Kitaro

Kitarō (喜多郎), born Masanori Takahashi (�橋 正則) (February 4, 1953), is a Japanese recording artist, composer, record producer, and arranger noted for his electronic-instrumental music, and is often associated with and regarded as one of the most prominent musical acts of new-age music. He is the winner of a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album (Thinking of You (1999); with a record 16 nominations in the same category) and a Golden Globe Award for the Heaven & Earth (1993) original score. The most common studios he used are [l310891], [l=Kitaro Nagano Yasaka Atelier], [l=Kitaro's Yasaka Studio] and [l=Sound Design Studio, Tokyo]. He was part of Far East Family Band.