Ken Aihara

•Keyboard/Synth/Piano
Solid knowledge and experiences of keyboard skills (Piano, synth, keyboard, Hammond, etc....).
His skills we're high evaluated of Grammy winner and famous jazz magazines (Jazziz Magazine, Jazz journal, etc..)

•Beat Making/Composition/Produce work
Composed and making music track for Jazz Fusion, Electronic music, R&B, Pop, and film music.
Ken is Producing R&B singer ”VKE”, Remix and the Track making work of Electronic duo ”Pool Moon Elephant”.

•Remote recording by keyboard and Synth.
Ken have great keyboard recording system and sound making skills.
He did remote keys for Paul E West(Dizzy Gillespie) joined Album and Oz Noy, Mike Marciano(Grammy Winner engineer) joins Album.

•Mixing work
Ken Did mix engineer work of R&B singer ”VKE”, Japanese Pops singer ”Tomi”, etc...

•Sound Design
Ken have Solid knowledge of Sound design for SFX, Film and Game Audio.
Ken did sound design work of Oz Noy and Mike Marciano(Grammy Winner), joined Album, the Radiohead producer Sean Slade joined Album, etc...

Ken Aihara is Boston and New York-based Japanese Multi-Keyboard player/Composer/ producer and Sound designer.

Ken mixes different elements of music (Jazz – fusion, EDM, Rock, etc..) to create his own style. Also, his performance produces deep and energy sound. Reason studios Called “New type of keyboardist….. such as keyboard Wizard!!”

Ken attended Osaka University of Art(OUA), Electronic keyboard major in Japan. While Ken studied keyboard techniques and he was inspired by progressive rock and Jazz-fusion. During his time at OUA, Ken won the first prize in the various band competitions and he had the best keyboard award in Osaka University of Art graduate concert.

After getting a degree(B.E), Ken attended Berklee College of Music.
Ken studied Piano under Steve Hunt(Allan Holdsworth), Mark Rossi(George Russell), Dave Limina(B.B. King), to name a few. He also studied electronic production design major for sound design, mix engineering, audio programming, and post-production works.

Ken graduated Cum Laude from Berklee College of Music and he moved to New York. He got opportunities to play with top New York musicians. Also, Ken played synth & sound design for drummer Tomo Hasebe ‘s on the album with Oz Noy, Isamu McGregor(Richard Bona)and Mike Marciano(Two times Grammy winner).

In 2018-2019, Ken released Jazz- Fusion Album “Multiverse”. This Album ‘s credits include a Bob Lanzetti (Snarky Pappy, 3-times Grammy winner), Evan Marien(Allan Holdsworth, Virgil Donati), Marko Djordjevic(Matt Garrison, Wayne Krantz), Aaron Nevezie(Nerve-Jojo Mayer, Emmy Award-nominated) and Alex DeTurk(Brad Mehldau, Kamashi Washington).

He did organize, all compositions, arranging and play keyboard for this Album. His achievement on keyboard skills and compositions were highly evaluated by all of them!
Also This Album got for “best ‘new jazz’ adventure for 2019”.

•Quotes
“Ken Aihara is one of the finest synth soloists I’ve played with, and his compositions have incredible depth.” - Evan Marien (Bassist, Allan Holdswoth, Virgil Donati)

“Participating in the making of Ken Aihara’s debut album Multiverse was a great pleasure, as well as a musical challenge. Mr. Aihara’s music is
eclectic, complex, energetic yet supremely listenable! - Marko Djordjevic (Drummer, Matt Garison, Wayne Krantz)

“What composer and pianist/keyboardist Ken Aihara has accomplished on his debut record Multiverse, is a perfect marriage of chops and rhythmic and harmonic complexity with tuneful, singable, often pretty songs. In addition, his use of keyboards and synths is thoughtful and always done to serve the music first.” - Bob Lanzetti(Guitarist from Snarky puppy, 3times Grammy Winner)