Recording Engineer in Tokyo

Yoichiro Ishino

Born in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

Profile

Yoichiro Ishino began studying violin in early childhood, and also studied music theory and ear training at the Osaka College of Music Kindergarten Division.
During this period, he developed perfect pitch.

Later, influenced by rock and heavy metal, he began playing electric guitar.
As the composer, arranger, guitarist, and producer of the metal band AREA51, he released four full-length albums, earning strong recognition mainly from media in Europe and the United States.
The albums featured world-class musicians including Rob Rock (IMPELLITTERI), Dirk Verbeuren (Megadeth / Soilwork), Mike LePond (Symphony X), and Matt Guillory (James LaBrie).

Through these productions, he worked with top overseas producers and engineers such as Jens Bogren (Dragonforce / Arch Enemy / Angra / Dir en Grey), Fredrik Nordstrom (In Flames / Arch Enemy / Hammerfall), Jacob Hansen (Amaranthe / Primal Fear / Pretty Maids), and Mika Jussila (Stratovarius / Sonata Arctica / Children of Bodom).

He has been interviewed by numerous Japanese media outlets including YOUNG GUITAR, BURRN!, Guitar Magazine, Natalie, and BARKS, as well as overseas media such as BW&BK and Fireworks Magazine.
In January 2016, he founded Crunch Studio in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Since then, he has worked on sound production, recording, mixing, and mastering for a wide range of projects, from metal and rock to hip-hop and idol music.
He has also been featured in interviews and discussion articles by Sound & Recording Magazine, Sound Designer, WeROCK, the HOOK UP blog, and other media outlets.

Guitar Performance Videos

TOPICS

• Handled recording for ANTHEM’s 2023 album “CRIMSON & JET BLACK”
• Featured in a long-form interview on the HOOK UP blog
• Handled recording and mixing for SHOW-YA’s 2021 album “SHOWDOWN”
• Handled mixing and mastering for the latest work by Paul Shortino, one of the leading vocalists in LA metal
• Published an article explaining “Metal Mixing Techniques” in the September 2019 issue of Sound Designer
• Handled recording, mixing, and mastering for the super band PUNISH, featuring Yoko Kubota, Shinichiro Ishihara, Koichi Terasawa, and Ryuichi Nishida
• Featured in a discussion article with Jens Bogren in the July 2019 issue of Sound & Recording Magazine
• Participated in DESTENIA’s “Metal Souls” as director and engineer
• Handled vocal recording, mixing, and reamping for Mai Yajima’s “Innocent Emotion” and “Vampiress”
• Handled recording, mixing, and mastering for KISS THE WoRLD’s “RAINBOW LOOP”