Teaching, Mixing, Engineering

I offer Private lessons to students of all levels at a reasonable price. I have a BFA from the New School of Jazz (NY) in Performance.

I can cover topics including but not limited to: jazz improvisation, harmony, composition, arranging, production, metal technique, and playing lots of notes in a short duration of time (ha).

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During my time in New York I've had the opportunity to study (and in some cases share the stage) with many great musicians including Steve Cardenas, Nir Felder, Rachel Z, Omar Hakim, Andy Milne, Reggie Workman, and Kirk Nurock.

I've also had the chance to work extensively with my amazing fellow contemporaries such as Baptiste Horcholle, Kana Miyamoto, Arta Jekabsone, and Sandy Winarta, just to name a few.

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With TinderGodz and other groups I've played all around NYC including well-known spots such as The Bowery Electric, Pianos, as well as around the globe at The Octopus (CA), and Hard Rock Cafe (Nice, France).

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I also engineer recording sessions, live sound and mix at request; you can hear my work with the TinderGodz EP as well as my upcoming full-length. Feel free to contact me for more samples of my work.

As an recording engineer I've had the chance to work with industry standard equipment in studio environments, working with independent artists as well as student groups. 

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KENTA SHIMAKAWA// BOOKING, INQUIRIES

kentay.s@gmail.com

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