Person: Nishikawa Susumu
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Nishikawa Susumu (also known as Shin Nishikawa) born July 9 in Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, is a professional guitarist, an arranger, a composer, and producer.
Gibson SG and the mop-top haircut dyed red are his trademarks.
As a guitarist, he works with many musicians. Yuki Isoya(ex-Judy and Mary), Shiina Ringo, Yano Maki, Ayumi Hamasaki, Do As Infinity, Mika Nakashima, Tanpopo (appearing on the single Motto), Elephant Kashimashi, Ikimono-gakari, Chara, Puffy AmiYumi, Kaela Kimura, Maaya Sakamoto, Ayaka, Do As Infinity, Hitomi Shimatani, Yuki Kajiura and so on. Especially about Shina Ringo, he played almost all the songs in her early single and two first albums on the guitar. Furthermore, he was a tour guitarist of her early days before Diamond Head.
As a producer, he has worked with The Turtles, Kokia, Olivia Lufkin, and so on. He currently contributes songs for Nana Kitade as a composer and a producer.
In The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (anime), he played a guitar in place of the character, and his guitar play serves as a model of the performance in the anime.
He also owns the 'Smash Room School', a distance learning Guitar School company. Students of which have the ability to send compositions to Nishikawa for criticism as well as being able to phone the artist direct.
Gibson SG and the mop-top haircut dyed red are his trademarks.
As a guitarist, he works with many musicians. Yuki Isoya(ex-Judy and Mary), Shiina Ringo, Yano Maki, Ayumi Hamasaki, Do As Infinity, Mika Nakashima, Tanpopo (appearing on the single Motto), Elephant Kashimashi, Ikimono-gakari, Chara, Puffy AmiYumi, Kaela Kimura, Maaya Sakamoto, Ayaka, Do As Infinity, Hitomi Shimatani, Yuki Kajiura and so on. Especially about Shina Ringo, he played almost all the songs in her early single and two first albums on the guitar. Furthermore, he was a tour guitarist of her early days before Diamond Head.
As a producer, he has worked with The Turtles, Kokia, Olivia Lufkin, and so on. He currently contributes songs for Nana Kitade as a composer and a producer.
In The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (anime), he played a guitar in place of the character, and his guitar play serves as a model of the performance in the anime.
He also owns the 'Smash Room School', a distance learning Guitar School company. Students of which have the ability to send compositions to Nishikawa for criticism as well as being able to phone the artist direct.
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