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BIO

Shintaro Sakamoto is a Japanese music composer, producer, writer and singer based in Tokyo. He began his career in 1989 as a member of the psych/rock band Yura Yura Teikoku, where he played guitar and sang.  

Yura Yura Teikoku released 10 albums over the course of 21 years, disbanding in 2010. The following year, Sakamoto launched a solo career and started his own record label, "zelone records". He released his debut solo album "How To Live With A Phantom", where Other Music Recording in NY licensed the album for the US/EU/UK release in 2012. 

In 2014 Shintaro released a split 7-inch single with Mayer Hawthorne for Record Store Day, and then released his 2nd solo album "Let’s Dance Raw". 

Once again, Other Music Recording licensed the album for the US/EU/UK release.  

Shintaro’s 3rd solo album "Love If Possible" was released for digital and vinyl worldwide in 2017.   

 Shintaro gave his first solo live performance with his band at the WEEK-END FES in Cologne Germany.
In 2018, he had went to live performance in China (tour), Netherlands (Le Guess Who? Fes), London and Mexico (Tropico Fes.). 

In 2019, he joined a song "Volta e meia'' with Devendra Banhert on the Brazilian rock band, O Terno's new album "atrás/além”. In the same year, he succeeded US headliner tours (SF, SR, Chicago and NY).

And in 2022, 6 years since his last album, Love If Possible, Shintaro completed his fourth solo album, "Like A Fable”. 

From this album, digital and physical distribution to the global will be by Secretly Distribution, and LP vinyl was released worldwide in 2023.

In 2023, Shintaro performed at the RISING festival in Melbourne, Australia, and this year, he headlined the first day of JOYLAND 2024 in Bali, Indonesia.

Hometown: Japan

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