Yuto Miyazawa

Born February 21st, 2000, in Tokyo, Japan, Yuto Miyazawa has been playing guitar since the age of three. Although he has had some guitar lessons, the bulk of his expertise comes from truly wanting to play... all the time. Generally, if he is not in school, he has a guitar in his hands. That love of guitar made Yuto a guitar prodigy and internet sensation. His videos have racked up more than 50 million views views on YouTube, Yahoo, Facebook, Vimeo, and his name is scattered across countless forums and blogs.
Yuto’s key influences are Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhodes, Eric Clapton, KISS and Metallica.

Yuto made his first trip to the States in May 2008. Since then he has played in many US cities and famous clubs including; Chicago (Lollapalooza), Los Angeles (Hard Rock), New York (BB Kings).

Yuto was officially named the Guinness Book of World’s Records Youngest Professional Guitar Player when he was 8 years old. He still holds this title.

Yuto has performed with many legendary artists including Les Paul, Ozzy Osbourne, INXS, Galactic, “G.E.” Smith and toured with Ozzy for Ozzfest 2011.

Yuto has appeared on The Ellen Show (two times), Late Night with Conan O’Brien, VH1’s Best Week Ever, MTV, ABC News, FOX News, Good Day New York and featured in Entertainment Weekly, the WSJ, and In Style.

Yuto performed the National anthem at Citi Field for the NY Mets and Dodger Stadium for the LA Dodgers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYMykkMhhgA

Yuto currently lives in Tokyo Japan with his parents and younger brother.

Yuto was voted in 2011 as one of the “100 Japanese citizens that will change the world” by a Japanese TV Station.

At 13 years old, Yuto Miyazawa is selected as one of the top 8 guitarists in Asia by www.musicife.com

Yuto has also played in Singapore and Hong Kong numerous times. His fan base is worldwide and range from children to adults; He has 5,000 Facebook friends from all over the world.