TMG Guitar × Natsuki Sakamoto: Play and Chat Session Vol. 1
First Guest: Naoya Idonuma
A collaboration event has been announced between “community-made” guitars from Bend, Oregon, USA—TMG Guitar—and guitarist Natsuki Sakamoto!!
Hosted by guitarist Natsuki Sakamoto,
we’ll introduce TMG Guitars—officially distributed by TCGAKKI—while playing nonstop and chatting away!
Our first guest is the familiar guitarist Naoya Idonuma!
No limits on the conversation topics! With these two die-hard enthusiasts, who knows just how deep they’ll dive—not just into TMG, but into music, instruments, performance, and sound! It’s completely unpredictable!!
Whether you’re already familiar with TMG, just vaguely interested, or have never heard of it at all, this event is sure to be a blast for everyone!
Of course, after the event, anyone can try out the TMG Guitars that the two of them actually played!!
◆Event Overview◆
Date & Time: May 6 (Mon) Doors open at 2:30 PM, Show starts at 3:00 PM
Venue: TC Gakki 2F Premium Guitar Lounge Special Booth (Directions)
Admission: Free
Click here to reserve
◆Exclusive Giveaway for Event Attendees◆
Take a photo of the event venue before or after the event, follow the official TMG Guitar Twitter account, and tweet with the hashtag “#TCGakkiTMG”!
Show the tweet to a staff member to receive an official TMG T-shirt!!
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Natsuki Sakamoto
Date of Birth: August 28, 1985
Born in Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture
At age 12, she was deeply moved by a live broadcast of Woodstock 1999 she happened to see on TV and immediately ran to her local music store.
Although he wanted an electric guitar, he took the store clerk’s advice—"You should practice on an acoustic guitar first"—at face value and bought one.
While spending his days practicing alone in silence, he happened to see Susumu Nishikawa perform on TV, which inspired him to resolve to become a professional musician.
The day after graduating from high school, he moved to Tokyo and immediately began working as a studio musician through an introduction from an acquaintance.
After playing in bands such as Chirinuruowaka, She Her Her Hers, and Over The Top, he is now active as a producer, studio musician, and demonstrator for various instrument manufacturers, making full use of his gift for conversation.
〈Genres〉
ROCK・SHOEGAZER・HIP HOP・R&B・BLUES・FUNK・TECHNO
〈LIVE・EVENTS〉
Ayasa, DE DE MOUSE, DOMINO88, itsco, MASH, Saku, Sayuri “Sanketsu Shoujo,” Shinichi Asada, Shiori Niiyama, Yumi Shizukusa, Chiharu Tamaki, Mari Sugi, Sayuri Horikawa, Shigeru Izumiya, and more…
〈RECORDING〉
Ayasa・Creepy Nuts・MASH・HOME MADE Family・Sayuri “The Girl Who Runs Out of Breath”・Shinichi Asada・Yasushi Nakanishi・Sayuri Horikawa・Yoshitaka Minami・Sand Clock
◎Sound Production
・Tankobuchin
Limited-quantity new single available only at live venues: “Prologue/It’ll Be Alright”
Natsuki Sakamoto Twitter
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Naoya Idonuma
Guitarist, reviewer, and writer.
As a guitarist, he began his professional career while still in college, focusing primarily on studio work in the ambient music genre.While working on commercial jingles and participating in recordings and live performances for numerous artists, he released two albums with his own band, “Il Berlione.” He has earned high acclaim, including being selected as “Guitarist of the Year” overseas.
He won the Runner-up Prize at the 2nd Guitar Magazine Championship. He was the former head of the “Digimart Underground Laboratory,” a popular feature on “Digimart,” one of Japan’s largest musical instrument search sites.
He has currently contributed to two albums as a member of the instrumental funk band “Zubola Funk Laboratory.” Furthermore, in March 2019, he launched “Ragos,” a two-piece instrumental band with drummer Kaichi Kurose.
He also works as a writer and reviewer for specialized magazines such as “Guitar Magazine” and “THE EFFECTOR BOOK.”
Naoya Idonuma Twitter
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TMG Guitar Japan Official Website
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