Yosuke Kitazawa
Yosuke Kitazawa is a Los Angeles-based writer and producer, whose work includes writings on music, history and the Japanese American experience. He has produced numerous archival music projects, including the Grammy-nominated Japan Archival Series for Light In The Attic Records. He recently launched his own record label, Temporal Drift. He is the former Site Editor of KCET Departures.
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