Domo Records is an

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based in Los Angeles, California. Domo Records was established in 1993 by Eiichi Naito, a

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, and artist manager. ''Domo'' is an abbreviation and romanization of the Japanese expression , which means "thank you very much" in Japanese. Domo Records first signee was Japanese composer

Kitarō , born (February 4, 1953), is a Japanese recording artist, composer, record producer, and arranger noted for his electronic music, electronic-instrumental music, instrumental music, and is often associated with and regarded as one of the most p ...

, who in 1994 won a

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for Best Original Score with his

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to the

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film '' Heaven & Earth'' and in 2001, won a

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for Best New Age Album for '' Thinking of You''. Kitaro's albums with Domo Records have received sixteen

nominations. The label has been distributed by

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, Virgin/EMI Records, Fontana Distribution/Universal, Allegro Media Group, and

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. The record label's executive team currently includes Eiichi Naito and Dino Malito. Domo Records has continued to sign and develop other artists including the

Yoshida Brothers The are Japanese shamisenist musicians who have released several albums on the Domo Records label. The two brothers are performers of the traditional Japanese music style of Tsugaru-jamisen which originated in northern Japan. They debuted in 199 ...

Dave Eggar Dave Eggar is an American cellist, pianist and composer. Early life Eggar was a musical prodigy as a child, beginning to play the cello and piano at age three and performing as a singer and actor on Broadway and at the Metropolitan Opera at ...

, Seda Bağcan, Kuni Murai, Peas, Tao of Sound, Luna and The Viva Girls.

Artists

Domo Records *A New Revenge *Aco Takenaka *Akasau *Akiko Kosaka *Akiko Moriyako * Agatsuma *Aman Ryusuke Seto *Benedetti & Svoboda *

Chuck Barris Charles Hirsch Barris (June 3, 1929 – March 21, 2017) was an American game show creator, producer, and host. Barris was known for hosting ''The Gong Show'' and creating ''The Dating Game'' and ''The Newlywed Game''. He was also a songwrite ...

Dennis Banks Dennis Banks (April 12, 1937, in Ojibwe – October 29, 2017) was a Native American activist, teacher, and author. He was a longtime leader of the American Indian Movement, which he co-founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1968 to represent urb ...

*Dino Malito *Ema & Esoh *Fiddle Witch & The Demons Of Doom *Franci *Fumio Miyashita *Han *Harleigh Cole *Hiroki Okano *Horny Toad *Jazz On The Vine *Jean-Francois Maljean *

*Kotahi Te Wairua *Kuni Murai *Lee Blaske *Luis Perez *

Luis Villegas Luis Villegas (born July 28, 1969) is an American guitarist who released an album called '' Cafe Olé'' in 1996, which was nominated for the ''Best New Album'' award at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards in 1999. Villegas's style combines new-age ...

*Luna *Masa Takumi *

Michael Vescera Michael Vescera is an American heavy metal singer for various bands and projects like Loudness (''Soldier of Fortune'', ''On the Prowl'', ''Live at the Budokan''), Obsession (''Marshall Law'', ''Scarred for Life'', ''Methods of Madness'', '' ...

*Michel Huygen *Minmi *

Nao Watanabe Nao Watanabe (渡邊奈央) is a Japanese singer signed with Domo Records. Life Nao Watanabe's musical influence was provided by her mother, who loves music. Watanabe began taking classical piano lessons when she was five and began giving live ...

Nawang Khechog Nawang Khechog (; also known as Nawang Khechong) is a Tibetan flute player and composer. Nawang was born in Tibet, but following the Chinese invasion of 1949/1950, his family moved to India, where Nawang studied meditation and Buddhist philosop ...

Neuronium Neuronium is a Spanish electronic music group created by Michel Huygen in 1976. The official biography claims ''Quasar 2C361'' (1977) to be the first cosmic music album recorded in Spain. Over 40 albums have been released by the Neuronium/Michel ...

