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Drummer |
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| Location: | NEW YORK, New York |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Apr 27, 2008 (621 days back) |
About Me |
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| Kenji is a session drummer and an educator in New York City. He has studied at Musicians Institute of Technology, the prestigious Berklee College of Music, and privately with Joe Franco, Casey Scheuerell and Garey Williams in Seattle, who taught him the famous John Bonham “Rock ‘n’ Roll” intro. Since moving to the Big Apple in ‘95, Kenji has performed at NYC’s best rock/pop venues, including: Webster Hall, China Club, Cutting Room, Mercury Lounge, CBGB’s, Pianos, The Bitter End, Brownies, Baby Jupiter, Continental just to name a few. He has also played universities, corporate events, and Off-Broadway shows and has performed with established artists in rock, pop, funk, alternative, R&B/hip hop, folk, fusion, country, blues and heavy metal. Kenji cites Greg Bissonette, Rod Morgenstein and Steve Gadd as his three major influences, all of them known for their drumming versatility. He is a Visiting Faculty member at Ischool of Music and Arts in LI, and also teaches drums privately at his home studio in Manhattan. Kenji is currently working with emerging artist Christine Seddon to promote her debut CD. View my page on The DrumNetwork |
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Music:Member Since: 9/26/2006Band Website: kenji.tajima.googlepages.com/ Band Members: Available for sessions, live performances ************************************************************ *** .. Influences: Way too many to mention, but I will do the best I can. In no particular order and pardon the mis-spell..Music: Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Dixie Dregs, Mahavishnu Orchestra, any Motown, any STAX recordings, Stuff, Gadd Gang, Dave Brubeck, Soundgarden, Kings X, Galactic, Meters, Van Halen, Alicia Keys, Rush. ************************************************************ *** Drummers: Gregg Bissonette, Rod Morgenstein, Steve Jordan, Steve Gadd, Jeff Porcaro, Billy Ward, Joe Franco, John Bonham, Ritchie Hayward, Stanton Moore, Matt Chamberlain, Takashi Numazawa, Sheila E., Bernard Purdie, Jim Keltner, Andy Newmark, Dennis Chambers, Stevie Wonder, Matt Cameron, Chad Smith, Toss Panos, Casey Schuerell, Ralph Humphrey, Vinnie Colaiuta, Anton Fig, Keith Carlock, Tom Brectlein, Josh Freese, Abe Laboriel Jr., Shawn Pelton, Ian Paice, Alex Van Halen, Dave Grohl, Tony Williams, Joe Morello, Adam Deitch, Neil Peart, Al Jackson Jr., Nate Morton, William Calhoun, Brain Blade, Simon Phillips, Taylor Hawkins, Charley Drayton, Jerry Gaskill, Narada Michael Walden, Keith Moon, John Stubblefield, John Starks. ************************************************************ *** Guitarists: Hiram Bullock, Robben Ford, Greg Howe, Steve Lukather, Eddie Van Halen, Scott Henderson, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Rob Balducci, Al Piterelli, Steve Morse, Dweezil Zappa, Alex Lifeson, Mike Aronis, Steve Booke, Bruce Saraceno, Ritchie Kotzen, Paul Gilbert, Russ Parish, Marty Friedman, Jeff Beck, Eric Johnson, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ty Tabor, John Scofield, Marc Bonilla, Reb Beach. ************************************************************ *** Bassists: Geddy Lee, Anthony Jackson, Stuart Hamm, John Paul Jones, TM Stevens, Steve Harris, Flea, Dave LaRue, John Pena, Steve Bailey, James Jamerson, Larry Graham, Chuck Rainey, Will Lee, Tim Bogart, Randy Coven, Doug Pinnick. ************************************************************ **** Vocalists: Robert Plant, Steve Perry, Chris Cornell, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Ledisi, Aretha Franklin, Phil Collins, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Sammy Hager, David Lee Roth, David Coverdale, Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Don Henry, Scott Weiland, Doug Pinnick, Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades, Gregg Allman, Paul Simon, Janis Joplin, Ann Wilson, Gladys Knight, Tori Amos, Bonnie Raitt, Joan Osbourne, Allanah Myles, Sheryl Crow, Joss Stone, Avril Lavigne, Vanessa Carlton, Hillary Duff (seriously)I am sure more will come to me later.. Sounds Like: ME. Record Label: my own Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Rock / Pop / Other) |
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My Blog |
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Best of 2007 |
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| The year 2007 was definitely an interesting one as my taste and approach in drumming took a huge left turn since my joining in Christine's band last March. Goner is my faithful DW double pedal an... Posted by kenji tajima on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:57:00 PST |
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Vanessa Carlton |
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| Can anyone tell me who played on "Nolita Fairytale"? CD's inner notes only says "thank you to these wondeful musician played on this album"! As much as I love this album, well she can at lea... Posted by kenji tajima on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 06:42:00 PST |
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my official eNews Letter |
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| http://kenji.tajima.googlepages.com/
Hi all, yeah I am still learning HTMLs and how the websites are made from scratch using the software like Dreamweaver. It is kind of fun. I have been wanting to ow... Posted by kenji tajima on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 07:14:00 PST |
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Bio |
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| Well, I took the advice from Andrew Dubber "music strategies guy" and moved my long bio to the Blog instead. Interesting read titled: Five mistakes you're probably making with your MySpace page. - K.
... Posted by kenji tajima on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 03:13:00 PST |
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Music Updated |
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| When I was packing to move to new place, the heaviest boxes I had to carry down (the top of five stories!) contained bunch of cassettes and video tapes. Couldn't believe how much stuff I had acc... Posted by kenji tajima on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 02:22:00 PST |
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Steve Gadd, Neil Peart, Rod Morgenstein, Stanton Moore, Christine Seddon, Keith Carlock, Judy Ann, Asuka Tomita, D Y L A N, Josie, Magic Pill, Carl Ciadella, wilson, Steve Booke, Vanessa Carlton, Martone, Rob Balducci, a fine frenzy, Sara Bareilles, Rachel Platten, Joan Osborne, Mary C, Erika Rose, kate craw, lisa liu, Efrat, zev and the mantis, MODERN DRUMMER MAGAZINE, koyu suzuki, Drummer Paul Garisto, Superman's yeevil Grandma!, Tommy Igoe, Chy, strader, Abe Lagrimas Jr., FABRICE FRANCESE (MAKING.. BREATHING MUSIC), christopherwhite1336, Kawehi, James Ludwig, Comandante Zero, ASATAKA(king bass), Ezra Oklan, Kiyomi on Drums, Laura Cheadle, DEMI EVANS, The Kelly SHU™, Sheri Miller, The Revoc, Roxy Petrucci, VeR()NIcA, Andy Sanesi
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