Haruomi Hosono

Japan, 1969–now

Japanese musician and producer (b. 1947). He worked in folk-rock with Happy End, developed a synthetic exotica on his 1970s solo albums, co-founded Yellow Magic Orchestra, and later worked in ambient and environmental music.

MusicRoots documents 2 artists who influenced Haruomi Hosono and 1 artist Haruomi Hosono influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Haruomi Hosono?

• Martin Denny — Hosono built his solo work on the 'jungle sound' of Martin Denny's exotica, and Yellow Magic Orchestra's breakthrough was a synthetic cover of Denny's 'Firecracker'.
• Buffalo Springfield — Happy End's rootsy folk-rock, the record that proved rock could be sung in Japanese, leaned on Buffalo Springfield and Moby Grape.

Which artists did Haruomi Hosono influence?

• Yellow Magic Orchestra — Hosono founded Yellow Magic Orchestra and brought to it the synthetic exotica he had been developing alone - the concept the band was built on.