Kubo and the two strings!

This is the best second run cinema place! Only a couple of bucks for a flick! 😆👍 I wanna come here everyday! I just watched the animation movie about shamisen, Kubo and the two strings!

The main reason why I moved to LA was that I wanted to find recording jobs in Hollywood playing shamisen or sanshin, so the sound track of this movie with shamisen on it is exactly the gig I am zeroing in. I couldn't stop thinking of how I could take over the shamisen player's place while I was watching it. Then what the professional musician like me naturally think next is how much compensations I can get doing this kind of gigs.

Oh no! 🙈 I wasn't really watching this movie with such a touching story and was just counting the chickens before they are hatched! I polluted my mind with money and became a materialistic weasel. I feel so dirty myself!

At United Nations Headquarter, "USFMEP Buddhist Muslim Dialogue" (Sept. 8, 2016)

"Muslim Buddhist Dialogue" by U.S. Federation for Middle East Peace (USFMP) at Conference Room 3 (Sept. 8, 2016) — at United Nations Headquarters New York.

At United Nations Headquarters, "Mental Health and Well-being at the Heart of SDGs" (Sept. 7, 2016)

"Mental Health and Well-being at the Heart of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Concrete Means of Implementation" co-organized by the UN Permanent Missions of Canada and Palau, as well as the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) at Conference Room 2. (Sept. 7, 2016) — at United Nations Headquarters New York.

Mr. Marc-André Blanchard, Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations.

Dr. Caleb Otto, Permanent Representative of Palau to the United Nations.

Interfaith Celebration!

I’m back from New York.

I performed for the peace meeting for 15th anniversary of 9/11. Well, fifteen years had passed already. On that day, I was on the road and was in the middle of woods in the State of Vermont. Very poor cell phone reception and no TV. We had so little information so didn’t fully understood what was happening to America. We rehearsed whole day then we went to a bar in a town, then we saw the whole thing on TV. My eyes popped out and my soul flew out. I immediately started calling friends in New York and wrote bunch of emails.

That surprise attack was not only to all the American citizens but also to the foreigners in America who live and work peacefully. The immigration law was revised tremendously and all we foreigners had to go through stuff, big or small.

Participating in this interfaith peace rally for 9/11 in New York City meant a lot for me. That was a great event.

Second Performance at United Nations Headquarters!

Day 2 at United Nations Headquarters. We are here for another event today, performing for Buddhist Muslim Dialogue event.

I will put the pics up on FB later.

Performing at United Nations Headquarters in New York City!

Hello, traveling musician Ippei is back in New York City for a little bit. I'll be playing at THE United Nations Headquarters! Wow! I am so so cyked! (A few days ago, I made some mistakes to put an announcement for this event on FB but this is not a public event. I am so sorry)

Right-O, more pictures are coming up after the event!

The video clip of the Japanese music concert.

If you have Facebook account, you can watch the video on the link below.

The Video Clip of the Japanese Concert at Kaji Aso Studio in Boston (May 1, 2016)

Japanese music concert!

A little Japanese music concert in Boston!