Katsu 克明

Born in Nagano, Japan in 1992. After entering a college in Japan as Sports Science major, he watched a video of George Winston, playing "Canon by Pachelbel." It moved him, and he determined to begin playing the piano by self-learning at his age of 19.

While learning the piano, he thought he would like to show himself through his music. Then he started composing without any academic knowledge.

In 2014, Katsuaki moved New York to pursue his music career. He was influenced by classic, jazz, and blues music. Hence, his compositions fuse new age, classic, blues, and more. Now he plays in various venues based in New York City including Steinway Hall.

長野県出身。大学でスポーツ科学を専攻するが、ジョージ・ウインストンが演奏する「パッヘルベルのカノン」のビデオを見て心を奪わ一念発起。19歳時独学でピアノ演奏を開始する。
ピアノの練習を続けるうち、自身を音楽を通して表現したいと思うようになり作曲を始める。
2014年、ニューヨークへ生活の拠を移しクラシック、ジャズ、ブルースなどの影響を受け、それらが作曲にも反映される。
現在スタインウェイホール等、ニューヨークを中心に様々な場所で演奏を行っている。