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Impressions Of The West Lake
''Impressions of the West Lake'' is an album by Japanese new age musician Kitarō, released in April 2009. It was nominated for Grammy Award for Best New Age Album, Best New Age Album at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. Track listing Awards Personnel *Kitaro - Producer, Composer, Arranger, Engineer, Mixing *Randy Miller - Arranger *Ian Ulibarri - Assistant Engineer *Steven Miller - Mixing *Doug Sax - Mastering *Jane Zhang - Vocals on the track, “Impressions Of The West Lake” ;Additional Personnel *Eiichi Naito - Executive Producer, Management *Dino Malito - A&R, Management *Howard Sapper - Business & Legal Affairs *Joseph DeMeo - Marketing *Hitoshi Saito - Marketing *Atsuko Mizuta - Marketing *Kio Griffith - Art Direction, Design References External linksKitaro official site {{Authority control 2009 albums Kitarō albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitarō
, born (February 4, 1953), is a Japanese recording artist, composer, record producer, and arranger noted for his electronic-instrumental music, and is often associated with and regarded as one of the most prominent musical acts of new-age music. He won the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album for '' Thinking of You'' (1999), with a record 16 nominations in the same category. He received a Golden Globe Award for the original score to '' Heaven & Earth'' (1993). Early life: 1954–76 Masanori Takahashi was born in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan, and is a graduate of Sahid University. Kitarō, which is his boyhood name meaning "man of love and joy", a practicing Buddhist himself, was born in a family of Shinto-Buddhist farmers. After graduating his parents were first opposed to the idea of their son having a musical career. In an effort to maneuver him towards their vision, they made arrangements for him to take a job at a local company. In return, he did not show for the job without ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
