Hiroyuki Ito
CEO / Game Designer
Crypton Future Media
Japan
Biography:
Crypton Future Media, Inc. (HQ: Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido; CEO: Hiroyuki Itoh) has been handling software sound source since 1995, and is the developer of Character Vocal Series 01: Hatsune Miku, which was released in 2007.
As CEO of Crypton Future Media, Mr. Hiroyuki has established himself as a visionary "meta-creator" - one who creates various products and services to assist the creations of other people. Soon after creating a new category of Vocaloid entertainers with the introduction of Hatsune Miku, he launched PIAPRO (www.piapro.jp), the Vocaloid info, music and artwork-sharing site. Most recently in 2010, he started the music aggregation service ROUTER.FM, which has started to transmit more than 1,000 independent labels to the world.
Anime Convention Guest Appearances
- New York Comic Con 2011 - October 13-16, 2011 in New York, NY, USA
- Anime Expo 2011 - July 1-4, 2011 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
- New York Comic Con 2010 - October 8-10, 2010 in New York, NY, USA