On
September 9th, 2001, Kanako found a new place to call home in
Brooklyn, New York. A native of Tokyo, Japan, urban life was nothing new for
this now-23 year old composer and drummer. Two days later, the tragic events of 9/11
unfurled, and suddenly cast Kanako as a stranger in an even stranger and chaotic
land. Since then, Kanako, like many others, has learned to adjust to these
unpredictable times and proceeded to carry out the goals she has set forth for
herself in coming to the United States; to compose and perform her music.
At three
years old, Kanako began her musical passage. Through piano instruction and
eventually flute lessons, she has evolved as a well rounded composition writer,
arranger, and performer of her own original works. While still in high school,
Kanako developed a passion for percussion and when she was 16, she decided to leave Japan for a
musical career in New York City.
Kanako’s
drive and ambition to be a premier drummer has
led her to travel and perform all over
the map with various acts such as Betty Ford, The Nick Vivid Band,
Quagmire, her own project Fake ID, Selah Band, Broken
Trees, Boy
Wonder. Also she went on a southeast tour with The
Christopher Dean Band in the Spring, 2008. She enjoys the flexibility and freedom of
collaborating with different musicians, allowing her to develop her own style.
Kanako and Fake ID is an eclectic blend of jazz mixed with funk and fusion.
Having written and arranged all of the selections on her first independent
release, “Welcome To New York”, Kanako has placed herself into a category all
her own as one of the few Asian female jazz drummers in the genre today.
She moved from Brooklyn and
attending The University of the Arts in Philadelphia to pursue a Bachelors
Degree in Music. Now she is learning with great drummers, Marc Dicciani and Jim Paxson, and
continuing writing and performing her works. Her main focus of playing and
writing music is to make people happy. She understands dedication and wants
to be recognized for her ability and passion to produce quality music.
Now she has been writing new
music, playing with many different musicians, and has just started a brand-new
Fake ID with new great musicians and new songs. Please keep checking this site
for more info.
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