Articles & Interviews

 
 

Allegro Magazine - March 2020 issue

Chihiro was one of eight featured percussionists who work on Broadway in New York City. Each musician talks about how they got to Broadway and what it’s like to perform in Broadway musicals.

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“Freelance Percussionist Chihiro Shibayama Says Community is Key to Success” on March 2021 issue of International Musician magazine

"This article first appeared in the March 2021 issue of International Musician magazine. It is reprinted here with permission."

“My Way to Broadway” by Chihiro Shibayama on the Miller Machine official website

This featured article was written in commission from Billy Miller, the creator of the Miller Machine. Find out how Chihiro got to her first Broadway show by reading this article.

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“@Percussion Podcast” - Episode 300

Hosts: Karli Viña, Casey Cangelosi, and Brian Nozny

Producer: Karli Viña

 

“We Speak English Good” podcast - Episode 240

The host, Mike EP talks to Broadway Percussionist, Chihiro Shibayama. We talk about moving to the States from Japan at 16, Attending Juilliard, getting her shot on "Broadway", and we listen to a song Chihiro played on with "Element 5" called, "Isebel".

On this episode of W.S.E.G., we talk to Broadway Percussionist, Chihiro Shibayama. We talk about moving to the States from Japan at 16, Attending Juilliard, getting her shot on "Broadway", and we listen to a song Chihiro played on with "Element 5" called, "Isebel". Also, we listen to the latest single from IRoyal and Ras Akkurate, "Lo Lo Lo". Find Chihiro: https://www.chihiroshibayama.com/ Check out this Article Chihiro wrote that correlates perfectly with this conversation: https://themillermachine.com/blogs/articles/my-way-to-broadway-by-chihiro-shibayama Find Ras Akkurate: https://open.spotify.com/track/2iv5nCo22QjfVF5K9wm4R6?si=q7esJb_oR4enbVVdMqntnA https://www.facebook.com/ras.akkurate.5 Find our Sponsor Model Studios: Modedstudios.com Find Reina Mystique: Reinamystique.com Make it in New York and write the show: wespeakenglishgood@gmail.com Find Us On Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/wespeakenglishgood/ https://www.facebook.com/wespeakenglishgood/ Find us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFsCPVyc6w6iRe99yjJtsMw www.wespeakenglishgood.com

 

“Divergent Paths with Dan Dunford” podcast - Episode 12

Chihiro Shibayama sits and talks about her experiences starting as a musician in Japan and transitioning to a music life in the US. We also talk about Juilliard, freelancer challenges, and MuSE (Multi-cultural Sonic Evolution), the non-profit she co-founded. In addition, Chihiro's founding partner and the Artistic Director of MuSE, Yui Kitamura, stops by to talk about MuSE's upcoming Sounds of the Arts Festival (SOAF) 2015.