Uyama Hiroto
Encyclopedia
Uyama Hiroto is a Japanese
hip-hop
producer
and DJ and close collaborator of the late Japanese DJ/Producer Nujabes
. His style of music is a heavy downtempo/ambient jazz influenced hip-hop. He produced music for the video game Final Fantasy
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Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
hip-hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and DJ and close collaborator of the late Japanese DJ/Producer Nujabes
Nujabes
was a Japanese hip hop producer and DJ who recorded under the name , the reverse spelling of his name in Japanese order. Nujabes was also owner of the Shibuya record stores, T Records and Guinness Records and founder of the independent label Hydeout Productions....
. His style of music is a heavy downtempo/ambient jazz influenced hip-hop. He produced music for the video game Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy
is a media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi, and is developed and owned by Square Enix . The franchise centers on a series of fantasy and science-fantasy role-playing video games , but includes motion pictures, anime, printed media, and other merchandise...
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Albums
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| A Son of the Sun A Son of the Sun A Son of the Sun is the debut album by Uyama Hiroto, released on Hydeout Productions in 2008. Although the album is considered as hip-hop, it however consists of jazzy sounds of multi-layered piano, guitar, saxophone, and keyboards, with little vocals involded...
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Appears On (Compilations)
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| Metaphorical Music Metaphorical Music Metaphorical Music is Nujabes' first solo album. It offers a combination of hip hop and jazz, and features artists like Shing02 , Substantial, Five Deez, and Cise Starr...
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| Modal Soul
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| Hydeout Productions 2nd Collection Hydeout Productions 2nd Collection Hydeout Productions 2nd Collection is the followup album to 2003's Hydeout Productions 1st Collection. It is largely produced by Nujabes, with support from features artists CL Smooth, Uyama Hiroto, Clammbon, Substantial, Five Deez, Pase Rock, Emancipator, Shing02, and DSK... |
| Modal Soul Classics Modal Soul Classics Modal Soul Classics is a compilation album from Japanese hip hop producer Nujabes. Though the music on the this album is commonly attributed to Nujabes, none of it is composed by him; the songs on this album were only compiled and mastered by him... |
| Mellow Beats, Friends & Lovers Mellow Beats, Friends & Lovers Mellow Beats, Friends & Lovers is a compilation album. It is produced by various artists including Uyama Hiroto, Naoki Maeda, Dwele, Golden Boy, Sora, Takagi Masakatsu, Kuniyuki Takahashi, and Rei Harakami... |
| Modal Soul Classics II Modal Soul Classics II Modal Soul Classics II is a tribute compilation album dedicated to the Japanese music producer Nujabes. It is produced by various artists including Uyama Hiroto, Five Deez, Pase Rock, Calm, Zack Austin, Specifics, and clammbon. It's the first album released by Hydeout Productions since Nujabes' death... |