Takayoshi Ohmura

Takayoshi Ohmura (Japanese: 大村孝佳, Hepburn: Ōmura Takayoshi, born December 26, 1983)[1] is a Japanese musician and songwriter. Born in Osaka Prefecture, his first instrument was the piano, which he began playing when he was three years old. By the age of 11 he had started to play acoustic guitar, moving to electric guitar at the age of 14. By the age of 17 he had developed an interest in western hard rock and heavy metal music and devoted himself into it.[2]

Takayoshi Ohmura
Takayoshi Ohmura performing with Babymetal at Rock am Ring 2018
Background information
Born (1983-12-26) December 26, 1983
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
GenresInstrumental rock, heavy metal, kawaii metal, neoclassical metal
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
InstrumentsGuitar
Years active2005–present
LabelsPony Canyon
Associated actsBabymetal, Uroboros, Cross Hard, Marty Friedman
WebsiteOfficial Website

Ohmura attended the Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT) in 2002 at the MI Japan Osaka school for two years. He also met and played with Vitalij Kuprij, and recorded the CD "Nowhere To Go" with Richie Kotzen, Mark Boals and Doogie White.[3]

Ohmura formed the band Cross Hard in 2005 and released Eclipse From East on May 25, 2005.[4] In 2006, along with Cross Hard's bassist, Kaoru, he formed another band named Gloria and released its first mini-album "MOTIF" on March 26, 2008. A second mini-album "Acrobatic road" was released on January 21, 2009.[5] He has played guitar on tour for Marty Friedman and has either been a member of or performed with among others, Taiwanese pop singer A-Mei, Japanese singer Liv Moon (Akane Liv), Jazz big band Date Course Pentagon Royal Garden (DCPRG), Gloria, C4, Uroboros and Babymetal. He is also an instructor at Musicians Institute Japan (MI Japan).

Influences

Ohmura is a fan of the band Dokken, [6] and has also stated that "I love Laputa so much."[6]

Bands

Solo band

Although a solo artist, Ohmura has his band members to accompany him live.[7]

  • Takayoshi Ohmura - (Guitar)

Support members :

  • NOV - (Vocals)
  • Kaoru - (Bass)
  • ayuco - (Keyboard)
  • Tadashi Okamoto - (Drums)
  • Hideyuki Okada - (Keyboard)
  • Tim Miller - (Bass)
  • Toshio Egawa - (Keyboards)

Marty Friedman
  • Marty Friedman (Lead Guitar)

Support members are :

  • Takayoshi Ohmura (Rhythm & Lead Guitar)
  • Ryota Yoshinari (Bass)
  • Mitsuru Fujisawa (Drums)

Liv Moon
  • Akane Liv (Vocals)
  • Takayoshi Ohmura (Guitar)
  • MASAKI (Bass)
  • Tatsuya Nishiwaki (Keyboard)
  • Suganuma Kouzou (Drums)

Cross Hard

Cross Hard is rock band that features Takayoshi Ohmura.[4]

  • Takayoshi Ohmura (Guitars)
  • Kouhey (Vocals)
  • Kaoru (Bass)
  • Shingo (Drums)
  • Teru (Keyboard)

Gloria
  • Takayoshi Ohmura (Guitars, Back-up Vocals)[8]
  • Kaoru (Bass, Vocals)
  • Yuki Aoyama (Drums)

UROBOROS
  • Kurose Keisuke (Manipulator/DJ)
  • Aya Kamiki (Vocals)
  • Takayoshi Ohmura (Guitars)
  • Taizo Nakamura (Bass)
  • Sasabuchi Hirochi (Drums)

Guitars

Takayoshi Ohmura uses his ESP Artist Custom Guitars Series.[9]

  • ESP SE Ohmura Custom "Red"
  • ESP Snapper Ohmura Custom "Brass Red"
  • ESP Snapper Ohmura Custom "Eclipse Gold"
  • ESP Snapper Ohmura Custom "Royal Silver"
  • ESP Snapper Ohmura Custom "Twinkle Pink" (Rosewood fretboard)
  • ESP Snapper Ohmura Custom "Twinkle Pink" (Maple fretboard)
  • ESP Snapper Fujioka Custom "Vintage Burgundy Mist"
  • ESP Snapper-7 Ohmura Custom "Twinkle Pink" (7 Strings)
  • ESP Snapper-7 Ohmura Custom "Honey Gold" (7 Strings)
  • ESP Snapper-7 Ohmura Custom “Pink Monster” - 15th Anniversary Limited Edition (7 Strings)
  • ESP Snapper-7 Fujioka Custom "Vintage Burgundy Mist" (7 Strings)
  • ESP M-SEVEN Ohmura Custom "Golden Moon" (7 Strings)

