ANAMANAGUCHI IS PETER BERKMAN (DALLAS), ARY WARNAAR (NEW YORK CITY), LUKE SILAS (LOS ANGELES) AND JAMES DEVITO (PROVIDENCE), ORIGINALLY FORMED IN NEW YORK. THEY ARE A MULTI-FACETED GROUP OF RECORDING ARTISTS & CREATIVE DIRECTORS (I.E. A BAND).
THEY ARE LIVE PERFORMERS & MUSIC COMPOSERS-- IN 2023 SCORING THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED NETFLIX SERIES 'SCOTT PILGRIM TAKES OFF' WITH CO-COMPOSER JOE TRAPANESE (TRON: LEGACY, NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU), THE SOUNDTRACK BECAME AN AMAZON TOP SELLER. THEIR LATEST ALBUM [USA] WAS RELEASED ON THE DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN INDEPENDENT POLYVINYL RECORDS IMPRINT.
ANAMANAGUCHI BEGAN SCORING IN 2010 WITH UBISOFT'S SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD: THE GAME, RESULTING IN A BILLBOARD-CHARTING SOUNDTRACK RELEASED BY ABKCO RECORDS. THEIR ORIGINAL COMPOSITION WORK HAS BEEN FEATURED IN TV (CBS SATURDAY MORNING), FILM (21 JUMP STREET), VIDEO GAMES (ROCKET LEAGUE, LITTLE BIG PLANET), AND VARIOUS BRANDS (DISCORD, TELFAR, TACO BELL, TARGET).
THE BAND HAS TOURED ACROSS NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE AND ASIA, INCLUDING FESTIVALS LOLLAPALOOZA (CHICAGO), ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL (SEOUL & MIAMI), OSHEAGA (MONTRÉAL). THEIR LIVE SHOWS INCLUDE VISUAL SET PRODUCTION FROM BAND MEMBER DEVITO (FOUNDER OF SMOOTH TECHNOLOGY, KNOWN FOR THEIR WORK WITH TAYLOR SWIFT, LADY GAGA).
ANAMANAGUCHI IS AN INTERNET BAND. WHILE THE FOUR MEMBERS PRESENT AS A TRADITIONAL ROCK BAND ON STAGE (GUITAR, BASS AND DRUMS), THEY ARE MULTI-INSTRUMENTALISTS CLASSICALLY TRAINED IN MUSIC COMPOSITION, HOLD DEGREES IN ELECTRONIC MUSIC PRODUCTION, AND HAVE A LESS-INSTITUTIONALLY-RECOGNIZED SPECIALTY IN EARLY VIDEO GAME CONSOLE MUSIC PRODUCTION (SUCH AS NES, SNES, AND GAME BOY).