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＊In September 2024, [SINSKE] changed his name to [Shinnosuke Ishihara].

He started playing piano at the age of 3, drums at 13, and marimba at 20.
After graduating top of his class in the percussion department of Toho Gakuen School of Music and performing in the Yomiuri Newcomer's Concert, he received a special scholarship from the Belgian government to study abroad. She graduated first in her class from the percussion departments of the Royal Conservatories of Brussels and Antwerp, Belgium, and received a special scholarship from the Belgian government to study abroad. He completed the solo specialization course at the Conservatoire de Paris, France, with distinction.

For six years after graduation, he freelanced as a classical percussionist and marimba player in Europe, performing concerts as a soloist with orchestras such as the Belgian Radio Symphony Orchestra and achieving excellent results in numerous international competitions.
He won the highest prize in the "Tenuto 2000 Music Competition (Belgium)" as well as the prize of the Belgian Copyright Society. He won the third prize at the Tromp 2000 International Music Competition in the Netherlands. Second prize in the "3rd World Marimba Competition" in Germany. He has also won prizes in many other competitions.

He returned to Japan in 2003 after a hiatus in Europe. He developed the world's first MIDI Marimba "EMP" with Yamaha and became the world's first EMP player to acquire his own unique means of musical expression, and made his major debut with the album "INFINITY" while attracting attention as a performer at the FUJI ROCK Festival '03. He has released 5 albums on Sony Music Japan International, 9 albums on his own label and 1 album on King Record.

In recent years, in addition to his solo activities, he has been actively involved in duo activities with shakuhachi player "Fujiwara Dozan" and marimba player "Nanae Mimura", and has released 13 albums.In 2021, the group will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a commemorative CD "JUNIEN JIKKI" and 13 performances in 11 cities across Japan.
In 2013, the 10th anniversary of his debut, he performed and composed music for "Soukoku Ki" (2013, National Theatre of Japan), a new performance by the Nihon Buyo Kyokai, and his stage music was well received.

He has performed in 13 countries in the U.S. and Europe, including an expedition to Africa and recording with percussionists from Cuba, Belgium, and other countries, a tour of Belgium, France, and Luxembourg in 2016 with "Fujiwara Dozan x SINSKE," and performances in Malaysia in 2018, Italy in 2019, and Mexico in 2022.He is also active in overseas activities, performing in Malaysia in 2018, Italy in 2019, Mexico in 2019, and Spain in 2024.

He is also active in teaching younger students, giving marimba workshops for inexperienced players to experience and feel the joy of playing the marimba, and teaching master classes and invited performances at the Zeltsman Marimba Festival in Chicago, USA. He has also been invited to perform at the Zeltsman Marimba Festival in Chicago, USA.

He has also been frequently featured in TV programs such as "Ongaku no Nai Ongakukai" (TV Asahi), "Sekijam: The Complete Burning Show" and "Musica Piccolino" on e-television, as well as in newspapers, radio, magazines, and other media. He appeared in "Xperia FILE," in which real users talk about the appeal of SONY's "Xperia" smartphone/tablet, in April 2016, and in a web commercial in November of the same year.

JR Tokai [TV commercial] "Yes, let's go to Kyoto" on air from May 2019. In July of the same year, "SUNNY SIDE," a collaboration with ukulele player Toshiki Kondo, was selected as the summer theme song for the MBS "Weather Department Theme Song," and will be broadcast on the popular MBS program "Chichin Puipui (Monday through Friday, 1:55 PM)" and other programs.

In 2023, the 20th anniversary of his CD debut, he will give a commemorative concert at Kioi Hall and release a CD.
He studied marimba with Keiko Abe, Toshihiro Akamatsu, Eric Sammut, Bart Quartier and Emmanuel Segourne. (Honorifics omitted)