Official home page for Japanese classical guitarist and composer Hide Takemoto. Inspired by his guru, the great virtuoso and composer Keigo Fujii, Hide’s guitar technique can be traced back via Jose Luis Gonzalez, Andres Segovia, Miguel Llobet to the great Francisco Tarrega. Hide studied at Osaka College of Music and Guildhall School of Music & Drama with Robert Brightmore, David Miller, Daniel Schroyens, Judith Bingham, as well as master classes of David Russell, Shin-ichi Fukuda and Michael Troster, Hide’s wide influences come from classical, rock (X Japan, Dream Theater, Steve Vai), Indian and Japanese music, giving him a unique and original style of performance and composition.