Finding what works is the key. The concept is not about what works better, however just what works. Goh believes by finding what music and what each instrument is able to offer, we could help bring out the uniqueness of them effortlessly. He has been offered to work with film, dance, theatre, as well as write/arrange/record for various musical settings including bands, vocalists, jazz combos, chamber music ensembles, a metal polka project, solo trumpet, mandolin orchestra, and solo guitar.

In 2009, out of the 42,000 CDs and the 560,000 works submitted from 163 countries, Goh’s composition, HITORI, was nominated and placed among the top six in the category of solo guitar at the Just Plain Folks Music Awards in Nashville, Tennessee; the largest music award ceremony of any kind in music history. His album also entitled HITORI, a collection of diverse original solo guitar works, has been brought to global attention by music journals such as ACOUSTIC MAGAZINE (UK).

Goh is increasingly becoming recognized as a dynamic guitar instrumentalist who performs on acoustic, classical, electric, and sitar guitars. As a solo act, one of his strengths is to let it seem as if there was a full band with drum set accompanying him when in reality there is no more than himself and his guitar on stage or in the booth. In addition, being deeply impacted by flamenco for over ten years, his repertoire has come to include a Bulerias (the most energetic form in the meter of 12/8) by guitar genius Paco De Lucia.

Shortly after completing his formal musical trainings at the university level, Goh realized that it was necessary to have an elastic ensemble in order to sustain certain musical concepts. In 2004, he formed an instrumental trio known today as Sharp Three: a mixture of creative reflections injected with progressive jazz-styles and cool rock grooves. SHARP THREE, the self-titled LP containing nine original compositions, has garnered recognition from magazines such as GUITAR PLAYER (US).

Goh has made appearances by performing and teaching at festivals, universities, clubs, among other live venues in the US, Canada, France, South Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, Brazil, and Japan. Other credits include collaborations with guitar giant Miroslav Tadic (The Grand Mothers Reinvented, David Torn, and Dusan Bogdanovic), Masaki Yamada of the legendary Japanese rock band Loudness, Grammy Award-winning jazz artist Charlie Haden, Kelli Ali (Linkin'Park, Bootsy Collins, and Marilyn Manson) of One Little Indian Records, Alan Paul of the Manhattan Transfer, fingerstyle guitarist Thomas Leeb, modern classical guitarist Roland Dyens, and master percussionist John Bergamo (Frank Zappa's Abnuceals Emukka Orchestra, John McLaughlin's Shakti, and Hands On'Semble). Currently Goh resides in Los Angeles, California.

For a closer look at Goh Kurosawa, please click "here" for an interview with Malibu Arts Journal; for audio samples, please click on the following to access the music player:

"Goh is an incredible player with a broad command of multiple genres!" EMPTY SEA STUDIOS (US)

"A complete success!" ACOUSTIC MAGAZINE (UK)

"A unique performer who mixes folk, jazz, rock, and Spanish music together..." JAZZ PAGE (Japan)

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