Erika Toda / Guitarist /Composer
Electronic Press Kit
Who’s Erika Toda
Erika Toda 戸田絵理香 (b. 2001) is a Japanese guitarist and songwriter based in New York. Her music draws from blues, jazz, rock, folk, and contemporary improvisation, with a focus on melodic songwriting and expressive improvisation. After moving to the United States in 2022, she studied with Peter Bernstein, Adam Rogers, and Drew Gress, and developed her voice as a guitarist and composer. She is now active in New York as a performer, recording artist, and educator.
Debut Album Yakei (夜景)
This debut album, Yakei (夜景), consists of seven original compositions and one blues standard. The title track, “Yakei,” captures Erika’s approach to songwriting with its bluesy, vocal-like melody and subtle harmonic twists. Across the album, she explores the space between the familiar and unexpected, creating melodies that feel natural and singable while drawing from a broad musical palette of blues, jazz, folk, rock, and Latin music.
Listen to Yakei (夜景)
Songlist;
Itabasami / Erika Toda
Yakei / Erika Toda
Fortune Teller / Erika Toda
I Wonder / Erika Toda
Hip Wasabi / Erika Toda
Where Am I / Erika Toda
Pass Pass / Erika Toda
Key To The Highway / Charles Segar, Big Bill Broonzy
Personnel;
Erika Toda - Guitar and Compositions
Caleb Pitman - Trumpet (Track 1,3,4,5,6,7)
Kevin Du - Piano (Track 2, 8)
Aidan Taylor - Bass
Alon Benjamini - Drums
Recorded by Alon Benjamini and Nico Pollak at East Side Sound Studios in NYC
Mixed and Mastered by Alon Benjamini at Oak Tapes Studio.
Recorded by Alon Benjamini and Nico Pollak at East Side Sound Studios in NYC
Mixed and Mastered by Alon Benjamini at Oak Tapes Studio
Photo - Dana Golan
Album cover& animation - Dana Roth
Link to the album: https://on.soundcloud.com/y4J1O55l0x7Z0nBYBB