East truly meet West in the music of the multi-talented Tomoyasu Hotei, Japan's leading rock guitarist and producer. Hotei started out as a guitarist in the legendary rock band "BOøWY" and has since remained in the top ranks of the Japanese rock scene throughout his entire musical career, even after he went solo. The last few years saw Hotei branch out of the musical field into the realm of the big screen as an actor. He starred in "Samurai Fiction", a film by Hiroyuki Nakano, and "Battle Without Honor or Humanity", a Junji Sakamoto film. Not only did he give a riveting performance, he also served as the musical director to the films, producing all of the music for the films and the soundtracks. While his activities are mostly based in Japan, he has made appearances in several overseas festivals such as Belfort and Roskilde. If his name sounds familiar, this may be due to the fact that his previous album Supersonic Generation was released in 14 countries across Europe in the year 2000.