Hiro Furuya on SoundBetter

Hiro is participating in the largest international project every day, such as the 2018 world cup official song, Cinema soundtrack and many hit songs around the world. So he has the contract 13 as endorsers. He worked with Yundi Li, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Berliner Philharmonie, Eric Clapton, Elton John, and Billy Joel.

Hiro's Music Production is making of typical newest generation sound that particular sonic is constructed by his newest philosophy, skills, and high-quality piece of gears. He has produced a sound a lot of renowned artists from classical orchestra to rock stars, therefore he is able to make sensibility and transparent sonic by his 14 years experiencing. Why is Hiro having the newest and the highest peak of gears and knowledge? Because Hiro is receiving support from high-quality equipment manufacturers and endorsers due to the result with his sprite of inquiry. Furthermore, he utilizes high resolution mixing and mastering solution systems, his studio installed compatible DSD and PCM at 764kHz configurations (The high-resolution files can make a convert every format by his studio, for example, PCM 44.1kHz 16Bit or MP3). Especially the DSD has capability incredibly accurate and natural-sounding for acoustic instruments, so that he is good skillful at piano recording. Thus his studio is employing to develop a high-quality session pianist who is working for the session and overdub. Its service is recorded by Steinway(semi-concert), Baldwin(full concert), Yamaha(middle size) that can choose to favorite pianos sounding by a client.
And Hiro learned music business and production at Harvard Business School and Berklee College of Music in Boston.

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37 Reviews - 1 Repeat Client

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by Job Rusli
Verified (Client)
I have enjoyed working with Hiro, providing arrangement for piano and string orchestra for two songs.
by Ziv Shalev
Verified (Client)
Hiro is a total pro! Love working with him!
by Eleanor Turner
Verified (Client)
I have enjoyed working with Hiro, providing acoustic harp for two of his songs. What I like most about recording parts for Hiro is that he leaves room for me to express myself and play with some freedom and natural musicality. Hiro comes highly recommended by me.
by Eleanor Turner
Verified (Client)
Hiro’s production is incredibly fine and musical. He wanted me to have a free rein with my musical ideas and provide something authentic and emotive, which was a joy to do. I highly recommend working with Hiro and we are already on a second project!
by Job Rusli
Verified (Client)
Great to work with Hiro again! Thank you
by Job Rusli
Verified (Client)
It was wonderful working with Hiro! Looking forward to working with him again!
by Ziv Shalev
Verified (Client)
Great production. High quality, always a pleasure!
by Job Rusli
Verified (Client)
Great to work with Hiro again! Thank you
by Ziv Shalev
Verified (Client)
Hiro is the best! Love working with him on his music :)
by Ziv Shalev
Verified (Client)
Another beautiful rendition of a classic with Hiro. Always pleasure making music together. Thank you!
by Ziv Shalev
Verified (Client)
It is always a pleasure working with a great producer!
Hiro is wonderful, great in directing me what he wants to hear in his music. He is professional and kind. Highly recommended. Can't wait to collaborate again!
by Job Rusli
Verified (Client)
Great production from Hiro. I really enjoyed working with him . Looking forward to work with him again. Thanks.
by Ziv Shalev
Verified (Client)
Always great working with Hiro on beautiful productions. Make music across the world!
by Thomas W.
Verified
Hiro is a professional with great mixing, mastering, and communication skills.
by Jordan Perlson
Verified (Client)
It was wonderful working with Hiro! Awesome track and cool direction. Looking forward to working with him again!
by Sefi Carmel
Verified (Client)
Always a pleasure working with Hiro!
Super talented!
by Ziv Shalev
Verified (Client)
What a pleasure and a privilege to be able to make incredible music with a talent on the other side of the world.
Hiro is an amazing musician and producer and very very sensitive and kind. I can not recommend him enough!
Thank you
by Madalena Graça
Verified (Client)
Great song and great fun to track for Hiro again! He is a great producer and easy to work with. Thanks for having me on this song.
by Ziv Shalev
Verified (Client)
I feel very fortunate that I get to work with such an amazing producer from the other side of the planet. Hiro is kind, professional and the communication with him is always flawless
by Madalena Graça
Verified (Client)
Great to work with Hiro again! Thanks for having me on such a beautiful song and production.

Interview with Hiro Furuya

Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: 90% analog 10% digital. You know analog gear is very high cost, but analog based sound can get very rich, natural and wide range sonic.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Capacity to listen. I am thinking very important the skill. I've ever worked as STEINWAY piano tuner experiencing so that I know acoustic piano detailed and sensitive sounding from classic to rock genre.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: Highest sound for you.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: SSL XL-DESK, elysia alpha compressor, Custom Audio Germany HDE250A, Bettermaker Limiter, and Maselec MTC-1X mastering console. They have skills superb versatile so that almost songs sound can make probably.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: I aim newest sounding.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: I remember to worked with Billy Joel. I am his luge fun since 10 years old. Past 20 years, I was waiting for his arrive at one's Tokyo hotel by his world tour. Then he arrived the room, he looks like a very nervous so that I could get any closer. He ignored me and playing piano, but I knew all songs his playing. I whispered "I know your this song when its song composed you were not famous yet, so that you could not present birthday for your wife. Instead you presented this song for your wife!". Billy sad " Oh you know context this song, let's sing with me". This story unforgettable my memorial.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Rock, Pops, Classic. Some times I'm working techno music.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Primary the song file bring to DSD recorder that all file format. The DSD recorder has superb quality of AD/DA converter. It's know how from sensitive classic music production.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Usually the my client project augment to sonic wide range, depth, aggressive, and dynamic rage by mixing and mastering. Furthermore I'm arranging for estimate, booking artists or stuff and contract with record company as producer.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: My studio based to utilize SSL recording & mixing cosole with Maselec Mastering Console. They have very accurate and transparent sounding that installed versatile functions. For example the SSL console can be installed multiple EQ or compressor, especially I like 2 types tube compressor which gear makes particular tube warm sonic. Also the Maselec mastering console has highest skills equipment that may educate EQ, compressor, limiter and other high performance gears. Its an indispensable for modern sound.

Tony Luzzi

I was the Producer, Arranger, Mixing and Mastering Engineer in this production

ProducerAverage price - $1000 per song
Mixing EngineerAverage price - $350 per song
Mastering EngineerAverage price - $125 per song
RemixingAverage price - $400 per song
Vocal TuningAverage price - $75 per track
PianoAverage price - $200 per song

Basically, it will be completed in 3 days for mixing and 2 days for mastering. Since I have a busy period and a time not so, I would like to decide the delivery date while consulting one by one.