Taku Hirano
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Birth name | Takuya Hirano |
Born | Osaka, Japan | October 22, 1973
Occupation(s) | percussionist, record producer, recording artist |
Instrument | Percussion |
Years active | 1996–present |
Labels | Domo Records |
Spouse | Arthel Neville (2001–present) |
Takuya Hirano (平野 琢也, Hirano Takuya) (born October 22, 1973, stylized as Taku Hirano) is a Japanese percussionist and recording artist with the group Tao Of Sound.
Biography
Takuya "Taku" Hirano was born in Osaka, and grew up in Fresno, California and Hong Kong. He attended Hong Kong International School [citation needed] and graduated from Roosevelt School of the Arts at Theodore Roosevelt High School (Fresno), where he studied orchestral percussion, jazz, afro-cuban jazz, and salsa music. He then attended Berklee College of Music, studying under Giovanni Hidalgo and Jamey Haddad, graduating in 1995.[1] He has also studied drum set with Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, and in Havana, Cuba with Changuito.[2]
Taku Hirano has toured playing percussion with Fleetwood Mac,[3] Whitney Houston,[4] Bette Midler,[5] Stevie Nicks,[6] Lionel Richie,[7] Isaac Hayes, Lindsey Buckingham,[8] John Mayer,[9] A.R. Rahman,[10][11] Hikaru Utada,[12] and with Cirque du Soleil on Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour.[13][14]
Taku has recorded with Dr. Dre[15] on 2001,[15] Fleetwood Mac, Whitney Houston, The Temptations, Hikaru Utada, Stevie Nicks, Josh Groban, Chromeo, Ziggy Marley, Emmanuel Jal, Nelly Furtado and Lionel Richie, in addition to working on major motion picture soundtracks.[16][17][18]
As co-founder of the production duo Tao Of Sound, he has worked as a producer and programmer of commercial sound libraries,[19] and remixer for artists such as Kanye West,[20] Kitaro,[21] and The Ahn Trio.[22] Tao of Sound has released three albums under the record label Domo Records: Metro (2010) [23][24] Ronin- Extended Play (2012),[25][26] and Ronin (2013).[27]
Taku is a columnist for Drum! magazine,[28][29][30] a contributor for Modern Drummer magazine[31][32] a drum clinician,[33] and has served as an artist-in-residence at Carnegie Mellon University and teacher at the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz.[34]
Taku was listed in Modern Drummer 's Reader’s Poll 2014, 2013, and 2012,[34][35][35] and Drum!'s Drummies awards 2015 Percussionist of the Year (runner up), 2015 Rock/Pop/Hip-Hop Percussionist (runner-up), 2013 Studio Percussionist (runner-up), 2013 Rock/Pop/Hip-Hop Percussionist (runner-up), 2012 Studio Percussionist (runner-up), 2012 World Percussionist (runner-up), 2011 Percussionist of the Year (runner-up), 2011 Studio Percussionist (runner-up), 2011 Jazz/Fusion Percussionist (runner-up), 2011 Live Performer (runner-up), 2011 Rock/Pop Percussionist of the Year (runner-up), 2010 Rock/Pop Percussionist of the Year, 2009 Rock/Pop Percussionist of the Year, 2008 Percussionist of the Year (runner-up), 2008 Best Worldbeat Percussionist (runner-up), and 2007 Percussion Rising Star.[36]
Taku was most recently on tour with Bette Midler on her Divine Intervention Tour.[37]
Awards
- ORIGIN Magazine – 100 Top Creatives (2015)
- Modern Drummer Magazine Reader's Poll 2015 – Best Percussionist (Runner-up)
- Modern Drummer Magazine Reader's Poll 2013 – Best Percussionist (Runner-up)
- Modern Drummer Magazine Reader's Poll 2012 – Best Percussionist (Runner-up)
- Drum! Magazine Drummies 2015 – Percussionist of the Year (Runner-up); Rock/Pop/Hip-Hop Percussionist (Runner-up)
- Drum! Magazine Drummies 2013 – Studio Percussionist (Runner-up); Rock/Pop/Hip-Hop Percussionist (Runner-up)
- Drum! Magazine Drummies 2012 – Studio Percussionist (Runner-up); World Percussionist (Runner-up)
- Drum! Magazine Drummies 2011 – Percussionist of the Year (Runner-up); Studio Percussionist (Runner-up); Jazz/Fusion Percussionist (Runner-up); Live Performer (Runner-up); Rock/Pop Percussionist of the Year (Runner-up)
