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Music producer Akira Sudo dies at 74
Music producer Akira Sudo died at 74 on October 7.
He worked with artists including Yutaka Ozaki and Koji Tamaki, and also served as artistic director of a civic cultural foundation in Toyama.
Singer-songwriter Noriyuki Makihara said he and Sudo had been like friends despite their age difference and often talked about art and fashion.
Their work together included an Ozaki tribute in 2004 and a 2021 song based on Sudo's lyrics.
Makihara said Sudo had a gift for making artists want to create music that would please him.
He had hoped to visit Sudo in Toyama after finishing an album, and said he wished they could have worked and talked together more.
Makihara paid tribute to Sudo, but no further plans related to his death were reported.
Music producer Akira Sudo died at 74, according to reports published on October 15.
Sudo died on the 7th, although the source articles do not specify the month or year.
He produced music for artists including Yutaka Ozaki and Koji Tamaki, according to TBS NEWS DIG.
Singer-songwriter Noriyuki Makihara paid tribute to Sudo, recalling their friendship and work together.
Sudo also served as artistic director of a civic cultural foundation in Toyama, according to TBS NEWS DIG.
- Who
- Akira Sudo, a music producer.
- What
- He died at 74.
- When
- On the 7th; the sources do not specify the month or year.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Sudo and Makihara worked together on a Yutaka Ozaki tribute project.
Makihara set music to Sudo’s lyrics for the song Wasabi.
Sudo died at 74; the sources do not specify the month or year.
Makihara posted a tribute to Sudo on X.
- Age at death
- 74
- Date of death
- The 7th; month and year not stated
- Artists produced
- Yutaka Ozaki and Koji Tamaki
- Toyama role
- Artistic director of a civic cultural foundation
- Makihara collaboration
- Ozaki tribute project in 2004
- Song collaboration
- Wasabi, 2021
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What people are saying
He was like a friend who was a little older than me.
I wanted to work with him more, and I wanted to talk with him more.