Tim Janakos (ティム・ジャナコス): News ニュース

For the 2nd year in a row, Tim Janakos does his station to station tour playing at many major train station in Japan. Last year he performed at Yamagata Station, Sendai Station, Morioka Station, Akita Station, Fukushima Station, Koriyama Station, Near Joetsu Station, Niigata Station, Nagaoka Station, Mito Station, Kofu Station, Nagano Station, Matsumoto Station, Iwaki Station and Takasaki Station.

This year he hopes to go further south and hit many more cities and big stations.

Sign up for his email list and make sure you don't forget to list your city so he can email you when he comes to your local station.

Timothy 5th song on his new CD just got released and can be heard at http://www.ourstage.com/tracks/WNXNLYRYPFGJ-at-times-like-this

After many years of teaching music and studying music in California, Timothy Janakos is now opening "TJ's English House of Music" to teach piano, guitar, saxophone and vocal lessons entirely in English. If you want to learn how to sing in English or learn how to play guitar, piano or sax, while also practicing your English with long time English teacher and Music teaching, Timothy Janakos (aka TJ Sensei), TJ's English Music House is here for you in Kobari, Niigata, Japan, next door to Kobari Elementary School and very close walking distance from Kobari Train Station.

For individual lessons it's 2,000 yen for a half house or 3,000 yen for an hour.

However, if you pre-pay four 1-hour lessons (to be completed in one month, perferable one hour each week), it is just 10,000 yen (2,500 yen for each hour).

Group rates are also available on request, so if you have a friend or two who also wants to learn with you at the same time, let us know and we'll make a special lower rate for you to study with TJ Sensei at the same time.

Timothy became officially unemployed as of Friday July 23, 2010, after his forced retirement from the JET (Japanese Exchange Teaching) Program, with no retirement payments. So starting Friday he through his guitar on his back and started off going south from Niigata city and stopped off at a firework display in Mitsuke, where he played his guitar for crowds of curious people.

After that he drop to Nagaoka where he was supposed to stay in a hostel, but the hostel said that night wasn't good, so he played in the Nagaoka Station and sold some CDs and ended up staying in a hotel.

The next day he made his way to the beach and drove down the coast to Kashiwazaki and stopped a few times to play his guitar for groups of people on the beach. Made one connection to possibly take the tour to Gunma next week.

That night he ended up performing in a Mizu Shobai in Joetsu only to sell out all of his CDs he brought on his trip, so he had to come home to restock.

The next leg of his trip will start on Wednesday July 28th.

It's been a great week in Niigata (Japan). Music video director from Hollywood arrived last Monday at Narita Airport (Japan).

We started filming last night on the opening and closing scenes of the video. The amazing co-star of the two scenes, Mika Walker, did a great job and the co-director Satomi Ishizuka made sure we kept to our parts.

Looking forward to another great day of filming this Saturday all over Niigata, city.

The artist formerly known as Timothy Harada, has emerged with a new single and a new upcoming CD and a new name, TVC-16. TVC-16 has gone by many names in the past, including Gianakos, Timmy, VanCampen, Tim, Harada, and Timothy, but a "rose of any other name smells just as sweet," so he has now simplified all the names in to one new name, TVC-16. You may recall a song David Bowie rode back in the 70s about his mother, TVC-15. Well hopefully TVC-16 will outshine even that amazing being.

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From the author of the Buddhist discovery novel, Myth Shattering, the Collected Writings From Soka University contain all of the writings which were previously published as the first 3 volumes of The Selected Writings From Soka University, plus Timothy Harada's yet unpublished senior thesis.

Separated into 4 sections, this thick volume contains academic works on politics, human rights, social justice, art and activism, Buddhist philosophy, poetry, historical and cultural criticism and a wide range of other topics that are sure to stimulate many observers of the new 21st century peace institute, Soka University of America.

