Shimoda Kazuki

Composer 
Shimoda-Kazuki

Born on January 14th, 1992, in Hirono, Iwate.
Since childhood, he was exposed to various types of music such as fusion and smooth jazz, and played the cornet after joining the school brass band in 4th grade.
He joined the wind band and played the trumpet in Hirono Town Taneichi Middle School, and then enrolled in Iwate Prefectural Kuji High School where he played the euphonium and was appointed as student conductor and vice student conductor.
He became interested in composing music during middle school.
After graduating high school, he moved to Tokyo to learn music composition.
Graduated from Shobi Music College of Music, Composition Course of Academy of General Department of Music (4 year course) in March 2014.

Studied composition under Yukio Kikuchi, Shinya Takahashi, and Hayato Hirose.

Won the 50th [JBA] “Shitaya Award” in 2017.

Kazuki Shimoda official website → Shimoda-Kazuki.net