Kimo Muraki

Some of Muraki's most notable studio recording credits as an arranger, composer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist include:
• Vance Joy 2014 Platinum Selling Album – “Dream Your Life Away” / Atlantic Records / Warner Music (backing vocals, sax, cornet, trombone, mellophone, baritone, flute)
• Zach Bryan 2023 Grammy Nominated Artist, Best Country Solo Performance – Single “From Austin” / Warner Records (sax, trumpet, mellophone, baritone)
• The Strumbellas WINNER of the 2014 JUNO AWARD for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Album “We Still Move On Dance Floors” / Six Shooter Records (backing vocals, cornet, sax, banjo)
• Prateek Kuhad – Album "The Way That Lovers Do" / Elektra Records (backing vocals, cornet, sax, flute, mellophone, baritone)
• Phillip Phillips – Single “Miles” / Interscope Records (guitar)
• Ewert And The Two Dragons – Album “Circles” / Warner Bros. Records / Sire Records (sax, flute, mellophone)
• Prentiss – Single “I Tried” / Cinematic Music Group / Geffen Records (sax, cornet, trombone)
• Wyatt Flores – Two songs on forthcoming album / Island Records "Milwaukee" (trumpet, saxophone, baritone) and "If I Don’t See You Again" (trumpet, saxophone)
• Tenille Townes – Three songs on forthcoming album / Sony Records "As You Are" (bass VI guitar), "Enabling" (sax, trumpet, trombone, mellophone) and "We Carry On" (lap steel guitar)
• Levi Ware w/ Blind Boys of Alabama – Single “Rise Up” / benefiting Melodic Caring Project (electric guitar, cornet, mellophone, tenor sax, baritone)
• Chef’Special – Single “In Your Arms” / Atlantic Records (backing vocals, sax, cornet, flute, trombone, mellophone)
• This Wild Life – Album “Petaluma” / Epitaph (backing vocals, sax, mellophone, flute, cornet, baritone, trombone)
• Catherine Britt – Album “Boneshaker” / Universal Music (backing vocals, ukulele, lap steel)
• Ferris & Sylvester – Single “Good Man” / LAB Records Ltd. (sitar)
• Hudson Taylor – Album “Feel It Again EP” / Rubyworks Records (backing vocals, sax, trombone, cornet, flute, mellophone)
• Soko – Album "I Thought I Was An Alien" / Babycat Records (trombone, sax, banjo)
• Aqueduct – Album “Wild Knights” / independent (pedal steel, sax, cornet, trombone, flute, bass clarinet)
• Ed Harcourt – Album "Lustre" / Piano Wolf Recordings (cornet, sax, trombone)
• Shawn Smith – Album “The Diamond Hand” / Gator Records (backing vocals, guitar, sax)
• Cayucas – Album “Dancing At The Blue Lagoon” / Secretly Canadian (mellophone, cornet, baritone, sax)
• The Elwins – Album “And I Thank You” / independent (lap steel, ukulele, cornet, sax, mellophone, recorders)
• Dolly Valentine – Album "The In-Between" & “How To Be Good” / independent (backing vocals, lap steel, banjo, sax, cornet, trombone, flute, recorders)
• The Maldives – Album “Tequila/Someday” / Mt. Fuji Records (sax, cornet, trombone)
• Talking To Turtles – Album “Oh, The Good Life” / DevilDuck Records (banjo, lap steel, sax, cornet, trombone)
• Toby Beard – Album “Nobody Told Me” / independent (backing vocals, lap steel, guitar, cornet)
• Michael Vermillion – Album “Last Night On Earth” & “Ten Stories High” / independent (banjo, sax, cornet, trombone, mellophone, lap steel, backing vocals)
• Hallways – Album “Ghosts” / independent (banjo, lap steel, sax, cornet, trombone, backing vocals)
• Super Sonic Soul Pimps – Album “The Return Of Dr. Wonder Bred” & “Otto Empire” / independent (vocals, guitar, sax, cornet, trombone, mellophone)
• 17th Chapter – Album "already & also" & “Around The Bend And Then Some” / Robe & Slippers Music (backing vocals, guitar, lap steel, banjo, sax, trombone, cornet, mellophone, baritone, flute, piano, guzheng, mandolin, sitar)
• TRWST – Album “Reactor” & “Resurfaced” / independent (backing vocals, guitar, synthesizers, sax, flute, cornet, trombone, banjo)
• Kimo Muraki – Two EP's: “AURORA” & “Tiny Messengers EP” / independent (vocals, guitar, banjo, lap steel, sax, cornet, flute, mellophone, trombone)
• Surrealized – self titled EP, two full length albums: "Surrealized" & "Density" / independent (vocals, synthesizers, guitar, lap steel, cornet, sax, flute, mellophone, baritone, bass guitar)
• Re:Considering – Podcast (exclusive music composition and performance for podcast series)
• Now What? By Wix – Podcast ***Nominated for two 2021 Webby Awards (exclusive music composition and performance for podcast series)
• Four Leaves Project – Music documentary / Microsoft client (filmed doc featuring Emily Wells, Kimo Muraki, and Davee C. Filmed at Bear Creek Studios)
• Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever – Soundtrack single “Worst Time of The Year” / Palm Oaks Entertainment (sax)

