Toshiki Soejima
Genres:
Lofi, Jazz
Toshiki Soejima is a neo-soul guitarist from Japan. Toshiki’s musical journey began when he picked up the guitar for the first time at the age of 14 & later got inspired by the neo-soul aesthetics on Tom Misch’s 2018 Georgraphy album. He founded a music school in 2016 which is now one of the most popular music schools in Japan, with about 450+ students across the country. He also does guitar tutorials & live sessions on his YouTube (240k subs) and manages a guitar tab online shop.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
- 320k subscribers on Toshiki’s YouTube channel (40M total views) / 400k followers on socials
- Scene LP (March 2025) is currently displayed at the front of Tower Records Shibuya - the largest CD store in the world
- Frequently performs live across Japan, China & other Asian countries
- Collaborated with UK multi-instrumentalist & producer edbl (Kazuki Isogai, Quinn Oulton, IYAMAH) for Carefree EP - featured on dozens of editorials across all DSPs
- Featured on Apple’s BEATstrumentals, Lo-Fi Japan, Morning Focus, Jazz Scene: Japan, New Fire
- Supported on Spotify’s Jazzy Beats, Modern Jazz Japan, Mellow Beats, Yoru, Road Trip To Tokyo, X-Over Jazz, .ORG and more
- Added to Deezer’s happy lofi, lofi Japan, Japanese Jazz & chill lofi
- 10M+ streams on previous Stereofox releases
- Airplay on BBC 6 Radio (Focus Beats), Soho Radio London & across Japan
- Toshiki Soejima is the founder of a music school for neo-soul guitar with 500+ students
- Guitar tab online shop
- Interview by GuitarMagazine.jp
