Hidemi Woods was born and raised in Kyoto, Japan.

Singer, songwriter and author.

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EDUCATION:
KURIBAYASHI PIANO SCHOOL 1968 – 1979
NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S COLLEGE March 1983

 WORK EXPERIENCE:

Freelance
■ Regularly played at local halls in Kyoto, JAPAN 1983 – 1986
■ Guest-appeared on local radio programs 1983 – 1986
■ Played regularly at a bar and halls in Tokyo 1986 – 1988
■ Made music for Japanese major labels 1986 – 1989
■ Started a label, The Marketplace 1989

The Marketplace
■ Signed and produced several artists 1989 – 1995
■ Produced and released over 30 compilation albums 1989 – 1995
■ Became a pioneer of Japan’s compilation album boom of 90s. 1989
■ Released an album ‘Not enough. / 88TH’ 1992
■ Made a promotion video 1993
■ Appeared on TV 1993

Music Marketplace
■ Moved to California, USA 1994
■ Started a label, Music Marketplace 1994
■ Influenced and provoked the carry-bag boom and Japanese teens’ boom of Western boots 1995 – 1996
■ Made albums in Quebec, CANADA 1997 – 2001

88th Planet Project

■ Renamed my label to 88th Planet Project 2008
■ Write stories 2009 – Present
■ Published ‘Hidemi’s Rambling / Hidemi Woods’ 2010
■ Published ‘Hidemi’s Rambling Volume 2 / Hidemi Woods’ 2010
■ Released ‘Sunrise / Hidemi Woods’ 2010
■ Published ‘Hidemi’s Rambling Volume 3 / Hidemi Woods’ 2011
■ Published ‘Hidemi’s Rambling Volume 4 / Hidemi Woods’ 2012
■ Published ‘An Old Tree in Kyoto / Hidemi Woods’ 2014
■ Released a single ‘Lousy Neighbor / Hidemi Woods’ 2018
■ Released an album ‘Hidemi / Hidemi Woods’ 2018
■ Published ‘Surviving in Japan / Hidemi Woods’ 2019
■ Published ‘The Girl in Kyoto / Hidemi Woods’ 2020
■ Attained Kindle #1 best seller by category in Amazon with several books in 2020
■ Released 1st Audiobook ‘Japanese Dream / Hidemi Woods’ 2020
■ Published ‘My School Days in Kyoto / Hidemi Woods’ 2021
■ Attained Kindle #1 best seller by category in Amazon with several books in 2021

■ Released Audiobook ‘My Naked Spa in Japan / Hidemi Woods’ 2021

■ Published 1st Hardcover ‘Kyoto / Hidemi Woods’ 2022

■ Released Audiobook ‘The Family in Kyoto / Hidemi Woods’ 2022

■ Started Podcast ‘Talking and Reading from Japan by Hidemi Woods’ 2022

■Making a new album and writing a new book at present

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