I always tend to think that a year is only 12 short months long and that in simplistic terms little change happens from start to end. While this may hold true for most people I must say that if there’s been a year defined by change this year has got to be it. From the start of 2014 my company…

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The 64th edition of Kohaku Utagassen held no surprises. The show was rather plain and less exciting than previous years. The gents won again and this time I give great respect to them for having delivered a win with nothing. In general the music scene in Japan was rather boring in 2013 with no new artists standing out, no big-hit…

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Anything that falls short of “Wow” with all that “wow” entails is an understatement at the time of defining the year in simple terms. This year is full of learnings and professional development filled with great surprises. Although with “downs” quickly turned into “ups,” 2013 was especially fantastic on the life side of things with of course the usual healthy…

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