Timothy interviews Shizuko Ouwehand about her work in Dolphin Energy Healing on his podcast: http://www.gcast.com/u/peaceintheeast/main. Shizuko Ouwehand lives in Okinawa and she will be hosting the Live H2O event on Summer Solstice, 2009 on the Island of Kudaka, Okinawa, Japan. Shizuko is also the subject of a book in Japan, called "Taiji to no Taiwa" (A Conversation with a Fetus), a book about an "Indigo Child" who communicated with her from it's mother's womb.

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A Buddhist Dialogue With Science, newly updated with hyperlinks at http://www.fortunechildbooks.com/harada/buddhism-science-1.htm

"Under 30 or maybe 35? This may be a book for you on the coming of age progression of self-awareness into Buddhism. Why the age qualification? It's not that anyone older can't understand it, but it will resonate more with you if you can readily identify with the experiences of someone now in their 20s. Why Buddhism? Because it is a means to the development of the true self and an understanding of one's place in the universe. This is a good book for those in search of an entertaining look at becoming a buddhist with a Tobias Wolff, 'This Boy's Life' feel." -John Maberry, Author of "Waiting for Westmoreland."

From the author of the Buddhist discovery novel, Myth Shattering, we now present Timothy Harada’s third volume of his Collected Writings From Soka University of America, “Questioning Orthodoxy.” This third volume is perhaps a mix of the first two volumes in that it questions both the political and philosophical views that are the anchors of Western “civilization.” As George Orwell wrote over a half century ago, “Orthodoxy means not thinking-not needing to think. Orthodoxy is unconsciousness (1984).” Today thanks to our collective thoughtlessness, we all live in that world Orwell predicted in his novel, 1984, where “War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength.” The tragedy we all face today is perhaps even worse than Orwell could have predicted and it will only get worse if we don’t learn how to think for ourselves. The only hope that we are going to change the death strewn path we are all on is if we learn to rethink what we have been forced to think by our corporate media, our unelected officials and their many paid-for “think-tanks.” Though Timothy doesn’t claim to have any special ability to think outside the boob tube, he does offer us some hope that we all can think differently, even as painful as it may be to question our own conditioning.

Timothy is going into the hospital on February 1st until about February 14th to do surgery to remove many polyps from his nasal cavity. Hopefully, his singing voice will be much more open after that.

Timothy will be adding a monthly blog about life in Japan and other wild things, please check back frequently for updates on Timothy's wild adventure and even wilder ideas.

See www.sendaivoice.com and click on Timothy's picture at the bottom left.

Check out Timothy and Richie's newest recording of Timothy's original, "Knowing We Are One" by clicking on the Music tab and opening the first song.

Enjoy!!

Timothy and Richie just finished recording a new version of Timothy's original song "Dragon Girl." Listen to it under the music tab.

Timothy took off the month of February and March from performing to get his novel published. Now it is out at Lulu.com

http://www.lulu.com/browse/preview.php?fCID=740712
Join the discussion on the novel and read a full description at www.myspace.com/mythshattering

Purchase Timothy's newest 18 song collection CD for only $7.50, which includes all of Timothy's new Lovest "The Only Proven Way to Fight Terrorism" CD and many other songs from his Live at Soka University of America CD and his previous home studio demos.

Go to CD Baby while supplies last: http://cdbaby.com/cd/harada2

Tonight at 21:23 on the Monkey House Music Show on Date FM, the singer of Monkey Majik, Maynard played Timothy's live recording from Soka University of Timothy's original song "Come Alive" http://datefm.jp/monkey/
http://www.media-click.net/PC/FM/DATEFM/index01.asp
Please support the show by listening every Thursday night from 9PM to 9:30 on Date FM, Sendai 71.1

Today, Southern California Sunshine will go into the studio with Tokita Yasushi, their new lead guitar player for the first rehearsal on their newest songs.

Stay tuned for their first concert together.

