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AEA RPQ; UpState Audio 20/20 Sonic Lens; Millennia Media HV3D\nContrabass Guitar: UpState Audio 20/20 Sonic Lens\nDrums: Sennheiser MKH800; Shure KSM32, Beta-181, SM57, PG52; Royer R-121; Royer SF-1. Millennia Media HV3D\nInterconnects: MIT Oracle MA-X & Proline\nMixed through the Rupert Neve Designs 5088 mixer and custom-modified Studer 962 mixer\nRecording monitored through ATC SCM25-A Professional Loudspeakers\nMastered with ATC SCM150-ASL Professional Loudspeakers\nRecorded and Mixed with the Sonoma DSD Workstation from Super Audio Center, LLC; Boulder, Colorado.\nDigital Converters: EMM Labs MK-IV Direct Stream Digital; Playback Designs MPD-5 DAC\nCD Mastering: Five/Four REVEAL-SDMTM; SADIE 6 PCM Workstation; TCElectronic M6000; iZotope Ozone 5 Advanced\nPhotography and Art Director: Muga Miyahara\nPackage Design: Anilda Carrasquillo, www.covertocoverdesign.com\nHiromi: piano\nAnthony Jackson: contrabass guitar\nSimon Phillips: drums\nHiromi plays Yamaha CFX.\nAnthony Jackson plays Anthony Jackson Presentation Contrabass Guitar and Strings by Fodera.\nCQ-1 loudspeakers by Meyer Sound.\nSonic Lens preamplifier by Upstate Audio.\nCables by Reqst.\nSimon Phillips plays Tama Maple Starclassic drums, Zildjian cymbals, Remo heads and Pro Mark sticks.\nAll songs written and composed by Hiromi, published by Yamaha Music Publishing (JASRAC) / Ellora Management (BMI)\nexcept \"Life Goes On\" published by Nichion & Yamaha Music Publishing (JASRAC) / Ellora Management (BMI)\nArtist Representation/Management:\nWorldwide Management (except Asia) and European booking\nLaura Hess-Hay, Ellora Management\nPO Box 755 / 74B Interlaken Rd., Lakeville, CT 06069\nTelephone: (860) 435-1305\nFax: (860) 435-9916\nwww.elloramanagement.com\nE-mail: [email protected]\nThe US and European Booking Agent:\nStephan Gehrig, SGENT Nation\n7050 W. Palmetto Park Road\nSuite 15-468\nBoca Raton, FL 33433 USA\nTelephone: (561) 900-0363\nE-mail: [email protected]\nAsian Booking and Management:\nYoichi Okamoto, Yamaha Music Artist, inc\n2-34-17 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan 150-0001\nTelephone: +81(3) 6894-0184\nFax: +81(3) 6894-0220\nwww.yamaha-ma.co.jp\nE-mail: [email protected]\nwww.hiromimusic.com\nFor a complete listing of the many recordings available from Concord Music Group, please visit our website at\nwww.concordmusicgroup.com\n℗ & © 2014 Concord Music Group, Inc., 100 N. Crescent Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.\nAll Rights Reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws. Printed in Japan. 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