Artist Profile
tAk
A solo project by Japanese-French artist Takuma Leo SHINDO. In his live performances, tAk plays electric guitar alone with effect pedals accompanied by live drawings by Adrien Demont under the name tAk & Demont.Takuma started playing music in different noise/punk/hardcore bands in the late 90s. He started his solo project tAk in 2009 and performing mainly in France and Japan. Although he grew up in France, he has always been immersed in Japanese culture. His connection with the Japanese underground scene began when he organized concerts in France for several Japanese bands. When he came to Japan, those bands organized concerts for him, and so on, expanding the exchange between the two countries. He has performed not only in live music venues but also in art galleries, film schools, and shrines.