Biography

 

Yoshie Nakayama is a composer, arranger, music producer, and educator. She earned her undergraduate degree in Music Education from Kunitachi College of Music in Japan, and later graduated summa cum laude from Berklee College of Music with a scholarship in Contemporary Writing and Production (CWP) Major.

In 2020, she co-founded the international peace music initiative ”Songs for World Peace”. She joined the faculty at Berklee College of Music in 2021 as an Assistant Professor in the CWP Department and was appointed Assistant Chair of the department in 2023.

Her published works are archived at the Library of Congress in Japan and have been performed internationally, including by UNIVOZ Vocal Ensemble on the TV show Sing That Thing!. Her music videos have appeared in the Global Voices Film Festival and on Fuji TV. Her a cappella piece Blame It on the COVID-19 won top honors at Japan’s Telechorus Project. She also appeared as a trombonist in Amazon Prime’s Goliath, cast personally by Billy Bob Thornton.

She continues to perform and collaborate with internationally recognized artists and ensembles, including Alejandro Sanz, Infinity Song, Joyce Moreno, säje, Splice, Victory Boyd, and Women of the World.
 

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