamoto "sweet revenge" tour
- 1995
- Mr.Children ATOMIC HEART TOUR
- 1995
- LIVE UFO ACOUSTIC REVOLUTION
- 1995
- Mr.Children Stadium Tour [ku:]
- 1995
- T.K. DANCE CAMP
- 1995
- Ryuichi Sakamoto TOUR '95 D&L
- 1996
- T.K. TRAP
- 1996
- Ryuichi Sakamoto TRIO WORLD TOUR '96
- 1996
- Mr.Children "Regress or Progress" Tour
- 1997
- Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing The Orchestra 1997 f
- 1997
- globe @ 4 domes tour
- 1997
- T.K. pan-pacific Tour in Taipei
- 1997
- T.K. GROOVE MUSEUM Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei
- 1997
- Intercity Corp <Chief Mixer>
- 1998
- SPEED TOUR "RISE"
- 1998
- globe stadium tour "LOVE AGAIN"
- 1999
- Mr.Children Tour "DISCOVERY"
- 1999
- globe tour "Relation"
- 1999
- SPEED TOUR "REAL LIFE"
- 1999
- Ryuichi Sakamoto Opera "LIFE"
- 2000
- Ryuichi Sakamoto BTTB World Tour 2000
- 2000
- SONY Computer Entertainment "Siggraph 2000" (Corporate show)
- 2000
- Mr.Children Tour "Q"
- 2000
- Utada Hikaru Tour "BOHEMIAN SUMMER Circuit Live 2000"
- 2001
- TK & JARRE "2001 RENDEZVOUS IN SPACE"
- 2001
- Fuji Television Network DIGI FUJI 2001 "LIFE-CAST PROJECT"
- 2001
- Ryuichi Sakamoto Morelenbaum2/Sakamoto JAPAN TOUR
- 2001
- Mr.Children Stadium Tour "POP SAURUS"
- 2002
- globe tour "category"
- 2002
- Mr.Children "IT'S A WONDERFUL WORLD"
- 2003
- Kyosuke Himuro 15th Anniversary Special Live "Case of HIMURO"
- 2003
- Fuji Television Network "KYUTAI PROJECT"
- 2004
- Utada Hikaru "Hikaru no 5"
- 2004
- Mr.Children Tour 2004 "SHIFUKU NO OTO"
- 2005
- ap bank fes '05
- 2005
- Mr.Children DOME TOUR "I ♥ U"
- 2006
- ap bank fes '06
- 2006
- Remioromen SUMMER LIVE "STAND BY ME"
- 2006
- Utada Hikaru Tour "UTADA UNITED 2006"
- 2006
- Remioromen Tour "ISLAND OVER THE HORIZON"
- 2007
- Mr. Children "HOME" TOUR 2007
- 2007
- EXILE LIVE TOUR 2007 "EXILE EVOLUTION"
- 2007
- ap bank fes '07
- 2008
- ap bank fes '08
- 2008
- EXILE PERFECT LIVE 2008
- 2008
- Keisuke Kuwata "AAA 2008 Hitori Kohaku Utagassen"
- 2009
- Mr.Children Tour 2009 ~Shumatsu no Confidence Songs~
- 2009
- EXILE LIVE TOUR 2009 "THE MONSTER"
- 2009
- ap bank fes '09
- 2009
- Keisuke Kuwata "AAA 2009 Eiga ongaku Torasan"
- 2010
- ap bank fes '10
- 2010
- EXILE LIVE TOUR 2010 FANTASY
- 2010
- Utada Hikaru CONCERT "WILD LIFE"
- 2011
- Mr.Children Tour 2011 "SENSE"
- 2011
- ap bank fes '11 Fund for Japan
- 2011
- EXILE LIVE TOUR 2011 TOWER OF WISH ~NEGAI NO TOU~
- 2012
- EXILE TRIBE LIVE TOUR 2012 ~TOWER OF WISH
- 2012
- Mr.Children TOUR POPSAURUS 2012
- 2012
- TM Network CONCERT -Incubation Period-
- 2012
- ap bank fes '12 Fund for Japan
- 2012
- Keisuke Kuwata LIVE TOUR 2012 I LOVE YOU -now & forever-
- 2012
- EXILE Atsushi PREMIUM LIVE 2012 ~Inochiwo Utau~
- 2012
- Mr.Children [(an imitation) blood orange] Tour
- 2013
- EXILE LIVE TOUR 2013"EXILE PRIDE"
- 2013
- Hibiya Yaon Kuso Ryodan
- 2013
- Kame no Ongaeshi 2013
- 2013
- TM Network FINAL MISSION -START investigation-
- 2013
- Southern All Stars SUPER SUMMER LIVE 2013
- 2013
- EXILE Atsushi SPECIAL SOLO LIVE in HAWAII
- 2014
- J Soul Brothers LIVE TOUR 2014 "BLUE IMPACT"
- 2014
- EXILE ATSUSHI LIVE TOUR 2014 “Music”
- 2014
- TM Network 30th 1984 the beginning of the end
- 2014
- Japan Night at National Olympic Stadium
- 2014
- EXILE TRIBE THE SURVIVAL
- 2014
- EXILE TRIBE PERFECT YEAR LIVE TOUR TOWER OF WISH 2014 ~THE REVOLUTION~
- 2014
- TM Network 30th 1984~ QUIT30
- 2014
- Southern All Stars Toshikoshi Live 2014 "Hitsuji Dayo! Zenin Shugo!"