>>ABOUT
JUNYA YAMAGUCHI(JUNIOR)
Keyboardist, Composer, Arranger, Producer __________________________________________
In 2014, Junya played "America The Beautiful" at the Super Bowl 2014 with Queen Latifah. In the latest work, Junya played at Artpark 2014 opening for Ringo Starr (Beatles), as a member of Andy Suzuki & The Method.
Junya born and raised in Yokohama City, Japan. Junya Yamaguchi is a musician based in New York City, US. He started playing keyboard at the age of ten, spent a lot of time to arrange and compose many kinds of music. At the age of eighteen, he started playing jazz piano. After spending several years for studying and working in jazz scene, he formed his Funk/Jazz/R&B?Hip-Hop band named ''ULANORI'', which released two albums.
Since Junya moved to New York City in 2008, Junya has worked with various musicians/producers such as
Queen Latifah, Chuck Harmony(Producer for Rihanna, Mary J Bride, Ne-Yo, Janet Jackson), Claude Kelly(Producer for Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Whitney Houston), Rico Beats(Nikki Menaj, 50 cent), David Linnaburg(Jay-Z, Drake, J-cole), Mark Bell(Sean Paul), Tenna Torres(American Idol Season 12) ,Gedeon Luke(American Idol Season 5), Yahzarah(ex-back ground vocalist for Erykah Badu), Darien Brockington(Foreign Exchange), David Jamision(flo rida), BEATDOWN(mike shinoda of LINKIN PARK), Andy Suzuki, Unique Zayas, Estee Maria, Kelly Jones, JUJU(Sony Recording Artist, Winner of Japan Record Awards, Japan Gold Disc Awards, and Japan Usen Awards), Shota Shimizu(Sony Recording Artist),Soshi Uchida(Grooveline, Neo Blues Maki), King Aswad(the musical Rent), Ano Okera(the musical Rent), Fuyu(Misia), Kappa Tanabe(Joe, Estelle), Hiroyuki Sanada(Groove Collective), Tak Sokusai(John Legend, DMX), Keita Ogawa(Yoyo Ma) to name a few.
Also have performed at some of the most important venues for live performance in the country (Blue Note New York, Joe’s Pub, SOB’s, City Winery, Iridium, Village Underground).
Music Production and arranging work
JUJU - round and round (Album "JUJU")
Shota Shimizu - Party all the night (Album "COLORS")
Japanese Animation by Hanamushi
"Girl in straw hat and strange house "
Rico Beats
Perusica
Katherine Hernabdez
NYC Deli Music
Ulanori
Back ground music with the Pentax Salon Kyoto
