Hiroki Tanaka

Hiroki Tanaka is a Toronto-based guitarist, singer-songwriter, and writer. Formerly lead guitarist of Juno/Polaris-nominated band, YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN, he has embarked on a solo career that infuses elements of his Japanese-Canadian heritage with lyrical, high-concept art rock. Tanaka’s genre-hopping sound has been compared to David Bowie, Saya Gray, Animal Collective and Mr. Bungle.

Tanaka's new project is called Isan, meaning "inheritance" in Japanese. Tanaka wrote each song based on a corresponding obscure hymn, composed by Japanese-Christians in the early 20th century. Hiroki will be playing a preview of Isan which will be released in 2026.