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Tak Matsumoto
Matsumoto performing in 2012
Background information
Birth name
Takahiro Matsumoto
Born
(1961-03-27) March 27, 1961 (age 63) Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
Genres
Hard rock
blues
jazz
pop
heavy metal
instrumental rock
Occupation(s)
Musician, songwriter, record producer
Instrument(s)
Guitar, vocals
Years active
1981–present
Labels
Vermillion Favored Nations
Member of
B'z, Tak Matsumoto Group
Website
houseofstrings.jp
Musical artist
Takahiro Matsumoto (松本 孝弘, Matsumoto Takahiro, born March 27, 1961, in Toyonaka, Osaka) is a Japanese musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the guitarist and main composer of the rock duo B'z, the best-selling music act in their native Japan by certifications. He also has a successful solo career where, in addition to winning several Japan Gold Disc Awards, he won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album for Take Your Pick (2010), which he made in collaboration with Larry Carlton. Matsumoto is only the fifth guitarist in the world to have his own Gibson signature model guitar.[1]
^Freedman, Alisa; Slade, Toby (2018). Introducing Japanese Popular Culture. Taylor & Francis. pp. 144–145. ISBN 978-1-317-52893-7.
TakMatsumoto Group (often abbreviated as TMG) is a supergroup consisting of members from several bands around the world. It includes TakMatsumoto, Eric...
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band. Beginning with B'z in 1988, Inaba has, together with guitarist TakMatsumoto, continued to release new material and tour as part of B'z almost every...
live album. This album includes the participations of Koshi Inaba and TakMatsumoto from the Japanese band B'z on "Asian Sky". All songs written by Steve...
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unconventional music. Additionally, "Da Da Dance" features B'z guitarist TakMatsumoto, and "Brand New Day" features Polyphia guitarists Tim Henson and Scott...
TMG I is the only studio album by Japanese-based supergroup TakMatsumoto Group, released on June 23, 2004. Eric Martin and Jack Blades, of Mr. Big and...
artists followed by composers: Blackfoot (Shorty Medlocke), TakMatsumoto Group (TakMatsumoto) "Train Was Saved, The" (Charles Graham), published 1891 "Train...
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