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amuro73

Unpacking a large bag that is my music

About Me

Ari Koinuma: recording producer, film composer, guitarist, and songwriter/artist. Originally from Japan, now based in Austin, Texas area.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/14/2005
Band Website: hashimusic.com
Band Members: Ari K.
Influences: Producers: Rick Rubin, Brendan O'Brien, George Martin, Nigel GodrichComposers: Beethoven, Brahms, Joe Hisaishi, John Williams, Danny ElfmanEverything else: U2, King's X, Pet Shop Boys, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Midnight Oil, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Nirvana, Alice in Chains/Jerry Cantrell, Michael W. Smith, Bill Frisell, Radiohead
Sounds Like: All my influences.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Announcing Aries9: Ari Koinuma’s Rock Project

Sorry for the lack of update in such a long time -- but that is about to change. I'm releasing a rock album under a project name "Aries9." The album is called "Darkness Reveals the Beauty of Truth" ...
Posted by amuro73 on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 08:37:00 PST

New Project in Progress

I forgot to update this blog -- I'm spreading out too thin, blog-wise, and I'm in the process of changing that.  But I digress...I'm working on a small acoustic album with Marc Gunn.  We're ...
Posted by amuro73 on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:01:00 PST

Originality

does not mean "come up with something that's never been done before."  In music, it means "make something that truly represent who you are." And since no two of us are the same, the end result wi...
Posted by amuro73 on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:22:00 PST

You gotta do what you do

It's been a while -- my life's been even more dramatic recently than usual (and that's saying much!).  In addition to my father's passing, in September my wife and I realized that we better move ...
Posted by amuro73 on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 08:31:00 PST

Back from Japan

I just got back from 2 weeks in Japan.  My father passed away.  Anyway, I also had some great conversations with some Japanese music industry people.  Let's just say that I think we're ...
Posted by amuro73 on Thu, 31 Aug 2006 09:48:00 PST

Embrace Your Limitations

Here's a recent break through in my journey as a guitar player.  For years I beat myself up for not being a good guitar player and every time I practiced, I hated myself because of the wide gap b...
Posted by amuro73 on Mon, 07 Aug 2006 11:21:00 PST

Album production: vocal analysis

Well, despite that one Sunday (which I described below) of good vocal performances, I decided to can all the vocals tracked so far.  It's just not cutting it.  Actually, on one song -- calle...
Posted by amuro73 on Fri, 21 Jul 2006 08:12:00 PST

Album production: more tempo musings

The last thing I did from the recent leg of sessions is re-tracking this one heavy song called Diamond Sleeps at Night.  Listening to the original version, I felt that certain places were too fas...
Posted by amuro73 on Thu, 13 Jul 2006 07:06:00 PST

Album Production: Test of Time

Listening to a track from the previous day is something I always approach with trepidation.  For some reason, the night after never sounds the same.  In the heat of my creativity, objectivit...
Posted by amuro73 on Tue, 11 Jul 2006 08:17:00 PST

Album production: briefly back on track

I had time for sessions since Thursday night, but yesterday was the first day in which I finally made progress.  And progress it was -- two songs tracked, including vocals, from scratch!  Of...
Posted by amuro73 on Mon, 10 Jul 2006 09:48:00 PST