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Tomo Fujita is an Assistant Professor in the Guitar Department at Berklee College of Music, where he teaches private lessons, performance techniques, and ensemble classes such as Blues Funk Ensemble and Stevie Ray Vaughan Ensemble. He is also an internationally active performer and educator, maintaining a strong presence in Japan through live performances, clinics, and correspondence lessons.
- Position: Assistant Professor, Guitar Department
- Institution: Berklee College of Music, Boston, USA
- Performance Career: Active globally, with notable collaborations and solo albums
- Educational Impact: Former students include John Mayer and Eric Krasno
His educational philosophy emphasizes foundational techniques, emotional expression, tone, and groove over theoretical complexity. He encourages students to disconnect from technical thinking and connect with the soul of music, drawing from his experience playing gospel music without sheet music. His teaching focuses on developing a personal musical voice through feel, rhythm, and authentic expression in blues and funk genres.
Tomo Fujita has authored a highly influential series of instructional materials, including books and DVDs such as Accelerate Your Guitar Playing, Play Guitar with Your Ears and Sensibility, and Play Guitar with a Living Groove. These resources have been published internationally by Hal Leonard/Berklee Press and have achieved over 155,000 copies in circulation. His pedagogical approach integrates technical development with deep emotional and rhythmic awareness, making his methods unique and widely respected.
His performance career includes multiple solo albums like Pure, Right Place, Right Time, and Put On Your Funk Face, featuring legendary musicians such as Steve Gadd, Will Lee, and Bernard Purdie. He has performed with artists including Phil Collins, Ronnie Earl, and Darryl Jones, and was a guitarist in the musical Rent. He regularly tours and conducts clinics in Japan, and hosts the Tomo Fujita & Kumi Project with Kumi Adachi.
Tomo Fujita also offers unique one-on-one correspondence lessons for students in Japan, using customized cassette tapes to deliver personalized instruction focused on fundamentals, groove, and feeling. These lessons are highly sought after, with a waiting list of up to a year. He has developed signature music products, including a signature amplifier with Two-Rock, pickups with GRINNING DOG, a pedal with VEMURAM, and a speaker with EMINENCE.
