Welcome to neecher.net!

Note: If you've come here in search of my debut compact disc album, Piano Transcriptions, it can be found at the Sato Music Editions website. My deep appreciation for all the support!

Allow me to introduce myself through some useless biographical data (click here for a professional bio):

Full Name

Junichi Steven Sato

Nickname

Neecher (click here to read about the origin of my nickname, as well as an explanation of the musical icon at the top of this page)

Birthplace

Chicago

Proprietor of

J. S. Sato Music Editions

Favorite Original Quote

It's never late to be late

Occupations

Pianist, chamber musician, composer, arranger, editor, publisher, transcriber, proofreader, and engraver, but most of my waking hours are spent teaching at DePaul University and at Music Makers of Western Springs (let's face it: a musician has to do a little bit of everything in order to make a living)

Hobbies

Computer and calculator programming, computer games, flight simulation, chess

Education

High school diploma (honor-roll) in Math and Science, Lane Technical High School, 1991; Bachelor of Music (honors) in Piano Performance, DePaul University, 1995; Master of Music in Piano Performance with a Cognate in Composition, Indiana University at Bloomington, 1998

Memberships

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Music Teachers National Association, Chicago Area Music Teachers Association, National Guild of Piano Teachers, American Bach Society, American Liszt Society, Japanese American Citizens League

Travelled to

seven countries in Eastern and Western Europe (before the fall of the Berlin Wall) as a "student ambassador"

Co-author of

Urlkoiig, an unfinished novel about a kingdom threatened by overgrown serpents

Programs

Written and uploaded a variety of programs for the Hewlett-Packard HP-48SX including SupraFactor (a polynomial-factoring program), the MusicWriter Library (a collection of music-writing tools), a compass program that tells you where north is, and a dice game (click here to download my HP-48 programs)

Some Unusual Pieces in my Repertoire

Bach-Busoni: Toccata, Adagio, and Fugue in C; Mozart-Liszt-Busoni: Fantasie on Two Themes from the Marriage of Figaro; Paul de Schlözer: Concert Etude No. 1; George Rochberg: Partita-Variations

I Have An Obsession With

Ferruccio Busoni: Concerto in C for piano and orchestra with male chorus

My Last Major Work

was in F Major. Or was it A Major? Was it even tonal?

I Recently Saw

Franz Liszt talking to Elvis down at the drugstore

Some things you can stumble upon while here:

My official bio
A listing of my musical works
Audio clips of myself
A picture of myself performing at Carnegie Hall
My quiz on Beethoven's piano sonatas
My programs for the HP-48

Dying for more interesting (or less boring) links? As a thank you for your time and effort in scrolling down this far, I offer you a hint: click on my caricature near the top of this page for a list of my favorite links.

I know what you're thinking. "Aaaargh, now I have to scroll all the way back up!?"