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Shohei

Film Composer

About Me


Yahoo ID: shoheiu
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New release! Shohei's critically acclaimed performance of classical piano favorites is now available on CD!
Buy it at Shohei's web site. $11.29 plus shipping and handling.
Quote from TAXI Feedback - "Your performance is wonderful. Your execution is clean and clear... overall, it is a well done piece and I thoroughly enjoyed hearing it. Thanks again."
Shohei is a composer with a strong classical and jazz background. He has worked on numerous films, some of which have won prestigious awards. He has also worked with people from Luther Vandross , Luis Miguel, Beyonce , Kenny G , to name a few.
He has 15 years of experience performing and composing classical, contemporary, jazz, rock, techno, hip-hop, klezmer, Latin music. Composer for One Light Productions Music Library . Owner/chief composer for Caprice Entertainment, a music publishing company. Professional performance experience in piano, saxophone, violin, clarinet, guitar. 20+ film credits as composer.
Film credits include:
Plan B ( New York International Film/Video Festival )
Begging for Change
Into the Mist
Nadia's Fritzes
Camp Death
The Loaf (for LA Special)
Well, That's Show Biz
Deathly Heaven
My Humanity
Heartsong
Just Say Love ( Newport Beach Film Festival 2005 )
Oranges
Rupture (ABC New Talent Development Grant, Panavision New Filmmaker Grant)
The Great Speedwell Caper ( Newport Beach Film Festival 2005 )
Headliners (with Kevin Collins, writer for WB networks Soul Food)
The PETA Principle
Trevor
Above the Best (feature film)
Super! Market
Drag Queen Heist (winner Best Short Film Ft. Worth Gay & Lesbian Intl' Film Festival 2004)
Masturbation: Putting the Fun Back into Self-Loving (winner 4 awards at various film festivals)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/20/2005
Band Website: shoheiurata.com/music.htm
Band Members: Shohei is the Bass player for Phashara, westside Chicago hip-hop. www.phashara.com || Phashara on MYSPACE

Shohei is the Bass player for alternative rock group Imported from Nowhere, Imported from Nowhere || Imported from Nowhere on MYSPACE

Shohei plays whatever is needed for Natalie Martin || Natalie Martin on MySpace
Influences: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Jimi Hendrix, Funkadelic, Herbie Hancock, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Tom Jobim, Bartok, Wayne Shorter
Type of Label: None

My Blog

My trip to the Grand Canyon

I went to the Grand Canyon for the first time in my life last weekend.  I went with my childhood friend Yuichi.  He's a good guy.  He drove all the way to and back.  He's a trooper...
Posted by Shohei on Thu, 24 May 2007 12:33:00 PST

I shaved

I shaved.  It's completely off.  It's been at least 2 years since I had a clean shaved face.  I'm not sure whether I should grow it back.  I posted pics.  What should I do?&nb...
Posted by Shohei on Wed, 09 May 2007 11:51:00 PST

Work sucks

Work sucks.  A team member got let go last week, and 2 more are to follow at the end of this month.  What a deal.  You give it your all and then they give you the heave ho.  Ain't ...
Posted by Shohei on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 01:52:00 PST

Spoiled Disappointment

So, the album I worked on didn't get nominated for the Grammy.  And it looks like my company will only be doing about $750,000 this year.  Oh well.  Boo hoo.  I guess I could be do...
Posted by Shohei on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 02:12:00 PST

7 figs?!?!?!? and a grammy?!?!?!? for 2007?

it's hard to believe.  until recently, i could barely scrape up $200 a month, living in a flat that had no shower, putting my rent on a credit card check, washing my clothes with my hands and soa...
Posted by Shohei on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 04:09:00 PST

over 650 sales

Well, it's been a little over half a year since my album was posted on iTunes, and the sales has completely surpassed my expectations.  Thank you for the support.  Another piano favorites al...
Posted by Shohei on Sat, 12 Aug 2006 10:55:00 PST

Check out this link. I had no idea...

Check out this link:http://www.teanobi.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=312I had no idea that I had so many compliments from various people on the Internet.  I had no idea...  Thank you so much for...
Posted by Shohei on Fri, 21 Jul 2006 09:27:00 PST

Over 500 tracks sold!

To date (6/6/06), I sold over 500 tracks from my "Classical Piano Favorites" album through iTunes!  I just can't believe it.  People are buying in Japan, Europe, UK, and in America.  Fo...
Posted by Shohei on Sat, 04 Mar 2006 12:35:00 PST

I'm going to be in the OC Weekly

I had an interview last week for a musical profile column on the OC Weekly.  It's going to be on the February 16th 2006 issue.  Pick up a copy and look for it under the Aural Reports column!
Posted by Shohei on Sun, 12 Feb 2006 04:30:00 PST

I am a poor judge of my works.

Funny thing happened.  I made a solo piano CD a while back that had all of my favorite classical pieces on it.  I have been playing these pieces all of my life, and I figure it was time to t...
Posted by Shohei on Sun, 14 Aug 2005 01:36:00 PST