Taku Hirano

Quick Facts

Full Name	Taku Hirano
Occupation	Record Producer
Date Of Birth	Oct 22, 1973(1973-10-22)
Age	51
Birthplace	Osaka
Country	Japan
Birth City	Osaka Prefecture
Horoscope	Libra

Taku Hirano Biography

Taku Hirano is one of the most popular and richest Record Producer who was born on October 22, 1973 in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Takuya Hirano (Ping Ye Zhuo Ye , Hirano Takuya) (born on 22nd October 1973 (stylized in the form of Taku Hirano) is an Japanese musician and percussionist. He has been in solo and in Tao Of Sound. Tao Of Sound. He has performed together with Fleetwood Mac as a percussionist.

As the co-founder of the group Tao Of Sound, he has been programmers and producers in commercial audio libraries as well as remixer, for musicians like Kanye West, Kitaro, and The Ahn Trio. Tao of Sound has released four albums on the label Domo Records: Metro (2010) Ronin- Extended Play (2012), Ronin (2013) And The These Times (2016).

Hirano was listed in Modern Drummer ‘s Reader’s Poll 2014, 2013, and 2012, and Drum!’s Drummies awards 2015 Percussionist of the Year (runner up), 2015 Rock/Pop/Hip-Hop Percussionist (runner-up), 2013 Studio Percussionist (runner- up), 2013 Rock/Pop/Hip-Hop Percussionist (runner-up), 2012 Studio Percussionist (runner-up), 2012 World Percussionist (runner-up), 2011 Percussionist of the Year (runner-up), 2011 Studio Percussionist (runner-up), 2011 Jazz/Fusion Percussionist (runner-up), 2011 Live Performer (runner-up), 2011 Rock/Pop Percussionist of the Year (runner-up), 2010 Rock/Pop Percussionist of the Year, 2009 Rock/Pop Percussionist of the Year, 2008 Percussionist of the Year (runner-up), 2008 Best Worldbeat Percussionist (runner-up), and 2007 Percussion Rising Star.

Hirano is a recording artist with Dr. Dre in 2001. Fleetwood Mac, Whitney Houston, The Temptations, Hikaru Utada Stevie Nicks, Josh Groban, Chromeo, Ziggy Marley, Emmanuel Jal, Nelly Furtado and Lionel Richie, in addition to being involved in major motion picture soundtracks.

Taku Hirano Net Worth

Taku Hirano is one of the richest Record Producer from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Taku Hirano 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Taku has been a drummer on numerous tour dates since the mid 1990s.

Takuya “Taku” Hirano was born in Osaka and grew up at Fresno, California and Hong Kong. He was a student at Hong Kong International School and graduated from the Roosevelt School of the Arts at Theodore Roosevelt High School (Fresno) in which he learned jazz, orchestral percussion, salsa, and afro- cuban music. Then he went on to Berklee College of Music, studying with Giovanni Hidalgo and Jamey Haddad who graduated in 1995. He has also been studying on drum set under Alan Dawson and Leon “Ndugu” Chancler as well with at Havana, Cuba with Changuito.

In 2018 and 2019, Hirano toured with Fleetwood Mac on their An Evening with Fleetwood Mac World Tour. He also served as the percussionist in the house bands for the Fox television shows Showtime at the Apollo and The Four: Battle for Stardom as well as the PBS television special GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends 2019. According to Hirano’s website (http://www.takupercussion.com/schedule), he was slated to join A.R. Rahman once again on tour, this time for the Academy Award-winning composer’s 2020 North American summer tour, which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Who is Taku Hirano Dating?

According to our records, Taku Hirano married to Arthel Neville. As of December 1, 2023, Taku Hirano’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Taku Ranked on the list of most popular Record Producer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Taku Hirano celebrates birthday on October 22 of every year.

Who is the bongo player in Fleetwood Mac?

Taku Hirano
Instruments| Percussion
Years active| 1996–present
Labels| Ropeadope Records
Associated acts| Fleetwood Mac Whitney Houston Dr. Dre Stevie Nicks Bette Midler Hikaru Utada and more

Who is percussionist in Fleetwood Mac?

Taku Hirano ’95 has become one of the top percussionists on the touring and recording circuit, having toured with Fleetwood Mac, Whitney Houston, Bette Midler, Lionel Richie, Isaac Hayes, Japanese pop superstar Utada Hikaru, and Academy Award-winning composer A. R.

How much is Stevie Nicks?

Stevie Nicks Net Worth: Stevie Nicks is an American singer/songwriter who has a net worth of $120 million.

Who from Fleetwood Mac died?

Peter Green , the English guitarist and singer who founded Fleetwood Mac, died on Saturday. He was 73. He died in his sleep, according to a statement from his family’s solicitors, Swan Turton.

Is Mick Fleetwood considered a good drummer?

Fleetwood is one of pop music’s most celebrated drummers – his simple, distinctive style and ability to keep a perfect beat has been the glue that has kept Fleetwood Mac together for more than five decades.