Taka Minamino: angel wings

News:
08-11-2007:

I removed the Taka Minamino Angelwing video at Taka request... the good news is Taka posted some super new versions from the recent Guitar Hero competition 2007.

Angel Wing part1 by Taka Minamino


Angel Wing part2 by Taka Minamino




05-06-2007:
Crystal Force main man Taka Minamino returns with a neo classical shred fest with key star Michael T Ross. Check out "After life in the hell": http://www.myspace.com/crystalforcemusic Taka Minamino has joined a band called Karma Machine which is touring this summer in Virginia. The band features Eddie on vocals and John Macaluso on drums. Taka Minamino hopes to have his CD out in the third quarter of 2007

31-03-2007:
Afterlife in the hell


Violence breeds violence


03-03-2007:
Takahiko Minamino is currently looking for a keyboard player.

Taka Minamino warming up


MySpace web site: http://www.myspace.com/crystalforcemusic




10-08-2005
Item first published, original web site: crystalforce



Background:
Takahiko Minamino played the violin from the age of 4 until the age of 14. In high school he got into guitar and Yngwie Malmsteen

After graduating high school he attended music school where he met Kelly Simonz. He learned some great picking technique from Kelly and he learned much of his current neo classical technique from Kelly too.

Since then he has taken lessons with Joy Basu in Los Angeles. He has picked up some of the aggressive groove playing from playing with Joy Basu. Takahiko Minamino was featured by Mike Varney in his spotlight column.

He currently records under the title Crystalforce, recording and playing all the instruments. You can here some excerpts of his neo classical style on his myspace web site.