Live Video

	No,1 Live in POLAND（Opore City） 「JAZZ ROCK MEETING' 2005」 Hidano and Jimbo play " TA・WA・KE" Composed by Hidano.
	No,2 Live in POLAND（Opore City） 「JAZZ ROCK MEETING' 2005」 Hidano and Jimbo play "Michi-kusa" Composed by Hidano.
	No,3 Live in Tokyo （Jan. 2006） Hidano and Nitta play "Akita-Nikata-bushi" arranged by Hidano.
	No,4 Live in Yokohama （Nov. 2006） THE Esoragoto BAND play "Mari-to Tonosama" arranged by Hidano.
	No,5 Live in YAMAGUCHI-pref.　（Dec. 2006） Hidano and Jimbo play "SWEET MERANGUE" Composed by Jimbo.
	No,6 Live in YAMAGUCHI-pref.　（Dec. 2006） Hidano and Jimbo play "SOUND QUARKS" Composed by Hidano.

Shuichi Hidano,
with his cutting-edge ideas and flawless facility on Taiko drums,based on solid Japanese tradition,has discovered and introduced a whole new world of musical possibilities to the world of our own.

Born
and raised in Yokohama,Japan,Hidano showed an interest in the piano at the age of three,started taking lessons simultaneously,and then turned to the drums and classical percussion at ten.

By
the age of nineteen,he was a trainee of the world-renowned Taiko group,KODO. However,feeling an urge to challenge his musicality he started his solo career in 1990. Ever since then,he has kept his schedule hectic:leading a few different groups on his own,appearing at numerous number of concerts all over the world, both as a solo act and as a guest artist,and producing various music festivals in Japan.

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Also
as a session/studio player,he has earned impeccable reputation world-wide, for his versatility and creativity. In a Taiko group,called TOKYO DAGEKIDAN, whose first formation Hidano joined in 1995, he not only performed,but also composed many original tunes,serving the position as the brain of the group.
After his withdrawal from the group in 1999,he relocated in Hollywood,U.S.A., teaching at a school of acting for a period of six months. While there, he also held a Taiko clinic at L.A.Music Academy. Now back on the native soil of Japan,Shuichi is still up and ready for new challenges.

Most
famously, Hidano performed at the closing ceremonies of the both the 1998 World Cup in France and 2002 World Cup Korea/Japan before live audiences of more than 50,000, and countless millions on TV. The first time a Japanese performer has taken part in consecutive apperances at the FIFA event. In collaboration with Cassiopea's drummer Akira Jimbo, "HIDAJIMBO" toured the U.K. participating in London's "Rhythm Sticks" drum festival where they received a standing ovation in July 2002.

Hidano
has put out four albums under his name, a Taiko sampling CD* and HIDAJIMBO released "BRIDGE" in 2002. He has published a Taiko Training book and a video for all levels, from arpiring school students to professionals. Also,he has had an uncountable number of TV/radio appearances.

In 2001, He was awarded the Yokohama Award for Cultural Encouragement in recognition of efforts to promote appreciation of Taiko culture among children in Yokohama.

*Hidano's 1st album and a Taiko sampling CD are out of stock.

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