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Kenji Shinagawa

About Me

HELLO. I couldn't come up with a good formal bio, so I thought I'd begin by talking about a)What I like, and b) What I'm like. I like good home-cooking, old guitars, drawings, Gatorade/Powerade, baseball, and the art of sandwich making. I like smells that remind me of people/places/thoughts. I like Zaytoons. I'd love to visit Seattle and Spain someday.
About the music. Some of my music is about me. The other half are fictitious stories. The people in science say that our sense of hearing is not as strongly tied to our memory as our sense of smell, but that's something I try to bring out in my music: Music that reminds us of people/places/thoughts.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 04/03/2007
Band Website: www.kenjishinagawa.com
Band Members: Kenji - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Loops, Analog Noise
Sam Howard - Acoustic Bass
Carmen Staaf - Accordion
Austin McMahon - Drums & Percussion
Chris Shade, Kevin Russell - Woodwinds.
THE NEW ALBUM, "Perhaps, Drawing Again." AVAILABLE NOW!!!
http://cdbaby.com/cd/kenjishinagawa
Influences: Bill Frisell, Maria Schneider, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Bob Dylan, Radiohead, Miles Davis, Wayne Krantz, Santiago Quintans, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Andrew Bird, Count Basie, Jimi Hendrix, Sufjan Stevens, Elliott Smith, The Flaming Lips, Wilco, The Who, Adam Levy, Nels Kline, The Band, Yo La Tengo, Donovan, The Zombies, Jeff Buckley, Hayao Miyazaki, music videos of the early 90's...
Sounds Like: Science & Leisure
Record Label: INDEPENDENT

My Blog

$112 raised for GOTO as of 1/15/09!!!

As of January 15, 2009, we have been able to raise $112 from CD sales and show revenues. Thanks for all of your support!!! We will continue to contribute! Kenji
Posted by on Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:40:00 GMT

Featured on the GOTO Homepage!!!

I am currently featured on www.thegotogroup.org.
Posted by on Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:35:00 GMT

Music now available on itunes!!!

Music now available on itunes!!!
Posted by on Mon, 12 May 2008 10:57:00 GMT

Wings on TV!!!

Saw an episode of Wings on TV this morning! A fellow friend and a Wings fan, J-Fine, informed me last week that the show was airing once again and I had to see it. It was just like seeing an old fri...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:36:00 GMT

Album Reviewed!!!

Album reviewed by The Silent Ballet.http://www.thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/ Details/mid/384/ItemID/1323/Default.aspx
Posted by on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:33:00 GMT

ALBUM RELEASE DATE!!! DEC.21.07

I'm excited to annouce that my new album, "Perhaps, Drawing Again," will be ready for a release on December 21, 2007. Please check back for information about pre-ordering and purchasing. Also, thank...
Posted by on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 11:08:00 GMT

Hear my "other side" of playing w/the band SHMixTape at www.myspace.com/tommyharron

Tom - Bass/Studio MagicKenji - Guitar/Loops/Analog NoiseRuss - DrumsBrob - KeysAlbum coming soon!
Posted by on Thu, 03 May 2007 11:16:00 GMT

3 SONGS from my up-coming album now available for preview on MySpace!

Yes, it's true.
Posted by on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 14:59:00 GMT

A new album on it's way!

A new album on it's way featuring 9 compositions by Kenji! The album features his duo partner(8 juries under their belts) Sam Howard on bass, plus a recently put together ensemble consisting of Carme...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 21:29:00 GMT