BIOGRAPHY

Hiroya Tsukamoto is a one of a kind composer, guitarist and singer-songwriter. He began his musical career playing
the five-string banjo when he was thirteen, and took up the guitar shortly after. In 1994, Hiroya entered The Osaka
University and while at college in Japan, Hiroya was introduced to a musical and social movement in South America
called Nueva Cancion headed by musical legends such as Victor Jara and Violeta Parra.

In 2000, Hiroya received a scholarship to Berklee College of Music and came to the United States. He is also the recipient
of the Professional Music Achievement Award. Hiroya completed a debut album entitiled "The Other Side of the World"
with his band INTEROCEANICO and released in 2004. His composition entitled "El Otro Lado del Mundo" was nominated
as the finalist of The USA Songwriting Competition 2004 and "Samba de Siempre" in 2005. Hiroya released his second
album entitled "Confluencia(Confluence) in 2006 and the third album"Where the River Shines" in 2008.

He has been performing many concerts in New York included several appearances at Blue Note.

CONTACT

mail@hiroyatsukamoto.com