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is a Japanese musician, both an independent acid jazz artist and drum/bass player, as a member of the band
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Biography

He was born in
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, Japan, on 26 February 1962, where at a young age he learned how to play traditional
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drums. This interest in drumming propelled him into the music scene, and he moved to
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in 1982 to join a reggae/dub band that became known as Mute Beat. Together with Mute Beat band member Kazufumi Kodama he worked on various projects and formed the duo Kodama & Gota. From 1986 on, Gota entered the European music scene. After spending some time back in Tokyo, he returned to London in 1988 and began collaborating with numerous well-known artists, including
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, Sinéad O'Connor and
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, while also working on film soundtracks and re-mixes. Gota joined Simply Red in 1991 for the recording of the album ''
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'' and the following world tour. In late 1993, he released an album titled ''Somethin' to Talk About'' under the name Gota & The Heart of Gold, and helped fellow Simply Red band member Heitor T.P. release a solo album in 1994. While still working regularly with various European artists, including an album by singer songwriter
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, he recorded another album as Gota & The Low Dog in 1995 with singer Warren Dowd. This album, named ''Live Wired Electro'', was released in several countries and took Gota on his first solo Japanese tour. Alanis Morissette credits Gota as "Groove Activator" on her album ''
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'', for which samples of his works were used. Also, UK dance act
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used his drum samples, most prominent on the Chicane Mix of the
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song
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. He also made ''Here We Go'', the theme song of J1 League team
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in 1992, when the team was still known as Nagoya Grampus Eight. In 1997, he released his first album in the United States titled ''It's So Different Here''. The albums hit single was a top ten Smooth Jazz track of the year. The album went to No. 15 on the '' Billboard'' 200, and No. 1 on the R&R chart. He also assisted
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in the studio in 1997, appearing on their eagerly awaited 1997 album ''
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''. Gota then helped produce Simply Red's album titled ''Blue'' the following year in 1998 and subsequently assisted the following year's release ''Love and The Russian Winter''. He released two albums in 1999, the first titled ''Let's Get Started'', and the second titled ''Day & Night''. Also that year he collaborated with the English musician
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in his album ''
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'', in the track titled "Mastermind" as the drummer. His album ''The Best of Gota'' was released in 2002, and he worked on a joint project with Freemasons member and British producer James Wiltshire called B.E.D. (Beyond Every Definition) in the early 2000s. In 2004 to celebrate the first centenary of
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he made some arrangements to the anthem composed by
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in 1994 and is the one heard in all the FIFA officially sanctioned matches since then. In 2006, he was part of a special unit called
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with
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, Takebe Satoshi, Takamune Negishi and
Hirokazu Ogura musician from Takamatsu. His interest in playing the guitar started in High School. He has worked as a professional artist since 1982 as a guitarist and as a sound producer. His list of contacts includes Fujii Fumiya, UA, Rie Eto, Keisuke Kuwat ...
to sing ''Progress'', the theme song of
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's .NHK World The Professionals TV Listings
/ref> They reunited in 2016 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the single, making an album, ''Progress'', and having a Nationwide tour. In March 2008, Gota formed the rock band Vitamin-Q along with
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,
Kazuhiko Katō , nicknamed , was a Japanese record producer, songwriter and singer. He sometimes used the spelling of "Kazuhiko Katoh". History As a member of the Folk Crusaders, Katō launched his recording career in the mid-1960s. "Kaettekita Yopparai (I O ...
, Rei Ohara and Anza. However, after Kato's suicide on 17 October 2009, the fate of the group is uncertain.


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External links


Sony Music Official site
(Japanese)
Speedstar Records Official site
(Japanese)
The Professionals Official site
(English)
Professional Shigoto no Ryuugi Official site
(Japanese) {{DEFAULTSORT:Yashiki, Gota 1962 births Living people Japanese jazz musicians Acid jazz guitarists Japanese jazz bass guitarists Japanese rock drummers Japanese rock guitarists Musicians from Kyoto Simply Red members Kokua members