Akihiko Yamano
About Akihiko Yamano
I’m Akihiko Yamano, a professional shakuhachi performer and recording musician based in Tokyo, Japan. I completed the NHK Training Program for Japanese Traditional Musicians, and my recording credits include Assassin’s Creed Shadows. I provide expressive, production-ready shakuhachi recordings for games, film, cinematic music, ambient music, pop, rock, and Japanese-inspired productions. My playing ranges from meditative long tones and breath textures to emotional melodies, traditional ornaments, powerful attacks, and fast action phrases. I can perform from sheet music, MIDI, reference audio, or a rough mix, and can also create improvised phrases to match your production. Clean 24-bit WAV files are recorded in my studio and delivered precisely aligned with your track.
I’m Akihiko Yamano, a professional shakuhachi performer and recording musician based in Tokyo, Japan. I completed the NHK Training Program for Japanese Traditional Musicians, and my recording credits include Assassin’s Creed Shadows. I provide expressive, production-ready shakuhachi recordings for games, film, cinematic music, ambient music, pop, rock, and Japanese-inspired productions. My playing ranges from meditative long tones and breath textures to emotional melodies, traditional ornaments, powerful attacks, and fast action phrases. I can perform from sheet music, MIDI, reference audio, or a rough mix, and can also create improvised phrases to match your production. Clean 24-bit WAV files are recorded in my studio and delivered precisely aligned with your track.