Ken Sasaki
a.k.a.
Kenny Sasaki & The Tiki Boys
Born >>> Yokohama, Japan in 1962Residence >>> Tokyo
I started taking piano lessons at age 3 and continued until I switched to guitar when I first heard the Beatles at the age of 8. My music background is probably 90% from U.S. and U.K., because I always listened to radio music programs on FEN (Far East Network) everyday in my childhood. I spent all my money on Beatles records when I was in a primary school. When I formed my first band at the age of 13, my main instrument was switched to bass, because I had to teach guitar to my band members. After that I played bass in several bands through my teenage years, playing rock, pop, funk, etc.
When I was 23, I debut as a bassist of a band for a major record company in Japan. After releasing one album and 5 singles, the band was over in the middle of the 5-year contract. I learned a lot about music industry in Japan from the experience (in many ways...).
Then, I began to work as a composer/music director for Film, TV, etc. I had been doing that kind of music work for 20 years. Also, I played bass in a local blues/rock band in Yokohama and a rock instrumental band in Tokyo in my 30's.
In 2002, I released my first solo album "Tiki Moon/Kenny Sasaki & The Tiki Boys". Since then, I have released three albums as "Kenny Sasaki & The Tiki Boys" and one album as Ken Sasaki.
MySpace >>>
Kenny Sasaki & The Tiki Boys
Ken Sasaki
Music works --------------------------------------------------
Films related >>>
"The Sophisticated Misfit" (2007 Smee Entertainment USA, Maverick Award winning documentary about "Shag")
"The Air I Breathe" (2008 USA)
"Emerald Cowboy" (Burn Pictures USA)
"Kurenaino kenju yo eienni" Soundtrack (Nikkatsu Japan)
Title music for Kadokawa films
"Fukuro no Shiro"-Trailer
"Ashura jo no Hitomi"-Trailer
"EX MACHINA" Soundtrack (Bass)
TV / Internet >>>
Tiki Oasis TV - Tiki Oasis 10 (1, 2, 3), Tiki Farm 10th Anniversary Party
TV "Beach Town-San Clemente, Santa Barbara" (Crystal Cove Media/ USA 2010)
Tiki Bar TV - Episode #9-Red October, #30-Ice Breaker
Play >>>
"Hamlet" (director/Takao Kataoka)
Events >>>
International Balloon Festa (1994~2004)
International Video Biennale
etc...
Music direction for Film/TV/Video(Japanese version) >>>
Full House, Babe, Rugrats Movie,
Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh,
Alice in Wonderland, Casper,
Little Marmaid, Dinosaurs,
Sesame Street, Animaniacs,
Cats Don't Dance, etc...
Performed and/or recorded with (as a bassist) >>>
Jango, Laula, Petty Booka, iyiym,
Sayaka, Detonation, MRQ, Nanairo Natsuki, etc...
Others >>>
Sony x-Pict StoryHD, Game/"GUITARFREAKS","Rengoku",
Nissan Website,
etc...
