Akikaze, Japanese for autumn wind 秋風, is the musical exploration of Pepijn Courant. No matter whether you like or dislike the music of the Japanese artist Kitaro 喜多郎, please read on and, above all, listen to the music! You will be surprised.
As a child, I used to listen to all kinds of music. I mainly studied classical music, but also modern music such as by Béla Bartók. My seven year piano training was to have a big influence on my way of composing.
I use a lot of instruments and equipment: synthesizers, keyboards, samplers, effect processors, electronic drums, hardware sequencers, stringed instruments and acoustic percussion. I tried some of my wind instruments on early albums but thanks to physical modelling technology and breath control I do not have to learn to play them in order to produce their sounds. Instruments, equipment and applications, sold or not intended to be used, are not listed. Devices with multiple applications may be listed in multiple paragraphs.
