Takayoshi Ohmura


Takayoshi Ohmura is a Japanese musician and songwriter. Born in Osaka, his first instrument was the piano, which he began playing when he was three years old. By the age of 11 he had started to play acoustic guitar, moving to electric guitar at the age of 14. By the age of 17 he had developed an interest in western hard rock and heavy metal music and devoted himself into it.
Ohmura attended the Guitar Institute of Technology in 2002 at the school for two years. He also met and played with Vitalij Kuprij, and recorded the CD "Nowhere To Go" with Richie Kotzen, Mark Boals and Doogie White.
Ohmura formed the band Cross Hard in 2005 and released Eclipse From East on May 25, 2005. In 2006, along with Cross Hard's bassist, Kaoru, he formed another band named Gloria and released its first mini-album "MOTIF" on March 26, 2008. A second mini-album "Acrobatic road" was released on January 21, 2009. He has played guitar on tour for Marty Friedman and has either been a member of or performed with among others, Taiwanese pop singer A-Mei, Japanese singer Liv Moon, Jazz big band Date Course Pentagon Royal Garden, Gloria, C4, Uroboros and Babymetal. He is also an instructor at Musicians Institute Japan.

Influences

Ohmura is a fan of the band Dokken, and has also stated that "I love Laputa so much."

Bands

Solo band

Although a solo artist, Ohmura has his band members to accompany him live.
Support members :
Support members are :
Cross Hard is rock band that features Takayoshi Ohmura.
Takayoshi Ohmura uses his ESP Artist Custom Guitars Series.
Other Guitars:
Kemper Profiler Rack
Marshall JCM800 2203 + JVM410H + JCM800 2203KK + JCM900 SL-X + Marshall Vintage Modern 2246
Kemper Profiler Remote
Sobbat DB-1 Drive Breaker
Ibanez Tube Screamer TS-9
BOSS NS-2 Noise Suppressor
BOSS TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
BOSS DD-3 Digital Delay
BOSS CH-1 Super Chorus
BOSS PH-3 Phase Shifter
BOSS PS-5 Super Shifter
BOSS GT-10 Guitar Effects Processor
Bootleg Dr. Mid Rich
Providence Anadime Chorus
Budda Wah Pedal
TC Electronic G-Major
EX-PRO Wireless System
Custom Audio Japan Mixer
Custom Audio Japan Power Supply

Discography