The former IT professional, whose last job role was that of a teacher’s aide at the local high school, confesses that he never really had ambitions to release an album.
“It was always just a self- indulgent process which I found very rewarding,” says the 54-year-old Hitori, who named the album after adding the final track called LIMBO.
“I thought it was a great fit and aptly describes my feelings during the last few years of my life,” he says. Health issues had forced him to spend most of his time indoors and with the onset of Covid in 2020, he decided to concentrate on music alone.
“During this period, I turned to original music, something I hadn't done for over a decade. I explained to family and close friends, it was a necessary distraction during my self- imposed isolation at home,” he says.
Soon, he chanced upon a website Fiverr, which allowed him to source session musicians and producers from different parts of the globe.
Hitori has been able to use them on all tracks of his album, so much so that each part was done by someone from some part of the world.
The album LIMBO is a result of over 80 songs being written and recorded since January 2020. Hitori Dake’s music style ranges from Rock Ballads to Pop to Hard edgy Rock.
Even while working full-time, Hitori always had a passion for music and over the years has played in both originals and cover bands. He is the owner/singer of the Matchbox Twenty tribute show based in Sydney (for nearly 15 years).
In 2008, he launched his debut album. ‘Hitori Dake’, the musician’s pseudonym, means ‘only one person’ in Japanese. Hitori thinks it is quite appropriate, given that his is a solo venture and this would be his way to show tribute to Japan, a country that he truly adores.
