Akitoshi Kuroda

Guitarist / Composer

Born in Sapporo, Hokkaido. Began his career as a session guitarist in 1998. At the age of 26, he was selected to join the recording and tour of Yukiyoshi Sato (SING LIKE TALKING), which led to collaborations with numerous artists.

He has supported artists such as YUI, Miki Imai, Naotaro Moriyama, Yumi Matsutoya, Ayaka, Kinki Kids, NEWS, King & Prince, Kobukuro, KARA, TWICE, Mika Nakashima, Mayo Okamoto, Kou Shibasaki, Ayumi Hamasaki, Ryo Nishikido, Walküre, Megumi Nakajima, Anri Kumaki, Misako Uno (AAA), Hatsune Miku, Fumiya Sashida, Motoki Omori (Mrs. GREEN APPLE), and Ms.OOJA, in addition to working on soundtracks, video game music, and commercials across a wide range of genres.

In 2010, he released his first leader album inside out and began his solo career. In 2019, he followed his three-track acoustic guitar solo work Turn Over with the release of Lodestar, and has also been active as an acoustic solo guitarist. His latest work is Murph.

In 2016, he fulfilled his dream of performing with HOTEI, the artist who inspired him to pick up the guitar, and has since participated in all of Hotei’s tours. On August 11, the final show of the GUITARHYTHM VIII TOUR will be held at Nippon Budokan.