Naoki Sekine profile

Professor, College of Sociology, Department of Business Management, Edogawa University
CEO, INOUT WORKS LLC.

After graduating from Sophia University, I studied music business at New York University.
As a producer A&R at Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., I marketed lots of Japanese artists. Then, I transferred at Live Exsam Inc. as a chief producer, booking agent and tour manager for Japanese artists shows overseas. Also, I handled stage production for overseas anime & music festivals like Anime Festival Asia in Singapore, and Pentaport Rock Festival in Korea. For the last 10 more years, I handled 40+ Japanese artists as a booking agent and tour manager like SCANDAL, T.M. Revolution, Kousuke Atari, LOVE PSYCHEDELICO, Maaya Sakamoto to name a few. I presented myself for music business seminars as a guest speaker, gave lectures at professional training colleges and universities, while contributed web media like Nikkei Cross Trend. I started a business for INOUT WORKS LLC. in May 2021, then started teaching music business at Edogawa University as a professor. 
Member for The Japanese Association for the Study of Popular Music.
Music entertainment business, especially booking agent business overseas is my specialized field. 

List of my books
[Authored]
“17 experts in music industry talks ~How to survive in the industry~” (Rittor Music) 
“Market Japanese artists overseas! ~All know-how about overseas strategy by practitioner”
(Nikkei BP)

[Translated]
“THE MUSIC BUSINESS ~Career Opportunities and Self-Defense”
“THIS BUSINESS OF MUSIC ~Marketing & Promotion”
(Ongaku No Tomo Sha)

[Co-authored]
“The Global Music Industry ~Three Perspectives~” (Routledge)