*Nicholas Olate *

Ninja Scroll is a 1993 Japanese animated ''jidaigeki''- ''chanbara'' film written and directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, starring the voices of Kōichi Yamadera, Emi Shinohara, Takeshi Aono, Daisuke Gōri, Toshihiko Seki and Shūichirō Moriyama. The film was a ...

Olate Dogs Olate Dogs (originally Olate Family's Dogs) is an American dog trick act featuring father-and-son trainers Richard and Nicholas Olate. The group won the seventh season (2012) of '' America's Got Talent'', claiming the US$1,000,000 first prize. ...

*Peas * Randy Armstrong *

Randy Miller (composer) Randy Miller is a Los Angeles-based film, television and media composer from Ellenville, New York. Early life and education Miller is the son of vocalist and entertainer Muriel King. At a young age he worked as a keyboardist and arranger in hote ...

Ray Obiedo Ray Obiedo (born January 27, 1952 in Richmond, California) is an American contemporary jazz guitarist. Obiedo grew up in Richmond, California, a graduate of John F. Kennedy High School, and began playing guitar at age 17. Initially he played bot ...

Rin' Rin' is an all-female Japanese pop group which combines traditional Japanese musical instruments and style with elements of modern pop and rock music. It is a female trio of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music alumni who graduated in ...

*Sangeeta Kaur *Sapphron Obois *Seda Bağcan *Shinji *Shinji Ebihara *Stableford *Stephen DeRuby *Stephen Small *

Steve Reid Steve Reid (January 29, 1944 – April 13, 2010) was an American jazz drummer who played with Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, James Brown, Fela Kuti, Kieran Hebden, and Sun Ra. He worked as a session drummer for Motown. Biography Born ...

*Susan Mazer and Dallas Smith *Tao Of Sound *

The Violet Burning The Violet Burning is an independent American Christian alternative rock band based in Boston, Massachusetts. The band was formed in 1989 in Orange County, California by Michael J. Pritzl. The band is the project of singer, songwriter and guit ...

*Uma Silbey *ViVA Girls *

* Yukiko Haneda Daruma Label *Coma* *Jabberloop *M-Swift *Kaoru Ono *Miu-Clips *Michina & Tomo Kanpai Records *Appogee *Indicia *Little Plastic Pilots *Peas *Prototokyo * Test Shot Starfish *

Hoppy Kamiyama is a Japanese keyboardist and music producer who has worked with artists such as eX-Girl, The Pugs, Bradford Reed, Bill Laswell, Jan Linton, Marc Ribot, Hugh Hopper/Elton Dean and Damo Suzuki. Biography His record company, God Mountain, was na ...

Bill Laswell William Otis Laswell (born February 12, 1955) is an American bass guitarist, record producer, and record label owner. He has been involved in thousands of recordings with many collaborators from all over the world. His music draws from funk, w ...

*The Saboten

Soundtracks

Soong Sisters The Soong sisters () were Soong Ai-ling, Soong Ching-ling, and Soong Mei-ling, three Shanghainese people, Shanghainese (of Hakka people, Hakka descent) Christian Chinese women who were, along with their husbands, amongst China's most significant ...

(2000) *

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(2002) * Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind (2003) *

(2003) *

Steamboy is a 2004 Japanese animated steampunk action film produced by Sunrise, directed and co-written by Katsuhiro Otomo, his second major anime release as a director, following '' Akira'' (1988). The film was released in Japan by Toho on July 17, 20 ...

(2005) *

Impressions Of The West Lake ''Impressions of the West Lake'' is an album by Japanese new age musician Kitarō, released in April 2009. It was nominated for Grammy Award for Best New Age Album, Best New Age Album at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. Track listing Awards Per ...

(2009) *Toyo's Camera (2009) *442 – Extreme Patriots Of WWII (2010) *Forest Of Time (2012) *

An Ethics Lesson ''An Ethics Lesson'' (; lit. "The Ethics of Anger") is a 2013 South Korean film starring Lee Je-hoon, Cho Jin-woong, Kim Tae-hoon, Kwak Do-won and Moon So-ri. Written and directed by Park Myoung-rang, the crime thriller centers on four suspicious ...

(2013) *Foulball (2015)

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