Profile

Pocket Groovy, a.k.a Yoshi Miyamoto is an award winning composer and producer who writes music for TV, film and videogames.  He has collaborated with many talented artists, including Mandi Seekings, featured on the song "Sunrise," and Cole Bass, featured in the theme song of the film "Girlfight".

Yoshi recently received an award for best film score for director Christopher Coppola's "PAH nation."
His music has also appeared in the award winning independently financed videogame "You Have No Legs".

Miyamoto was born in Japan and educated in the forms of Western classical composition.  He is increasingly recognized as a unique and versatile composer and producer of pop and dance music, as well as film and game scores.

 

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Innovative Composer and Audio Engineer with extensive sound design, recording, mixing and music composition experience. Capable leader, attentive listener, and persuasive communicator, focused on maximizing productivity and quality. Strong relationship builder, adept at partnering with clients, Musicians, and production staff. Detail-oriented with acute editing, mixing, and mastering skills. Proven studio construction and operation abilities. Exceptional knowledge of piano, bass, and classical, folk, and electric guitar performance.

 

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Audio Engineering
Studio and Live Recording
Sound Design
Film and Television Scoring
Digital and Analog Production
Music Composition and Arrangement
Editing, Mixing, and Mastering
Remixing and Programming
Studio Construction
Vocal Tuning
Podcasting
Website Development

 

PRODUCTION SOUND ENGINEERING FOR DEMO PERFORMANCES

Chris Tarry, New York, NY (2011)
Rob Balducci, New York, NY (2011)
Tomo Fujita and Oz Noy, New York, NY (2011)
Steve Stevens, Los Angeles, CA (2011)
Chuck Rainey, Austin, TX (2010)
Steve Millhouse, BedRock Studio, Los Angeles, CA (2010)
Gannin Arnold, BedRock Studio, Los Angeles, CA (2010)
Scott Henderson, Los Angeles, CA (2009)

 

LIVE SOUND ENGINEERING

ABE Music School Annual Showcase, Los Angeles, CA (2010)
Masumi Kuwata, Talk Show, Torrance, CA (2009)
Ken Christianson, Live Show, Los Angeles, CA (2009)
Pop Tonic, Bridge USA Summer Festival, Torrance Civic Center, Torrance, CA (1999)

 

LIVE RECORDING ENGINEERING

Hiro Suzuki, Trash Bar, New York, NY (2011)
Steve Millhouse, Blue Owl, New York, NY (2001)
Allen Hinds, Album Recording, Los Angeles, CA (2011)
James Harrah, Baked Potato, Recording Demo, Los Angeles, CA (2010)
Oskar Cartaya, Baked Potato, Recording Demo, Los Angeles, CA (2010)
Shogun Warriors, Baked Potato, Recording Demo, Los Angeles, CA (2010)
Allen Hinds and Yuya Komoguchi, Baked Potato, CD Recording, Los Angeles, CA (2010)
Allen Hinds, Baked Potato and NAMM Show, Recording Demos, Los Angeles, CA (2009 and 2010)
Dean Brown, Baked Potato, Recording Demo, Los Angeles, CA (2009)
Oz Noy, Baked Potato, Live Performance, Los Angeles, CA (2009)

 

MIX AND REMIX ENGINEERING

Cole Bass Singles, Arrangement and Mastering, Los Angeles, CA (2010 – Present)
Splatter House, Game Music Album Arrangement, Los Angeles, CA (2011)
Hydorah, Game Music Album Arrangement, Los Angeles, CA (2011)
IWADON, Hiroyuki Iwatsuki Tribute Album Arrangement (2010)
Variable Speed Audio, Inc., Daisuke Hinata, Van Nuys, CA (1997 – 2008)
Jade and Steve I, iTunes Japan, Tokyo, Japan (2006)
Yuu Tatsugawa, CD Single, Tokyo, Japan (2003)

 

MASTER ENGINEERING

Melody Cascade, Taku Yabuki, Tokyo, Japan (2011)
Undercover, Single, Get On, Los Angeles, CA (2010)

 

POST PRODUCTION SOUND ENGINEERING AND MIXING

Subprime Children, Film 5.1 Surround Sound Mixing, T.J. Yoshizaki, Tokyo, Japan (2010)
Shadow Fury, Film, Makoto Yokoyama, Los Angeles, CA (2001)

MUSIC COMPOSITION

200 mph, Film, The Asylum, Los Angeles, CA (2011)
Just One Dance, Film, Christopher Coppola, PAH Nation, Los Angeles, CA (2010)
You Have No Legs, Online Video Game, Los Angeles, CA (2010)
The Oprah Show, Television Program, Harpo Productions, Chicago, IL (2007)
Scar, Experimental Film, Sundance Festival Selection, Los Angeles, CA (2000)

 

SOUND MANIPULATION

Fez: Queen of Cities, Stage Musical Tour, Royce Hall, Los Angeles, CA, Symphony Space, New York, NY, UNESCO, Paris, France, and Mohammed Theatre, Casablanca, Morocco (2008)

 

STUDIO CONSTRUCTION

Queen Latifah, Home Studio, Logic Pro, Pro Tools and Mac G5, Los Angeles, CA (2010)
Team J Station, Radio Broadcasting Studio, Torrance, CA (2009)

 

LANGUAGE TRANSLATION

Indiegames.com, Prismatic Solid soundtrack (2011)
IWADON, Hiroyuki Iwatsuki Tribute Album (2010)
Gamasutra, Classic Game soundtrack at Comiket (2010)
Gamesetwatch, Yokohama's mediamiz '09 (2009)
Music Mania, Online Game (2009)

HONORS

Best Film Score, Just One Dance, Mobiflik Team, Christopher Coppola Presents PAH Nation (2010)
Honorable Mention, Youssou N'Dour Remix, Intrehealth Remix Contest (2009)

 

NOTABLE CLIENTS

apl.de.ap, Black Eyed Peas
Hittman, Dr. Dre
Silkski, Wu-tang Clan
Chris Chaney, Bassist, Jane’s Addition
Rowan Robertson, Guitarist, Dio
Phil Chen, Bassist, Jeff Beck
Kuni Murai, Composer
Tetsuya Komuro, Composer
Mike Lang, Pianist and Composer
Kyosuke Himuro, Vocalist
James Gadson, Percussionist, B.B. King
Harvey Mason, Percussionist, Fourplay
Mike Shapiro, Percussionist, Sergio Mendes

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

Game Audio Network Guild
ASCAP

 

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Music in Composition
Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA (1996)
3.8 GPA

Certificate of Classical Guitar
Musashino School of Music, Chofu, Tokyo, Japan (1991)

 

TECHNICAL AND LANGUAGE SKILLS

Avid Pro Tools, Apple Logic Pro, and Apple Final Cut Pro
Finale Music Composing and Notation Software
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Dreamweaver
Antares Auto-Tune and Melodyne
Synclavier Digital Audio System
MIDI Programming
Home Page Builder
Fluent in English and Japanese