Masahide Hamada

Masahide Hamada

Born in 1999. Graduated from Takanawa High School. He is a student at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University and President of Jazz2.0 Inc. Influenced by Clifford Brown and TOKU, he began playing jazz in earnest in high school. Currently, he performs mainly in Tokyo at jazz clubs and restaurants. He has studied the sounds of black music such as hip-hop, R&B, funk, and gospel music in the context of jazz, and pursues a unique musical style. He has planned and produced "Nijiiro Samurai," which has 1.5 million subscribers on his YouTube channel, and has also produced commercial songs and company songs for various companies, including listed companies. In the course of his musical activities, he has also produced an urban jazz festival in Roppongi, launched Japan's largest jazz media site, and produced advertising videos and music videos, among many other creative activities, in an effort to revitalize the jazz scene. Past collaborators (titles omitted) Kariyushi 58, DJ Dainoji, Nijiiro Zamurai, TATSUYA, Shinpeita, MC Nigari a.k.a Akai Inazuma, TAKARABUNE, Kodo, Fishboy (from Radio Fish), Wolfram Keisuke (from Wolframs), THE SILENT DOG, YAASUU, Ryoji Takarabe, Masato Shibata, and others