- Drum! Magazine Drummies 2010 – Rock/Pop Percussionist of the Year
- Drum! Magazine Drummies 2009 – Rock/Pop Percussionist of the Year
- Drum! Magazine Drummies 2008 – Percussionist of the Year (Runner-up); Worldbeat Percussionist (Runner-up)
- Drum! Magazine Drummies 2007 – Percussion Rising Star of the Year; Rock/Pop Percussionist (Runner-up)
- Louis Armstrong award
Discography
With Tao Of Sound
- Metro (Domo Records 2010)[38]
- Ronin- Extended Play (Domo Records 2012)[39]
- Ronin (Domo Records 2013)[40]
Other artists
- Naveen Kumar – Silence Is Bliss (2015)
- Jessy J – My One and Only One (2015)
- Ziggy Marley – Fly Rasta (2014)
- Chromeo – White Women (album) (2014)
- Hikaru Utada – Utada: In the Flesh 2010 (Concert DVD/Live Album) (2013)
- Dino Soldo – Human (2012)
- Josh Groban – iTunes Live from SoHo (2010)
- American Idol – American Idol (season 8) (2009)
- Lindsey Buckingham – Live at the Bass Performance Hall (Concert DVD/Live Album) (2008)
- Ahn Trio – Lullaby For My Favorite Insomniac (2008)
- Emmanuel Jal – Warchild (2008)
- Stevie Nicks – Crystal Visions... The Very Best of Stevie Nicks ("Landslide (Fleetwood Mac song)" and "Edge of Seventeen" live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) (2007)
- Nelly Furtado – Loose (Nelly Furtado album) (2006)
- Hikaru Utada – Utada United 2006 (Concert DVD/Live Album) (2006)
- Lindsey Buckingham – Soundstage (TV series) Presents Lindsey Buckingham (Concert DVD/Live Album) (2005)
- Fleetwood Mac – Fleetwood Mac: Live in Boston (Concert DVD/Live Album) (2004)
- Fleetwood Mac – Destiny Rules (Documentary) (2004)
- Lionel Richie – Encore (Lionel Richie album) (2004)
- Lionel Richie – Just for You (Lionel Richie album) (2004)
- Hikaru Utada – Utada Hikaru in Budokan 2004: Hikaru no 5 (ヒカルの5, "Hikaru's 5") (Concert DVD/Live Album) (2004)
- Fleetwood Mac – Say You Will (album) Limited Edition (Peacekeeper (Fleetwood Mac song) live from AOL Sessions; Say You Will (Fleetwood Mac song) live from AOL Sessions) (2003)
- Jay Z – Blueprint 2.1 ("The Watcher 2") (2003)
- Dino Soldo – Thread (2003)
- Biker Boyz (Motion Picture Film Score) (2003)
- Jay Z – The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse ("The Watcher 2") (2002)
- Hikaru Utada – Utada Hikaru Unplugged (Concert DVD/Live Album) (2001)
- Lucy Pearl – Lucy Pearl (album) (2000)
- Lionel Richie – Renaissance (Lionel Richie album) (2000)
- Lucy Pearl – Love & Basketball (Motion Picture Soundtrack) ("Dance Tonight") (2000)
- Dr. Dre – 2001 (Dr. Dre album) (1999)
- Dr. Dre – 2001 (Instrumentals Only) (1999)
- Brent Jones (musician) – Brent Jones & The T.P. Mobb (1999)
- Cherokee – I Love You... Me (1999)
- Vesta Williams – Relationships (1998)
- The Temptations – Phoenix Rising (The Temptations album) (1998)
- Dawn Robinson – Dr. Dolittle: The Album (Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1998)
- Tracie Spencer – Good Burger (soundtrack) (Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1997)
- Malcolm X: Make It Plain (Motion Picture Film Score) (1994)
Touring credits
Taku has been a percussionist on many tours since the late 1990s.[41]
Artist | Tour Name | Date |
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Bette Midler | Divine Intervention Tour - UK | July 2015 |
Bette Midler | Divine Intervention Tour - North America | May 2015 - June 2015 |
Iggy Azalea | Promo Dates and Appearances | November 2014 |
Cirque du Soleil | Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour - Japan | June 2013 |
John Mayer | Born and Raised (John Mayer album) Promo; New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival | April 2013 - May 2013 |
Cirque du Soleil | Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour - UK | October 2012 – May 2013 |
Cirque du Soleil | Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour - Mexico | August 2012 – September 2012 |
