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SAMI (Masazumi Aso) was born in Japan. His fist instrument was
piano, which he has started since he was five years old. His
extraordinary music talent was acknowledged by Ms Aiko Iguchi, Professor
of To-Ho Music College. Where upon and began intensive piano lessons to
become a professional pianist. However, considering that he had a
disadvantage with the size of his hands; he thought he might prefer to
become an orchestra conductor.
Due to
the difficulty or lack of opportunity to conduct professional orchestras
in Japan and considering that he had his living expenses, he decided to
become a businessman; he has never stopped studying and practicing music
because he would like to accomplish his goal in music. Although he has
held important positions in business management he is persisting to
accomplish his goal in music. He has studied continuously with famous
music professors such as Mr. A. Odaka at the Tokyo Art University in
Japan.
Over 16 years, since he came to US, he owned his music band and has been
playing in his band as a keyboard player. In 2002, he entered the
University of Texas at El Paso and began studying orchestra conducting
to enhance his music career. He studied with Professor Laurence Gibson
and Professor Harold Farberman. He completed his Master of music degree
program and received his diploma on May 8, 2004.
Since his piano music has a spiritual sense to it, people have been
requested for a long time to make his own CD. During such circumstances,
he met Mr. George
Arriola, and he decided to make his piano music CD with original
orchestration and starting his career as a professional musician. Both
George and he can relate to having a great passion for music and are
both arranging and performing on his CD.
His
debut CD "Feelings" is including 3 original and 9 arranged pieces based
on world most famous and favorite songs. The three original pieces are
composed by Mr. George Arriola. “C’mon Play Along” is using George’s
original rock style with high tempo rhythm to invite audience to
participate in to the music. “SAMI’s Land” is started with Reggie type
theme and added Latin style to spice music with Latin passion.
“Learning to Fly Again” was composed based on his desire for expiring
freedom in his life. Everybody has some difficulties in their life
and cannot feel the complete freedom in the life. This is the reason
why some people are seeking their freedom to God. This music is
described such human’s desire and try to open the door for freedom.
SAMI’s
piano music has very emotional and spiritual sense. When he starts to
play piano, the piano also is begun to be alive. SAMI and piano will be
a united like a same body. Even his sound will tell audience what is
his feeling. In this CD, he expresses feelings through his music for
each original music has. The arrangements for other 9 songs were based
on SAMI’s piano, and were added other orchestra instruments to put more
color and flavor of the total sound to enhance his expression. SAMI
really likes that “oboe sound” he includes Oboe sound to their
arrangements. They both really enjoyed working together and playing
their parts in each song. SAMI’s debut CD “Feelings” has a Classical
taste yet mixed with a modern
contemporary sound.
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