Biography
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Kentaro Sato (1981- ), Ken-P to his friends, is an award-winning composer, conductor, and lyricist. His symphonic and other instrumental works have been featured in TV/Film media, game industry and concert performing groups around the world such as the London Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
In the choral music world, Sato is best known as the winner of the prestigious ACDA Raymond W. Brock Memorial Composition Contest for “Kyrie” from Missa pro Pace (Mass for Peace), which was premiered at the 2005 ACDA National Convention in Los Angeles. He is also a frequent guest conductor and lecturer for various choral workshops and reading sessions around the world.
Sato is a licensed expert of MIDI from Association of Music Electronics Industry (AMEI), and has been involving in developments of many commercial and private orchestral sample libraries and music hardware/software. He is also a specialist in intellectual property management (administration) certified by the Japanese Government.
As a busy VO artist and singer, Sato's voice has represented companies such as Disney, Microsoft, Visa, American Express, Discovery Channel to name some, heightening products and services, and educating users and customers.
Sato was born in Hamamatsu, Japan, a manufacturing city known for musical instruments. He received a Master of Music in Conducting with Distinction and a Bachelor of Music in Media Writing from California State University, Northridge. In addition to his music degrees, he holds degree in cinema from Santa Monica College.
Sato currently serves as the conductor of Meiji University Glee Club, and a lecturer at Shobi University, teaching music composition, arrangement, recording and music technology and production. His past positions include a resident composer/assistant conductor of the Torrance Symphony (2005-2012), and a composition/music production lecturer at Shobi College of Music (2011-2015).
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Current Academic and Institutional Position
President & CEO: Wiseman Project LLC., Japan
Member: ASCAP, USA
Member: ACDA, USA
Member: AGO, USA
Member: MTNA, USA
Member: AES, USA
Member: SCL, USA
Member: HFA, USA
Member: SESAC, USA
Member: MPN, Japan
Member: GANG, USA
Official Japanese Representative: INTERKULTER, Germany
Goodwill Ambassador, City of Hamamatsu, Japan
Adjunct Faculty: Shobi Univerisity, Music Department , Japan
Conductor: Meiji University Glee Club, Japan
Conductor: Meiji University Vox Femina, Japan
Specially Appointed Associate Professor: Kyoto Seika University
Past Position (Selected)
Member: VFX-Japan, Japan
Music Director: VGM Classics, USA
Adjunct Faculty: Shobi College of Music, (Japan)
Sound Department Manager, Foreign Affairs Manager: MeisterHero. Inc. (Japan)
Assistant Conductor: Torrance Symphony Orchestra (USA)
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