Dugo

Producer, Trackmaking, Mixing

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Dugo, a.k.a. Takahiro Izutani, is a Tokyo-based electronic music producer, guitarist, which is the experiment on how to combine the sound of rock guitar influenced by flamenco with modern electronic sound in an organic form. He also has a career and a great deal of experience working worldwide as a video game composer.

He has played the guitar in a prog rock band called Happy Family in the late 90s. He worked on two albums, which were released by Cuneiform Records in the US. After the band broke up, he has worked on a number of productions for major artists in Japanese music industry, starting Dugo around this time.

The track 'Dublin' was picked up to be used for CSI: Miami 3 in 2006. As a result, he became involved in music production for the media. He got the opportunities to be involved in video game project like Metal Gear Solid series, Bayonetta series, and he became known as a video game composer.

Although working as a successful composer, he has devoted his resources to working as an artist again. He had restarted Happy Family, then released the 3rd album in 2014. Then finally he released Dugo’s 1st album 'Lingua Franca in 2017.

After the releasing of ‘Recluse’ EP on October 2020, Dugo has been releasing his work constantly.

It's my official background. I would be happy if I could support your project based on the production of pop, video games and remixes that I've experienced so far. And of course, those who love the musicality of Dugo and who make offers are welcome as well. I would love to hear about your project. I am very excited if you could click the "Contact" button above to communicate with me. Let's get started!

Contact me through the green button above and let's get to work.

Credits

Discogs verified credits for Takahiro Izutani
  • Belly To Belly
  • Tsukiko Amano
  • Ayumi Hamasaki
  • Kyoko Fukada
  • Ayumi Hamasaki
  • Ayumi Hamasaki
  • Ayumi Hamasaki
  • TRF
  • Keiji Yamagishi
  • Saori Kobayashi
  • Manami Matsumae
  • Keiji Yamagishi
  • Smoke Thief
  • Happy Family
  • Keiji Yamagishi
  • Happy Family
  • Various
  • Ayumi Hamasaki
  • Various
  • Various
  • Various
  • TRF
  • TRF
  • Misono
  • Misono
  • Misono
  • Misono
  • TRF
  • Misono
  • Various
  • Various
  • Misono
  • Various
  • TRF
  • Various
  • Happy Family
  • AKANE (4) = 茜*
  • Smoke Thief
  • Various
  • Various
  • Various
  • Various
  • Various
  • Various
  • Various
  • Various
  • Various
  • Various
  • Various
  • Various
  • Happy Family
  • Various
  • Various
  • Various
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  • HuffpostMar 14, 2022

    Music Interview: Dugo (Takahiro Izutani)
    Recently, I had the sublime opportunity to review Dugo’s album – Lingua Franca. In my humble opinion, the album is a masterful work of art because of its creativity and originality.