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My name is michael

I’m a Japanese-American producer based in the Bay Area whose versatility has helped me stay competitive in today’s ever-changing music industry. I’ve had the pleasure of working with artists like Exile Tribe, ENJIN, and Haiden, brands like Dislyte, Breathwrk, and Genshin Impact, and had my music used in shows like Welcome To Wrexham, Love Island, and American Horror Story.

 

RECENT PLACEMENTs

 

ENJIN's new single "Major" music video

over 2,300,000 streams on youtube

Lead single off ENjin’s 2nd album “inception”

BALLISTIK BOYZ's new single "Ding Ding Dong" music video

over 5.5 million streams on youtube

#3 on Billboard Japan - Top singles sales

#3 on Oricon Single Physical sales

 

Companies I’ve worked with

SERVICES

Music EDUCATION

Business

Understanding how money flows is the first step in making music your career. Let me teach you how the music industry works and where it’s headed.

PRODUCTION

Whether you’re a beginner or expert, I will help you strengthen your knowledge of the fundamentals and teach you time-saving and creative techniques to spice up your music.

 

MIXING AND MASTERING

A professional mix and master is the first impression to a potential life-long listener. Let me take your song and polish it into a masterpiece.

Listen to some of the music I’ve mixed and mastered here

Music Consulting

Advice from a third party is always helpful in solving a difficult problem.

I will evaluate your current branding/song catalog and give advice on the pain points you might be experiencing.

 

remote production

I want to help you create your next favorite song. We’ll meet for remote sessions to work on the production and songwriting as well as experiment with different sounds and layering to get the song exactly where you want it to be.

Listen to some of the music I’ve produced here

“HAVING 10 PEOPLE CARE ABOUT SOMETHING YOU'RE PROUD OF IS WAY BETTER THAN HAVING 1,000 PEOPLE CARE ABOUT SOMETHING YOU DON'T FEEL YOU WERE VERY HONEST WITH.” - Madeon