Ken Hidaka is a Tokyo-based independent music coordinator and curator who has spent decades bridging the Japanese music industry with international audiences. Known for compiling acclaimed retrospectives like Oto No Wa: Selected Sounds of Japan 1988-2018, his work showcases ambient, electronic, and leftfield audio landscapes. His curation serves as an essential gateway into decades of Japanese musical innovation.

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Ken Hidaka focuses on electronic, ambient, and downtempo sounds, notable for curating retrospectives that highlight underground Japanese music. Follow Ken Hidaka on Mood.
Ken Hidaka is based in Tokyo, where he has spent over two decades working as an independent music coordinator connecting domestic artists to the global scene.