'Ringing Mellow', 'Lydia', Shigeo Tamaru, 田丸恵男 by nanaworld Via Flickr: Shigeo Tamaru, 'Ringing Mellow', 'Lydia' shigeotamaru.tumblr.com/ www.song5.com/ myspace.com/nanaworld wmg.jp/artist/nana/profile.html nana.lix.jp/onedotrecords/profile_nana.html Shigeo Tamaru, 田丸恵男, 'Ringing Mellow', 'Lydia'

'Lydia'

https://music.apple.com/us/album/lydia-single/1478050789 https://www.amazon.com/Lydia-Shigeo-Tamaru/dp/B07X5TS2Q4

'Ringing Mellow'

https://music.apple.com/us/album/ringing-mellow-single/1478051041 https://www.amazon.com/Ringing-Mellow-Shigeo-Tamaru/dp/B07X5TCKDP

Bio

Shigeo Tamaru is a Japanese Guitar Player and Producer, He comes from Yokohama Japan. In 1996, He formed a band ‘NaNa’ with female singer Chikako Watanabe in Tokyo. He debuted with the first EP ‘RED’ in the band produced by himself from gut bounce label of Ryuichi Sakamoto in 1997. Following that, the band released albums from ‘Forlife Records’ and ‘Warner Music Japan’. In 2011, NaNa was ranked on the Billboard Magazine’s (USA) Independent artist charts. The following year, a single ‘RIDE’ was launched from their private label ‘One Dot Records’. In 2013, He produced ‘Unbelievable World' and ‘Imaginary man /Bonus Track Version’(re-issue, Bonus Track Edition) from Warner Music Japan. He is currently active as a player, producer, composer in the band ‘NaNa’. He dropped his first Solo-single 'MONO' in 2013. He composed and produced the track, and all instruments performed by himself as well as NaNa's productions. In 2015, he released 2nd and 3rd singles called 'On the Road' and 'Orange Day'. The style of both tracks are blend of Breakbeats, Instrumental Rock, 70's Rock, and a little touch of Jazz Fusion. On September of the same year, he released 4th single 'Perhaps It's Better' and 5th single 'Burning Man'. The both tracks are completed once again as productions that come across as a more evolved Jazz Fusion in the style of Instrumental Rock. Those singles were highly praised on JazzCorner.com and Nodepression which are one of the largest Jazz portal site. After October of that year began, NaNa's track "Tokyo, Slow Down" from the single "Unbelievable World" that was released by Warner Music Japan in 2013, it was introduced in a popular public radio program in the US, and has received strong air-play. The track has been broadcasted on FM stations in a wide range from NY to Alaska. It had been broadcast over 500 times on over 100 public FM radio from Oct 2015. In March 2016, NaNa's new EP "Remember Me" was released by Warner Music Japan. It was produced in response to received reputation of power-play on FM radio stations in the US. It also contains the title track's Remix, Guitar version, takes you to further the new world of NaNa. In August 2017, a long-awaited new single is released. It contains a new style Alt-Jazz 'Nothing After Chaos' by innovative technical guitar playing, and 'Under the Blue' with sounding beautifully by visual Ambient. The contrasting tracks take you to his brand-new world view. These tracks received a lot of on-air on Jazz FM station in Kansas City, USA from 2017 to 2019. In 2019, Ringing Mellow' and 'Lydia' was released. 'Ringing Mellow' is a track having characteristic sounds that technical guitar playing following 'Nothing After Chaos' is mixed with modern pop synthesizer. 'Lydia' was finished to electronic guitar music having elements of Chill and Indie rock. Both are novel tracks that pursue the direction of new Alt-Jazz. You can listen to his latest sounds via the pieces. The new singles were released from 'One Dot Records'.

NaNa unite ethereal atmospherics and bittersweet melodies on new EP

NaNa unite ethereal atmospherics and bittersweet melodies on new EP

Interview: Shigeo Tamaru of NaNa (nodepression.com)

Interview: Shigeo Tamaru of NaNa by Stacey Zering

'Nothing After Chaos'

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/nothing-after-chaos/1264458644 https://www.amazon.com/Nothing-After-Chaos-Shigeo-Tamaru/dp/B0749KZC8Z

'Under The Blue'

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/under-the-blue/id1264458859 https://www.amazon.com/Under-Blue-Shigeo-Tamaru/dp/B0749M4L6M

Japanese Guitarist Shigeo Tamaru Redefines Alt-Jazz on Thrilling New Singles

Shigeo Tamaru

'Perhaps It's Better'

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/perhaps-its-better-single/id1037170084 http://www.amazon.com/Perhaps-Its-Better-Shigeo-Tamaru/dp/B014W0BN7W

'Burning Man'

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/burning-man-single/id1037170978 http://www.amazon.com/Burning-Man-Shigeo-Tamaru/dp/B014W0AVYS

'Orange Day'

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/orange-day-single/id978175610 http://www.amazon.com/Orange-Day-Shigeo-Tamaru/dp/B00UXOTEU0

'On the Road'

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/on-the-road-single/id978174409 http://www.amazon.com/On-Road-Shigeo-Tamaru/dp/B00UXDIOJ8

'MONO'

The first Solo-Production of Shigeo Tamaru, a Guitar Player and Producer, best known as a member of the group NaNa in Japan. The style is a blend of Breakbeats, Electronica. All instruments played and produced by Shigeo Tamaru.