ABOUT THIS GUY
Shogo "Sho-Time" Iijima was born in 1993 in Japan. He began his career at 15 years old, performing in numerous venues all over Japan. Play his entire guitar life playing Blues, Funk, Fusion, Rock, Metal, Progressive Metal, and game music.
After graduating from the Tokyo School Of Music Shibuya, he moved to Los Angeles and graduated in Guitar Performance at the Musicians Institute Hollywood.
In the Musicians Institute, He was taught guitar by Jinshi Ozaki and Dean Brown.
Among many other endeavors, he had the honor to perform on stage with Steve Vai during Steve Vai's the Big mama jama jamathon. He was one of three chosen to perform.
He was also jamming on stage with Hedras Ramos, Scott Henderson, and Jared James Nichols.
After graduated from MI, he has Private lesson for guitar and music theory. He also joined the band "The Brownie Band" and went to China on tour in August 2019, and December 2019 to January 2020.
Currently, Became a CRUISE SHIP MUSICIAN and travel the world.
Shogo "Sho-Time" Iijimaは1993年日本生まれ。
15歳でギターを始めてから日本で多くのライブハウスでの経験を積み、その日々をブルース、ファンク、フュージョン、ロック、メタル、プログレッシブメタル、ゲーム音楽を中心に過ごす。
東京スクールオブミュージック専門学校渋谷を卒業した後、ロサンゼルスへ拠点を移しMusiccians Institute Hollywood校を卒業した。
Musicians Institute Hollywoodにて、Jinshi Ozaki, Dean Brownに師事する。
また、在学中にはSteve Vaiによるライブイベント、"Big Mama Jama Jamathon"において全学生より抜擢されSteve Vai本人との演奏をステージで行った。
また、Hedras Ramos、Scott Henderson、Jared James Nicholsとのジャムを経験している。
Musicians Institute Hollywoodを卒業した後、TA(Teaching Assistant、授業補佐)を同校でしつつギターや理論を学外でもレッスンを行う。
後に中国のバンド、"The Brownie Band"でリードギターで中国全土ツアーを２度参加する。
今現在、クルーズ船でギタリストとして世界を回りつつ日々演奏を行なっている。