Kimo Muraki was born in Honolulu, Hawai'i, and spent many of his formative years in and around Boise, Idaho, Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington. He is currently based in Seattle where he has built his professional career as a performer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, composer, arranger, private instructor, actor, live and studio musician actively recording for major labels and independent artists as well as his own original works. Muraki is currently, or has been, a contributing member for bands/artists such as: Fences, Super Sonic Soul Pimps, The Maldives, Shaprece, Surrealized (among others), and is a founding member of Marmalade, the longest running funk/soul residency in the history of the Seattle music scene. Many of Muraki's studio credits involve collaborative work with renowned Grammy nominated producer, Ryan Hadlock.

Muraki performs in his own original projects as a composer/vocalist/multi-instrumentalist. These projects are:
"Kimo Muraki" (currently solo, former front man of the psych-folk ensemble “Tiny Messengers”) visit: kimomuraki.bandcamp.com
"Surrealized" (electro-synthpop) visit: surrealized.com
Between these two original projects he has independently released four EP’s, three full length albums, and has shared the stage with artists such as St. Vincent, Bonobo, Yppah, Cotton Jones, Buffalo Tom, Langhorne Slim, Sophie Barker of Zero 7, Vic Chesnutt and many more. In October of 2015 Muraki performed at Benaroya Hall with the Seattle Symphony as a guest vocalist with Los Angeles based artist Shaprece.

During his career Muraki has performed at festivals all over the region including:
Doe Bay Fest, NW Folklife, Sasquatch Music Festival, Timber Music Festival, Capitol Hill Block Party, Bumbershoot, Decibel Festival, Noise Pop Festival, Summer Meltdown, APOG Fest, West Seattle Summer Fest, Fremont Solstice Festival, and more.

Before moving to Seattle, Muraki was a resident actor/musician at the Idaho Shakespeare Festival for seven consecutive years from 1993-2000 having begun his residency as a teenager while still in high school. Muraki was cast in dozens of productions throughout his residency including works by Tony Award winning director Bartlett Sher. Muraki relocated to Seattle following his residency and Sher subsequently became artistic director at Seattle's Intiman Theater where Muraki was again cast in two more Sher productions of Titus Andronicus and Richard III. He was most recently cast in “Sex, Drugs, Rock & Soul” – a musical by Seattle soul artist, Grace Love. Kimo has also been a member of The Bushwick Book Club since 2013 having composed and performed numerous music and performance art pieces inspired by books.

www.kimomuraki.com