Sabtu, 30 April 2011
Biography of Kitaro
Kitaro (japanese: 喜多郎) was born on the 4th. of February, 1953 as Masanori Takahashi in Toyohashi, Japan. In Highschool he loved Soul and Rhythm & Blues. He learned playing E-Guitar and performed with his band "Albatross" on parties and in clubs. His biggest influence in this time was Otis Redding. "Rhythm and blues has a kind of depth, emotions how can I say it? The audience feels something like same kind of emotions from my music. My music is not rhythm and blues, but it feels like soul.".
His nickname Kitaro was given to him by friends after the main character from the japanese cartoon television series "Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro".
In the early '70s he changed completely to keyboards. He joined the band "Far East Family Band" and toured with them around the world. In Europe he met the german synthesizer musician and Tangerine Dream-cofounder Klaus Schulze. Schulze produced two albums for the band and expanded Kitaro's knowledge of synthesizers.
A quotation from Kitaro gives us his view on synthesizers: "With a synthesizer I could create an ocean, a winter coastline, a summer beach, a whole scene."
In 1976 Kitaro left the "Far East Family Band" and made a long trip throught asia, visiting countries like Laos, China and Thailand. In India he lived for about 6 months in Poona at the (at that time) famous ashram of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh.
How to Maintain Your Piano
- Maintain and tune the piano only by a professional tuner. It should be done at least once to twice a year depending on the piano. As if it is an old piano, the tune should be at least twice a year versus a new one you can go up to once a year. My piano was brand new when I bought it directly from the manufacture so once I noticed the slightest change in the pitch or tone, I called the professional tuner that recommended by the manufacture. It doesn't matter if you rarely play it or on daily basis as not doing so will damage the piano by causing its strings to drop and loose its pitch.
- Warm, moist or dry air affects the piano differently. Especially be cautious from the moisture as it can cause the strings to rust. Thus, the optimum humidity of the room ought to be between 43 to 60 percent and the temperature is 640F and 730F.