Yoshiaki Hoshi Explained

Yoshiaki Hoshi
Background:	solo_singer
Birth Name:	Yoshiaki Hoshi
Alias:	Himekami
Birth Date:	16 March 1946
Origin:	Wakayanagi, Miyagi, Japan
Instrument:	Synthesizer
Genre:	New-age
Occupation:	Composer, musician
Years Active:	1981–2004
Past Member Of:	Himekami
Website:	himekami.jp

, born in Wakayanagi, Miyagi, Japan, was a Japanese musician, composer, arranger and synthesizer player, best known for his band Himekami.

Hoshi won the 1971 Victor Electronic Music Contest, and founded Himekami Sensation in 1980. His debut album was Oku no Hosomichi, released in 1981. In 1984, the group name was changed to Himekami. Hoshi was known for being very friendly with his fans, and thanking them for purchasing his works. The music was basically electronic, new-age with sounds of nature and elements of traditional Japanese music.

Hoshi died of a heart attack on October 1, 2004, at 1:21am.^[1] ^[2] His funeral service was held on October 24, 2004, at a Shinto shrine in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture.^[3]

Discography

Oku No Hosomichi (1981)
Tohno (1982)
Himekami (1982)
Tohno Monogatari (1982) (soundtrack)
Himekami Densetsu (1983)
Mahoroba (1984) (with Yas-Kaz)
Kaido (1985) (with Yas-Kaz) (soundtrack)
Hokuten Genso (1986)
Himekami Special (1986)
Setsufu (1987)
Toki Wo Mitsumete (1988) (soundtrack)
Himekami Fudoki (1989)
Moonwater (1989)
Ihatovo Hidakami (1990)
Snow Goddess (1991)
Zipangu Himekami (1992)
Homura (1993)
Tsugaru (1994)
Mayoiga (1995)
Himekami Johdo Mandara (1995)
Kaze No Jomon (1996)
Kaze No Jomon II: Toki No Sora (1997)
Kaze No Jomon III: Jomon Kairyuu (1998)
Shinra Bansho (1998)
Seed (1999)
Sennen Kairo (2000)
Aoi-Hana (2003)

External links

News report of Hoshi's death and funeral (video)
Interview

Notes and References

Web site: http://www.rakuten.co.jp/ajewelry/436925/439185/572460/ . ja:シンセサイザーユニット【姫神】・星吉昭さん・2004年10月1日、午前1時21分、心不全のため永眠されました。 . Rakuten . ja . 2008-06-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041029113843/http://www.rakuten.co.jp/ajewelry/436925/439185/572460/ . October 29, 2004 .
Web site: Yoshiaki Hoshi RIP . Glenn . Folkvord . March 2005 . 2008-06-07 . ElectronicShadows . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080504231800/http://www.hyperionwebs.com/electronicshadows/archives/editorial/22_archives_editorial.htm . May 4, 2008 .
Web site: http://www.zakzak.co.jp/gei/2004_10/g2004102205.html. ja:民謡で世界へ！の夢胸に「姫神」星吉昭さん２４日葬儀. Zakzak. 2004-10-22. 2008-06-07. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20051220014754/http://www.zakzak.co.jp/gei/2004_10/g2004102205.html. 2005-12-20. dead.