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Tao Of Sound

About Me

TAO OF SOUND is the production team comprised of multi-instrumentalists Taku Hirano and Daniel Pearson. These world-class musicians have performed live, recorded with, and consulted a who’s who in the music industry, spanning practically every genre of popular music.

The list includes: Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Simpson, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Nine Inch Nails, Whitney Houston, Nelly Furtado, Jay-Z, Bette Midler, Chaka Khan, Mary J. Blige, Prodigy, Dr. Dre, Stevie Nicks, Macy Gray, The Temptations, Barry Manilow, Leann Rimes, Brandy, Coolio, Lionel Richie, Patti Labelle, Kenny Loggins, The Neville Brothers, Gary Burton, Joe Zawinul, Isaac Hayes, Angie Stone, Don Henley, Lindsey Buckingham, The Backstreet Boys, Sheila E, Yolanda Adams, and The Alvin Ailey American Dance Company.International credits include performances and recordings with two-time Academy Award-winning Indian film composer A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire), Golden Globe/Grammy Award-winning Japanese composer and New Age pioneer Kitaro, Japanese pop superstar Utada Hikaru, Italian vocal icon Giorgia, Swedish theatrical drum troupe ConRytmo, Canadian artists Amanda Marshall and Chantal Kreviazuk, Korean producer/artist Ra.D, Sudanese rapper Emmanuel Jal, and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.Through TAO MUSIC GROUP, the multimedia/film/television branch of Tao Of Sound, their music has been heard on HBO, NBC, ABC, PBS, E! Entertainment Television, Sony Pictures Television, The History Channel, The Style Channel, ANA All Nippon Airways (Japan) in-flight entertainment, major motion picture scores for Twentieth Century-Fox and DreamWorks, film soundtracks for DreamWorks, Atlantic Records, and Capitol Records, and on sound libraries for P5 Audio. Their work can currently be heard on programming for My Channel on Sky TV (United Kingdom)Recent projects include production for soul-rock diva Kandace Lindsey, and remixes for Rap superstar Kanye West (Roc-A-Fella/Island Def Jam) on his platinum-selling 2008 release 808s & Heartbreak, and internationally-acclaimed Classical artists The Ahn Trio (Sony BMG Masterworks).
Currently TAO OF SOUND is working on remixes for Universal Motown Records for their Jackson 5 catalogue, as well as writing and production for the debut album of Kymira.
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Daniel and Taku of Tao Of Sound rockin' the taiko drums with 2-time Academy Award-winning composer A.R. Rahman ("Slumdog Millionaire") on The Oprah Winfrey Show's "Oprah's After Oscar Party" in Hollywood at the Kodak Theater. (February 23, 2009).
"Jai Ho" (2009 Oscar winner for "Best Original Song")
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Member Since: 28/06/2008
Band Members: Daniel Pearson, Taku Hirano
Influences: Karsh Kale, Carmen Rizzo, Moby, Kitaro, Hifana, DJ Q-Bert, Nine Inch Nails, Thievery Corporation, BT, Gorillaz, M.I.A., Imogen Heap, Talvin Singh, Daft Punk, Bill Laswell, The Ahn Trio, Anoushka Shankar, DJ Spooky, Yoshida Brothers, Kanye West, Dr. Dre, MIDIval PunditZ, Tan Dun, A.R. Rahman, Gyuto Monks, Bebel Gilberto, John McLaughlin, Huun-Huur-Tu, Codona, Lama Gyurme, Shakti.
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Tao Of Sound remixes Kanye West

Check out Tao Of Sound's remixes for Kanye West's first two singles:"Heartless (Tao Of Sound remix)" - and -"Love Lockdown- Taiko Showdown featuring DJ 8CTOPUS (Tao Of Sound remix)"
Posted by on Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:13:00 GMT

New track up!

We just posted a new track for the group Soldanotine. The group is comprised of multi-instrumentalists Dino Soldo (saxophones, bass clarinet, harmonica), Christine Wu (violin, viola, cello), and Taku ...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:44:00 GMT

Tao of Sound remix: Review of Sony BMG artists The Ahn Trio

TAO OF SOUND recently did a remix for the Sony BMG Classical group, The Ahn Trio, on their album, "Lullaby For My Favorite Insomniac." Other producers and remixers include mixing legend DJ Spooky, Kor...
Posted by on Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:39:00 GMT

P5 AUDIO: RARE GROOVES CONSTRUCTION LOOP SET

P5 Audio is home to the largest, most current samples, sounds, and loops on the Web. Tao Of Sound's construction loop set, "Beggin To Be Sampled: Rare Grooves Loopset" is for sale at P5AudioDirect pur...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:19:00 GMT