Hidè graduated from the prestigious Guildhall School of Music as a Bachelor of Music, Postgraduate Diplomas in Music Performance and Composition in 2006 and started performing in the U.K., Europe and Japan. Teaching career both privately since 2004 and as registered guitar tutor for Barnet Education Arts Trust for over 14 years with complete beginners to grade 8 in Trinity and Rockschool exams. Inspired by his guru, the great virtuoso and composer Keigo Fujii, Hidè’s guitar technique can be traced back via José Luis Gonzaléz, Andrés Segovia, Miguel Llobet to the great Francisco Tárrega. Hidè’s wide influences come from classical, rock, heavy metal, Indian, Spanish, Celtic and Japanese music, allowing him to collaborate many musicians including Kuma Harada, rie fu, Hasiken, Hibiki Ichikawa and many more, with wide genre of musicians from rock bands to jazz and traditional and folk musicians. Followed by his latest album “Feathering’s”, Hidè epitomises the tradition, compounding classical literacy and the finger-style artistry.