Joonas Shigeki 茂樹 Tamura 田村: An Insight into the Mind of a Creative Music Professional
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Joonas was born in Finland, but his father was originally from Japan:
"My father is Japanese and came from Japan to Finland for travel and work purposes. Then he met my mother in Tampere, my mother is a Finn. They got married, and I was born in Helsinki in 1982", Tamura describes,"
I also have an older brother who lives in Finland and is a musician. My mother's hobby was singing in the choir, and she put me in music school at the age of 5 years; she was interested in music. Both parents were interested in music, supportive, and encouraging. This is important, and I am happy and grateful for it".
Tamura continued to grow with music as he got older. - "Later came the piano and soon the electric guitar. When I became a teenager, all my sports hobbies had to cease, because soon after, at 15 years old, I started to concentrate on music more professionally, he explains. " I was supposed to go and study Radio & TV technology, but instead, I graduated from Sibelius High School in Helsinki in 2001.
"Then, I graduated from Helsinki Polytechnic Pop & Jazz Conservatory in 2007. Music Technology was what I specialized in.
I recently got Sound Designer work from Kulttuuritehdas Vernissa Vantaa Kaupunki, "Tamura explains.
Tamura has done music work for Nibai Ry and thinks that volunteer work benefits everybody because it can lead to actual paid work.
"I think there is a lot of education available, but finding paid work is hard, especially in the field of Music," he explains.
Tamura approaches clients with Japanese hospitality. He describes:
"In my customer service, there is always a humble Japanese politeness, and I can always pick up my customer near Sörnäinen metro station with my Japanese Blue Mitsubishi Colt car to the studio in Kalasatama", he continues, "I think that the positive aspect of Japanese culture is that they always respect elders and kids, of course. For example, when Japanese kids start school at the age of five, they learn to clean. I like to apply positive aspects of Japanese culture to my work as well as to my customers".
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Tamura's customers are offered tea and coffee and can relax on the sofa. The studio is situated in a building with a sauna.
Tamura is known for composing the music called Keinu by Mariska, a well-known Finnish artist. Finnish singer Samu Haber also played the song in the Vain elämää show. Tamura describes: "Certainly, it remained in my life history as a wonderful experience to create that music, which I invite the readers to listen to. "
Tamura promotes his work through social media channels such as his website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube. He promotes, "The links are given at the end of the article. Sometimes, I organize events, concerts, and music workshops. I used to have my club; I organized bands and events as well. ", he continues, "I also hope to participate and perform in the big multicultural festival of Maailma kylässä (World Village Festival). It will be a nice large festival 24.-25.5.2025 in Helsinki with many interesting and entertaining happenings that people usually enjoy. I am certainly interested in joining. "
Tamura's clients are Finnish and foreigners; he is married to a Thai. He speaks English, Finnish, and Japanese. He explains: Finnish is my mother tongue, and I speak Japanese because my father is Japanese. But I can not read and write Japanese fully well; I know, of course, some. I learned some Japanese at school. He continues: " At home, I speak English with my wife. However, I will try to talk to her in Finnish as well. We have a one-year-old baby girl, and I would like to teach her Japanese and Finnish. "
Tamura advises our readers to study and to be employed as an entrepreneur.
He explains: "Don't be afraid of failing. Entrepreneurs have failed more times than a beginner has even tried. "
He worked for many years as a volunteer in music, and worked for free as well. He also worked in food delivery for a couple of years. He says: "It is good for the readers to know this part of my life. Because I was without a job, a partner, family, or kids. But I did not want to give up my music job. "
Tamura continues:" I continued to be hopeful and searched and did what I liked to do and had a passion for it. I am finally happy after a long time; I have found a job. I have a wonderful family, a wife, a baby, and a cat. I am also grateful for the challenges and hardships of my life because they made me grow and learn other things from my experiences."
If you need any Music Productions, you can contact:
J.S.Tamura
Musician & Dj, Composer & Arranger, Sound Designer / Engineer & Producer
+358407435157
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