Cirque du Soleil | Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour - North America | October 2011 – August 2012 |
A.R. Rahman | A. R. Rahman Jai Ho Concert: The Journey Home World Tour - Singapore | March 2011 |
Josh Groban | Illuminations (Josh Groban album) Promo Dates and Appearances | October 2010 – February 2011 |
A.R. Rahman | A. R. Rahman Jai Ho Concert: The Journey Home World Tour - South Africa | November 2010 |
A.R. Rahman | A. R. Rahman Jai Ho Concert: The Journey Home World Tour - North America | September 2010 |
Stevie Nicks | North American Tour | August 2010 |
A.R. Rahman | A. R. Rahman Jai Ho Concert: The Journey Home World Tour - UK | July 2010 |
A.R. Rahman | A. R. Rahman Jai Ho Concert: The Journey Home World Tour - North America | June 2010 |
Shakira | Promo Dates and Appearances | April 2010 |
Utada Hikaru | Utada: In the Flesh 2010 Tour | January 2010 – February 2010 |
Bette Midler | The Showgirl Must Go On Las Vegas Show | January 2008 – January 2010 |
Stevie Nicks | North American Tour | February 2007 – March 2007 |
Lindsey Buckingham | Under the Skin (Lindsey Buckingham album) Tour; Live at the Bass Performance Hall | October 2006 – February 2007 |
Utada Hikaru | Utada United 2006 Japan Tour | July 2006 – August 2006 |
Stevie Nicks | Gold Dust Tour | June 2006 – August 2006 |
Stevie Nicks | Two Voices Tour (with Don Henley) | June 2006 |
Giorgia | Unplugged Session Tour | November 2005 – January 2006 |
Stevie Nicks | Australia Tour; Crystal Visions – The Very Best of Stevie Nicks (Live recording with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) | February 2006 – March 2006 |
Bette Midler | From the Big Apple to the Big Easy | September 2005 |
Bette Midler | Kiss My Brass Australia Tour | April 2005 – May 2005 |
Bette Midler | Kiss My Brass North American Tour | September 2004 – December 2004 |
Fleetwood Mac | Say You Will Tour - North America | May 2004 – September 2004 |
Lionel Richie | European Promo Dates and Appearances | March 2004 |
Fleetwood Mac | Say You Will Tour - Australia | February 2004 – March 2004 |
Fleetwood Mac | Say You Will Tour - Europe | November 2003 – December 2003 |
Fleetwood Mac | Say You Will Tour - North America; Fleetwood Mac: Live in Boston | May 2003 – October 2003 |
Fleetwood Mac | Promo Dates and Appearances | February 2003 – April 2003 |
Lionel Richie | Promo Dates and Appearances | December 2002 – February 2002 |
LeAnn Rimes | Promo Dates and Appearances | December 2002 |
Utada Hikaru | Japan Promo Appearances, MTV Unplugged | July 2001 |
Lionel Richie | Renaissance (Lionel Richie album) European Tour | April 2001 – May 2001 |
Lionel Richie | European Tour; Montreux Jazz Festival | July 2000 |
Lionel Richie | Tina Turner Twenty Four Seven Tour - Europe | July 2000 |
Lionel Richie | Tina Turner Twenty Four Seven Tour - North America | March 2000 – June 2000 |
Whitney Houston | My Love Is Your Love World Tour - Europe | August 1999 – November 1999 |
Whitney Houston | My Love Is Your Love World Tour - North America | June 1999 – July 1999 |
Isaac Hayes | Promo Dates and Appearances | October 1998 – April 1999 |
Kenny Lattimore | South Africa Tour | July 1998 |
Kenny Lattimore | From The Soul Of Man Tour | June 1998 |
Jonathan Butler | Promo Dates and Appearances | October 1997 – April 1998 |
Puff Daddy | No Way Out (album) Promo Dates and Appearances | August 1997 |
Kenny Lattimore | For You Tour | May 1997 – September 1997 |
Tevin Campbell | Japan Tour; South Africa Tour | November – December 1996 |
Tevin Campbell | Back to the World (Tevin Campbell album) Promo Dates and Appearances | September 1996 |
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- Japanese percussionists
- Jazz-funk percussionists
- Afro-Cuban jazz percussionists
- Latin jazz percussionists
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