Masa Takumi

Masa Takumi
Takumi at 2023 Grammys
Born
Masanori Takumi

(1978-11-14) November 14, 1978 (age 46)
Osaka, Japan
Occupations
  • Composer
  • musician
  • music producer
Years active2000–present
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Piano
  • guitar
  • bass
  • drums
  • shamisen
Labels
  • BMG
  • Domo Records
Japanese name
Kanji宅見将典
Hiraganaたくみ まさのり
Katakanaタクミ マサノリ
Websitemasa.world

Masanori Takumi (Japanese: 宅見将典, Hepburn: Takumi Masanori), better known as Masa Takumi, is a Japanese Grammy Award-winning multi-instrumentalist, composer, and music producer. He was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2014 for Best Reggae Album, won a Best Global Music Album for his solo album, Sakura, in 2023, and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2024 for "Kashira" for Best Global Music Performance.[1][2][3][4][5] His music video, Deep Down, was nominated for Best Independent Music Video at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards in 2018.[6] He has written and produced songs for AAA, Da Pump, Eric Martin, and others.[7]

Takumi is an anime TV series composer, arranger, and musician who is known for composing theme songs, arranging music, and performing on Claymore, Genshiken, Witchblade, Peach Girl and Koi Kaze, among others.[8][9][10]

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