“TOKYO BOOT UP!” Representative.
From 2000 to 05, he successively held positions such as Secretary General of SXSW-Asia.
Currently “TOKYO BOOT UP!” Representative.
Worked in the music industry for 37 years. Toms Cabin, Nippon Phonogram (now Universal), CBS/Sony Songs (now Sony Music Pub.) Involved in overseas artist recruitment, music production, music publishing, management businesses, etc. through MS Artists, etc. A new music trade fair “TOKYO BOOT UP!” aiming for the Japanese version of SXSW, which is currently the starting device for artists, as the culmination of a wide range of domestic and international industry careers I'm working on it.
[Main work in the past] In addition to Levon Helm (The Band), Tom Waits, Jackson Brown, Talking Heads, Air Supply, Brian Eno, Dreams Come True, Rinken Band, Zelda, etc., he is involved in film music production such as “The White Dog and the Waltz,” national sports tournament ceremonies for people with disabilities, and Heian Kento 1200 commemorative projects.

Mr. Watanabe is the motivation of TOKYO BOOT UP! He was the Chief of Bureau for SXSW-Asia from 2000 to 2005, and has been in the music industry for 37 years. He has loved overseas artists, created music, published behind on music and has been in management through various outlets including Tom's Cabin, Nippon Phonograph (present Universal Music), CBS/Sony Songs (present Sony Music Publishing Inc.), and MS Artists. With his Cultures of Experience in the Music Business at Home and Abroad, Mr. Watanabe is an Insider of Creation of New Ways to Expose and Show the Cultures of Artists through The Japanese version of SXSW, called TOKYO BOOT UP!

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