Nobuyuki �gBob�h Ohashi was born in Tokyo, Japan. He grew up in a blue-collar, industrial part of Tokyo. When he was a kid, his hero was the World Junior Middle Weight Boxing Champion, who lived in the same town. Nobuyuki and his friends always chased after the champ!
Most of Nobuyuki�fs friends loved fighting and boxing, and their school life was in chaos.
But Nobuyuki found his own thing. In the early 80�fs he met amplified blues harp sound. Magic Dick, the killer player of J.Geils band, was his first idol. After listening some good rock music, he began to search for the roots of rock "blues". In the blues world there are too many great harmonica players! He started to play blues harp and formed his first band with his classmates. At first he taught himself blues harp, and then he participated in �gthe Japanese harmonica legend�h Mr. Koichi Matsuda�fs workshop for two years.
In 1987, Nobuyuki won the championship at Hohner�fs Harmonica Contest. He has established his own deeply amplified sound.
He moved to Osaka (the second largest city in Japan) in 1988, and performed lots of gigs at local clubs.
In 1991 Nobuyuki returned to Tokyo. He formed his new band and started to write songs. He performed at venues, street festivals, and sometimes on streets. He plays blues, soul, funk and jazz with �gzen�h oriented sounds.
Nobuyuki has some recording experience such as TV commercials and sound tracks. In 1995 he performed at the pre-stage of the Park Tower Blues Festival (one of the biggest blues festival in Japan).
Nobuyuki decided to expand his music carrier much more. He moved to Manhattan, New York in 1997. During his stay in NY, he played at many venues and jammed with lots of local musicians. He performed at Original Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. Harlem people pushed him up to semi final competition!
Nobuyuki returned to Tokyo in 2002. He has juat released his new solo CD.
If you are looking for something different and "real" music, now is the time to contact Nobuyuki. He is seeking opportunities to play his harp. You will be satisfied with his awesome sound!!