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TouhouCon 2015 Announces Renowned AAA Video Game Music Composer and Producer Rika Muranaka as Guest of Honor

TouhouCon 2015 Announces Renowned AAA Video Game Music Composer and Producer Rika Muranaka as Guest of Honor

Villa Park, CA – August 21st, 2015 – TouhouCon is pleased to announce today music composer and producer Rika Muranaka Guest of Honor at its September convention. TouhouCon, Where Creativity Comes to Play, is scheduled for September 18-20, 2015, at the Hilton Anaheim. She will participate in a special meet-n-greet, question and answer panel sessions, and autograph session. In addition, she along with Grammy award winning producer Damien “E-Love” Matthias will be the official judges to a Karaoke Contest held at this year's event.

Based in Tokyo, Japan and Los Angeles, California, Rika has composed and produced themes to some of Konami's most successful & award-winning AAA game titles including Metal Gear Solid series (MGS), Silent Hill, and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. She was instrumental in collaborating and hiring Hollywood film composer Harry Gregson-Williams to work with her on the MGS series. She has played a fundamental role in shaping the tone of dramatic on screen events, which elevated the cinematic experience for gamers worldwide. To this day, Rika has sold over 44 million copies of video games, combined with CDs sales through out the world. Her last project with Konami, and the final entry in the Metal Gear Solid series, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, will be released September 1st, 2015, and the soundtrack will be released September 2nd, 2015.

E-Love is best known for co-producing and performing with LL Cool J, one of Def Jams Records' first artists. He was also instrumental in launching the careers of Tupac Shakur and John Forte of the Fugees. He was an integral part of fledgling Def Jam Records' hugely successful pre-internet marketing team using creative “Street Teams” trained to inundate the airways, college campuses and distribute fliers, post signs on bus stops, walls, set up high school and college tours, radio talk shows, coordinate media – cutting- edge gorilla marketing for that time. In addition, E-Love made sure the artists showed up to radio and record store appearances.

Tōzai Company CEO Bryan Yang states, “We are honored to have Muranaka-san as our guest. She represents the creativity that in all of us.”

Rika Muranaka joins TouhouCon's 2015 line-up alongside musical producers REDALiCE, ARM, and Masayoshi Minoshima; independent artist Henry Liao; musical doujin circle Yuuhei Satellite, violinist TAM from TAMUSIC, and illustrator ideolo; music producer Marasy; Touhou illustrator Kozou; seiyuu and musical singer Nomico; pianist, producer, Tokyo Active Neets Representative Akai Ryuusei; Reitaisai's president Takahiro Hojo; Koumajou Densetsu Series Banpai Akira; Akuma no Riddle manga Artist Sunao; Touhou illustrator Shinoasa; and 8-Bit Cinema creators David and Henry Dutton. To stay updated on all the latest TouhouCon 2015 news, follow us on Twitter, become a fan on Facebook, and check us out on YouTube.

To register for TouhouCon 2015, please visit our website.

About TouhouCon

Located in Anaheim, California – TouhouCon, where creativity comes to play, is a place for innovators of all levels from around he world to come together and interact with a culturally diverse community. Artist, musicians, and game developers, both locally and from abroad are invited to showcase their latest creations. TouhouCon 2015 will be held Sept 18 – Sept 20, 2015 at the Hilton Anaheim in Southern California. More information can be found at its website (www.touhoucon.com).

About Tōzai Company, LLC

Tōzai Company, LLC is a company founded with a mission to bring different cultures and fandoms together. This organization is more popularly known by its entertainment property, TouhouCon. More information can be found at its website (www.touzaicompany.com).

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