Taku Hirano

Japanese percussionist and one half of the electronic duo Tao of Sound
Person human Q21066554
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Taku Hirano

Summary

Taku Hirano is a human[1]. He was born in Osaka[2]. He was born on October 22, 1973[3]. He worked as a record producer[4], composer[5], percussionist[6], and musician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (113 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Taku Hirano was born in Osaka[2].
  • Taku Hirano was born on October 22, 1973[3].
  • Taku Hirano was married to Arthel Neville[9].
  • Taku Hirano held citizenship in Japan[10].
  • Taku Hirano's professions included record producer[4].
  • Taku Hirano worked as a composer[5].
  • Taku Hirano worked as a percussionist[6].
  • Taku Hirano worked as a musician[7].
  • Taku Hirano's field of work was percussion performance[11].
  • Taku Hirano's education included a stint at Berklee College of Music[12].
  • Taku Hirano's education included a stint at Theodore Roosevelt High School[13].
  • Taku Hirano was educated at Hong Kong International School[14].
  • Taku Hirano is recorded as male[15].
  • Taku Hirano's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Taku Hirano's genre is soul[17].
  • Taku Hirano's record label is recorded as Domo Records[18].
  • Taku Hirano's instrument is recorded as percussion instrument[19].
  • Taku Hirano's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[20].
  • Taku Hirano's start of work period is recorded as 1996[21].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[22]

  • Country: US[23]

  • Began / founded: 1973-10-22[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8e4dde79-0025-4d06-bb41-39e660a1bca7[25]

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Origins and Family

Taku Hirano was born in Osaka[2]. He was born on October 22, 1973[3].

Education

Educated at Berklee College of Music[12], a private university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1945[28], headquartered in Boston[29]; Theodore Roosevelt High School[13], a high school[30], in United States[31], founded in 1928[32]; and Hong Kong International School[14], a secondary school[33], in People's Republic of China[34], founded in 1966[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include record producer[4], composer[5], percussionist[6], and musician[7]. Taku Hirano's field of work was percussion performance[11].

Personal Life

Among Taku Hirano's spouses was Arthel Neville[9].

Why It Matters

Taku Hirano ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (113 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Taku Hirano born?

Taku Hirano's place of birth was Osaka[2].

Who was Taku Hirano married to?

Taku Hirano's spouses include Arthel Neville[9].

What did Taku Hirano do for work?

Taku Hirano worked as record producer[4], composer[5], percussionist[6], and musician[7].

Where did Taku Hirano go to school?

Taku Hirano was educated at Berklee College of Music[12], Theodore Roosevelt High School[13], and Hong Kong International School[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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