Stolen From Strangers

Tokyo native, Berkley College of Music grad, Jun Miyake has lived in Boston, New York and currently sets up camp in Paris. Artist, composer, arranger, producer and musician, Jun is a multi-talented performer. In his album, Stolen From Strangers, Jun flirts with the surreal and the fantastic. Taking the listener on a trip from Brazil to Paris with a lay over in Tokyo never has the world's music been integrated so cohesively. 

Jun has released 13 albums in his native Tokyo. He's co-produced with the likes of Arto Lindsay, Hal Willner and Vinicius Cantuaria. Jun impresses upon everyone his talent and vision. At times cinematic, his compositions are moody, conjuring visual scenes' pictures to sounds to his unusual, otherworldly instrumental scoring. 

Discovered by Jazz legend Terumasa Hino, Jun began his career as a Jazz trumpeter, and it didn't take long before he began popping up on recordings from Ron Carter to Grace Jones to Al Foster, to name a few. He quickly segued into composing music for commercials, thousands of theme so chances are your favourite jingle is one of Jun's scores. Jun also works composing music for theatre and feature films, composing for Oliver Stone, as well as dance, working with choreographer Philippe Decouflé. 

The album is a must-hear from start to finish, mixing all styles and genres to create a hybrid of musical genius. With the authentic vocals of Arto Lindsay, Lisa Papineau and Arthur H. Stolen From Strangers is a soundtrack for everyman.