Shin Miyata
Shin Miyata | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Shin Miyata |
| Born | 1964 |
| Genres | Chicano |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer A&R |
| Labels | BMG Japan Barrio Gold Records |
| Website | m-camp |
Shin Miyata is the current owner and A&R of the Barrio Gold Records / Music Camp Inc., which focuses on releasing new music and classic Chicano music.[1][2] Barrio Gold Records / Music Camp Inc. is located in Tokyo, Japan. Miyata is known to be one of the trendsetters of Chicano culture in Japan. [3]
A documentary on Miyata entitled Our Man in Tokyo: The Ballad of Shin Miyata was released in 2018.[4]
Early Life and Career
Miyata was born and raised in Japan. Miyata’s fascination with Chicanos began from the American television show CHiPs. [5] Another influence that made Miyata more interested in Chicanos was the American film Boulevard Nights. Miyata eventually visited California after graduating high school to visit East Los Angeles.[6] Miyata was further exposed to Chicano music and art when he bought the album, Los Angelinos (The Eastside Renaissance). Miyata lived in Monterey Park with two Chicano families and took courses in East Los Angeles College where he learned Spanish and learned more about Chicano history and culture. Miyata started to compose articles and conduct interviews relating to Chicano culture and music after returning to Japan. Miyata was eventually employed under the label BMG Japan only to leave his job to start his own label, Barrio Gold Records.[4] Miyata's goal for his music label was to unite the Chicanos and the Japanese by sharing the culture.
Miyata uses Barrio Gold Records to reissue Chicano music from the United States, which ranges from Chicano soul to Chicano rap.[7] Barrio Gold Records also signs musicians to create original work.[8]
According to Miyata himself, he believes that the Chicanos and Japanese share their love for music and appreciate the rebellious nature to go against mainstream ideologies as well as authoritative figures. He also mentions that the reason why the Japanese admire Chicano culture is that the culture voices their political and social views by expressing them through music, arts, and more. [9]
References
- ↑ "Shin Miyata". LinkedIn. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ↑ Blanton, Carlos Kevin (2016-03-08). A Promising Problem: The New Chicana/o History. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9781477310120. Search this book on
- ↑ Guevara, Ruben (13 April 2018). Confessions of a Radical Chicano Doo-Wop Singer (1st ed.). University of California Press. p. 294. ISBN 9780520297234. Retrieved 5 May 2019. Search this book on
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Miller, Michael J. (October 31, 2018). "East L.A. Chicano trio bring Day of the Dead vibe to Japan". Kyodo News. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
- ↑ Guerrero, Mark. "Shin Miyata: Chicano Music's Bridge To Japan". Mark Guerrero. Mark Guerrero. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ↑ "Record label opens the door to Chicano culture in Japan". AL DÍA News. 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
- ↑ Roman, Gabriel. "When East Los Meets Tokyo: Chicano Rap and Lowrider Culture in Japan". OC Weekly. OC Weekly. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ↑ "Disquera de Japón firma a banda de Puerto Rico". Primera Hora. 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
- ↑ Ellison, Louis. "Chicano, A Film by Louis Ellison and Jacob Hodgkinson". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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