Tomofumi Shimoda
Guitarist / Composer
Born in Wakayama Prefecture / Lives in Tokyo
He started playing the guitar at the age of 14 and learned by himself.
After studying abroad in Mexico and Seattle and working in Shanghai, he won third place in the 2018 and 2021 international Fingerstyle guitar competitions in the United States, Kansas and Indiana.
As a child, he witnessed his mother’s intractable illness, grandfather’s lonely death, and his father’s fight against alcoholism.
He has produced many songs with the themes of “heart” and “life”, and is sending out to the world a tone full of kindness and hope.
下田藤百史/TOMO SHIMODA 