[Music]
*Going to lives: Jazz, Rock, New age, Celtic, Nordic
*Listening: Norah Jones, Liane Foly, Carla Bruni, Cæcilie Norby, Jamie Cullum, Dominic Miller, Mandino Reinhardt, Billy Joel, Tori Amos, Amanda Marshall, Fiona Apple, Rufus Wainwright, Achinoam Nini, Ana Carolina, Seu Jorge, Benjamin Biolay, Keren Ann, Madredeus, Sinéad O'Connor, Natalie MacMaster, John Doyle, Haugaard & Høirup, Solas, Gráda, Sväng ... and more!
*Performing: Piano, vocal
*Composing: Ballades
[Writing + Editorial Design]
*Various articles/essays/interviews: entertainments (trend culture, movie, fashion, book review, gourmet report), technology, science, social problems, politics, education ... so many experienced!
*Various copywritings: for any promotion tools
*Novels/short stories: not completed yet; pieces fully or partly based on my life -some drafts can be read in the blog page
*Graphics: magazine layouts, card designs, photo processing/composing
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Please don't worry, "Are you OK in Japanese, either?"
--Sure! I'm engaged in my profession expanding skills + techniques both in Japanese & English.
*As for proofreading: French, Castillano and Portuguese are also possible.
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I'd like to meet:
*Tanith & Ben
--Hi, I appreciate your coming to Tokyo during the 07Worlds!
I was there to cheer your FD. Congratulations on your consecutive achievement! And THANX 4 heartfelt message to me.
*Norah Jones
--Her voice & tunes really inspire me!
*Noam Chomsky
--Without him, linguistically our world might be so messy.
*Rufus Wainwright
--He completely takes my breath away...
*Angela Aki
--Can't help but feel sympathy for her soul!!
*Enna
--Still young but a promising illustrator. Love her own style.
*David Crystal
--Who Cares About English Usage? I do care about this book.
My Favorites:
[Color] delphinium blue [Season] winter especially Xmas [Uniform] tight bootcut jeans + leather jacket,
simple long dress [Fashion Item] pierced earrings, boots [Food] Mexican; something super-hot (feels like fire lips! ) [Drink] bitter coffee without cream'n'sugar, violet fizz, amaretto [Flower] deep blue delphinium, orange rose, white snowdrop
[Shape] angel's wings, coil/spiral (looks like my frizzy hair! ) , snowflake, claddagh knot [Painter] Magritte, Monet, Escher, Warhol [Actor] Jean-Hugues Anglade, Jeremy Irons [Actress] Cate Blanchett [Animal] flying squirrel, golden retriever, Welsh corgi
[Tool] piano, Mac PC, painting brush [Place] Paris, Tokyo [Space] museum, concert hall, my apartment [2nd home] Santa Barbara, US / Córdoba, Argentina [Precious existence] dear Soul-sharing Mates & good Friends (always love you all! ) [Lifesaver] water, oxygen, music, jogging [Lifework] writing/editing --Indeed, I would go on expressing even if I might die tonight!
EXPRESSIVE TRACK [extract]:
--For business offer, detailed resume is available. Plz send me request!
1972: Born in Kanagawa, adjoining prefecture to Tokyo
1974: Started to play the piano
1980: Started to be bilingual
1981: Received Honorable Mention (*my first award) from the local government for composition
1984: Accepted as winning works in 3 categories by prefecture: composition, painting, calligraphy
1987: Won 3rd prize from the local goverment for essay on social problems
1987: Studied in California, US
1988: Received Honorable Mentions from prefecture for essay-writing and speech contest (*both in English)
1989: Studied in California, US
1990-92: Acted in Shakespeare English Drama Society (*Ursula, Juliet, Hermia, Titania)
1992-98: Instructed Japanese to foreign students at local Japanese school
1993: Studied in California, US
1995: BA degree in Phonetics
1997: MA degree in Phonetics
1997: Entered in mass communications (*as editor in publisher)
2002: Chief editor of monthly magazine (*bilingual issue)
2003: Independent as freelance writer/editor (*incls. copywriting & editorial design)
2004-05: Won 1st, 2nd, 3rd prizes in ad-copy and essay competitions
2006-07: Awarded for audience rating on TV and users' frequent access to Web with copywriting
Music:
*George Winston: Longing, Rain
*Norah Jones: Don't Know Why, Peace
*Carla Bruni: Le Plus Beau du Quartier, Quelqu'un M'a Dit, Those Dancing Days Are Gone
*Jamie Cullum: Photograph
*Billy Joel: Honesty, New York State of Mind
*Tori Amos: Purple People, A Sorta Fairy Tale, Winter
*Fiona Apple: Never is a Promise, On the Bound, Red Red Red
*Rufus Wainwright: Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk, A Bit of You, Foolish Love
*Achinoam Nini [Noa]: Beautiful That Way, Babel
*Keren Ann: Not Going Anywhere
*Amanda Marshall: If I Didn't Have You ... and more!
Movies:
*American: When Harry Met Sally..., City of Angels, Big Fish, Finding Neverland
*Latin: Welcome Heaven!, All About My Mother
*European: Amelie, Run Laura Run, Life is a Miracle, Eternity and a Day
*Japanese: Swallowtail Butterfly ... and more!
Television:
In fact, I'm one of TV People now (NOT as a personality; BUT copywriter or newswriter).
So... TV programs are something for collaboration, rather than for watching! The broadcasting station of Ch4 is where I spend most of my hours.
Books:
*Jewel Kilcher: A Night Without Armour
*Shuntaro Tanikawa: On Love
*Anthony de Mello: The Song of the Bird, One Minute Nonsense
*Jean-Pascal Dubost: C'est corbeau
*Richard Bach: Jonathan Livingston Seagull
*Michael Ende: Der Spiegel im Spiegel. Ein Labyrinth ... and more!
Heroes:
*Tanith Belbin + Ben Agosto: as delight of life
*Johnny Weir: as one of the most beautiful expressionists
*Ichiro Suzuki: as who knows his way
*Ryuichi Sakamoto: as a proud maestro
*Ansel Adams: as who can stop time
*Darren Sylvester: as a catcher of 'pieces of eternity'
*Shuntaro Tanikawa: as the universe of words
*Yutaka Ozaki: as the real rocking heart
*My biological father, Hitoshi: proud of his DNA!