ティモシーのオリジナル曲「Will you be my wife?」が９月２９日（金）午後１１時から午前０時１０分までの間にＮＨＫ―ＦＭ 82.5 にて、ＮＨＫ仙台放送局「伊達者音楽闘技場」の特別番組の中で紹介されます。

皆さん是非聴いて下さい！！そして気に入っていただけた方はNHK―M82.5に、もう一度聴きたいと下記のNHKホームページ、またはFAXにリクエストして下さい！宜しくお願いします！！

https://www.nhk.or.jp/sendai/top/ongaku/ongaku.html
https://www.nhk.or.jp/sendai/top/yube/post.html
FAX 022-211-1580

今週末のライヴ、29日（金）green　shamrock, 30 日（土）LLL詳しくはHPをご覧下さい。 www.tjmusic.org

「daDoodz」（ダ・デューズ）は、ティモシーとニュージーランド人のリッチー、２人のバンドで主に洋楽のカバー曲を演奏している。９月９日（土）　１２：３０～１３：１０　エクセル東急ホテル前にて。

「Southern California Sunshine」（サトゥン　カリフォルニア　サンシャイン）はティモシーと２人の日本人、ビルとミイの３人のバンド。ティモシーの作詞・作曲をバンドでアレンジし、定禅寺ジャズフェスで初めて披露する。　９月９日（日）１３：２０～１４：００　エクセル東急ホテル前にて。

Timothy just got out of the studio with a recording of "Will You Be My Wife", which features Richie Gill from New Zealand on guitar and backing vocals, Mi Sato on percussion, and Timothy Harada on piano and lead vocals.

This is the song they will submit to this years Miyagi NHK song competition.

For a short while this song will be available to hear in it's entirety on the Music section of this website.

We hope you enjoy this new recording.

These 18 tracks were voted by listeners as the best tracks on hir 3 previous CDs. It includes songs from his Love CD, his Live at Soka University of America CD and his previous, Songs from the Archive CD.

For a limited time this CD will be availible at all his shows for a discounted price of 1,200 yen, more than 30% off the online price.

Announcing Timothy Harada's 2007 Japan Living Room Tour!

Tired of having to go to a smoky and noisy bar to see Timothy Harada perform.
Well, Starting July of 2007, Timothy Harada and fellow musicians will be kicking off his Japan Living Room Tour, playing small semi-unplugged concerts in the comfort and intimate setting of people's houses or in local community centers.

SIGN UP NOW TO HAVE TIMOTHY HARADA DO A CONCERT
IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD OR IN YOUR OWN HOME!

Tour Dates Tour Places
July 15th -31th Sendai and surrounding areas
August 1st-7th Yamagata Prefecture
August 8th -14th Fukushima Prefecture
August 15th - 21st Niigata City and surrounding areas
August 22nd - 28th Nagaoka and surrounding areas
August 29th – Sept 5th Tochigi and Saitama areas
Sept. 6th - 12th Chiba and surrounding areas
Sept. 13th – 19th Tokyo and surrounding areas
Sept. 20th - 26th Kanagawa and surrounding areas
Sept. 22nd – Oct. 2nd Izu, Fuji and Shizuoka areas
Oct. 3rd - 9th Nagoya, Gifu and surrounding areas
Oct. 10th - 16th Nara, Kyoto, Osaka and surrounding areas
Oct. 17th - 23rd Hyogo and Kobe Areas
Oct. 24th - 30th Okayama and surrounding areas
Oct. 31st – Nov. 6th Hiroshima and surrounding areas
Nov. 7th - 13th Yamaguchi and surrounding areas
Nov. 14th – Nov. 20th Fukuoka and Saga ans surrounding areas.
Nov. 21st – Nov 27th Nagasaki and surrounding areas
November 28th – Dec. 15th Okinawa

To sign up to have Timothy Harada play in your home or in your neighborhood, just fill out your name, address and phone number on the email sign up list at www.tjmusic.org and write “Living Room Tour” in the notes section, or email fanclub@tjmusic.org
One of the Japanese or English speaking representatives at the
Timothy Harada fan club will contact you soon.