From Hidemi Woods
About Connect
Hidemi Woods was born and raised in Kyoto, which is located in the western part of Japan.
Singer, songwriter and author.
EDUCATION:
KURIBAYASHI PIANO SCHOOL 1968 – 1979
NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S COLLEGE March 1983
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Freelance
¦ Regularly played at local halls in Kyoto, JAPAN 1983 – 1986
¦ Guest-appeared on local radio programs 1983 – 1986
¦ Played regularly at a bar and halls in Tokyo 1986 – 1988
¦ Made music for Japanese major labels 1986 – 1989
¦ Start a label, The Marketplace 1989
The Marketplace
¦ Signed and produced several artists 1989 – 1995
¦ Produced and released over 30 compilation albums 1989 – 1995
¦ Became a pioneer of Japan’s compilation album boom of 90s. 1989
¦ Released an album ‘Not enough. / 88TH’ 1992
¦ Made a promotion video 1993
¦ Appeared on TV 1993
Music Marketplace
¦ Moved to California, USA 1994
¦ Started a label, Music Marketplace 1994
¦ Influenced and provoked the carry-bag boom and Japanese teens’ boom of Western boots
1995 – 1996
¦ Made albums in Quebec, CANADA 1997 – 2001
88th Planet Project
¦ Renamed my label to 88th Planet Project 2008
¦ Write columns 2009 – Present
¦ Published ‘Hidemi’s Rambling / Hidemi Woods’ 2010
¦ Published ‘Hidemi’s Rambling Volume 2 / Hidemi Woods’ 2010
¦ Released ‘Sunrise / Hidemi Woods’ 2010
¦ Published ‘Hidemi’s Rambling Volume 3 / Hidemi Woods’ 2011
¦ Published ‘Hidemi’s Rambling Volume 4 / Hidemi Woods’ 2012
¦ Published ‘An Old Tree in Kyoto / Hidemi Woods’ 2014
¦ Making a new album and writing a new book Present