(All his ESP Snapper Ohuma Customs have half scalloped fretboards)

Other Guitars:

  • ESP MA-CTM/QM
  • ESP Amorous NT-CTM
  • ESP E-II Arrow-7 Babymetal
  • ESP Edwards E-SN-185T0 (Edwards version of ESP Snapper Ohmura Custom "Twinkle Pink" (Rosewood fretboard))
  • ESP Edwards E-SN7-210TO (Edwards version of ESP Snapper-7 Ohmura Custom "Twinkle Pink" (Rosewood fretboard))
  • GrassRoots G-SN-62TO (GrassRoots mini version of ESP Snapper Ohmura Custom "Twinkle Pink" (Rosewood fretboard))
  • GrassRoots G-SN7-68TO (GrassRoots mini version of ESP Snapper-7 Ohmura Custom "Twinkle Pink" (Rosewood fretboard))

Equipment
  • Amplifiers

Kemper Profiler Rack
Marshall JCM800 2203 + JVM410H + JCM800 2203KK + JCM900 SL-X + Marshall Vintage Modern 2246

  • Guitar effects & Accessories

Kemper Profiler Remote
Sobbat DB-1 Drive Breaker
Ibanez Tube Screamer TS-9
BOSS NS-2 Noise Suppressor
BOSS TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
BOSS DD-3 Digital Delay
BOSS CH-1 Super Chorus
BOSS PH-3 Phase Shifter
BOSS PS-5 Super Shifter
BOSS GT-10 Guitar Effects Processor
Bootleg Dr. Mid Rich
Providence Anadime Chorus
Budda Wah Pedal
TC Electronic G-Major
EX-PRO Wireless System
Custom Audio Japan Mixer
Custom Audio Japan Power Supply

Discography
  • Nowhere To Go (2004)
  • Power Of Reality (2006)
  • Emotions in Motion (2007)
  • Devils In The Dark (2012)
  • Devils In The Dark: Final Edition (2014)
  • Cerberus (2017)
  • I.RI.S (2019) Album commemorating the 15th Anniversary of his debut album. The first 17 songs are some of his favorite songs completely re-recorded. The last song “The Hill of Wisteria” (reference to Mikio) is new, and features BOH, Hideki, and a live track of Mikio’s guitar that they saved.
  • Angels in The Dark (2020)

Other works:

  • Eclipse From East (with Cross Hard) (2005)
  • MOTIF (with Gloria) (2008)
  • Acrobatic Road (with Gloria) (2009)
  • V.A. - SOUND HOLIC - Metallical Astronomy (2010)
  • Blazblue Song Accord 1 with Continuum Shift (with A.S.H) (2010)
  • Blazblue Song Accord 2 with Continuum Shift (with A.S.H) (2011)
  • Hard Corps : Uprising (2011) (Video Game)
  • Alter War in Tokyo (with Date Course Pentagon Royal Garden) (2011)
  1. Official Site, "Profile"
  2. Ohmura MySpace, "About Takayoshi Ohmura"
  3. Truth in Shredding, "Takayoshi Ohmura Background"
  4. Ohmura MySpace, Cross Hard
  5. Ohmura MySpace, Gloria
  6. 「エクストリーム・テクニック・マイスター 第二回 大村孝佳」. 『ヘドバン』, No. 5, 10 2014.
  7. Ohmura MySpace,"Takayoshi Ohmura's Band Members"
  8. Gloria,"Members"
  9. ESP Guitars, Artist Custom Guitars

References
  • Takayoshi Ohmura. "Takayoshi Ohmura Profile". Takayoshi Ohmura Official Site. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
  • Takayoshi Ohmura (2008). "Takayoshi Ohmura - JP - Rock/Metal". MySpace. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
  • Laurie Monk (2007-06-27). "Takayoshi Ohmura: sizzling neo guitar spice". Truth in Shredding. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
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