60年代、70年代のソウルミュージックに聴かれる泥臭く、魂に訴えかける音楽をベースとした良質な Hip Hop音楽の発信を目的とするOTO Recordingsを主宰し、これまでに4枚のＥＰを12インチアナログ でリリース。ラップ、歌、楽曲制作を手がけるミュージシャン。

09年には[NIHILIST ep]と[we meet, we part.]を2枚連続でリリースし、O-parts recordings作品に キーボードリストとして参加。 今夏リリースの「Private Sunshine」では、スーダン人ラッパーAbbass Anoor をFeatureし、ソリッドなビートの上で、自らの死生観を浮き彫りにしている。

仙台市連坊出身。９９年に十代で単身渡米後、Jimmy Cliffのバックボーカルの他、Ｒ＆Ｂ/ＰＯＰの バッキングシンガーとしてNYCを中心に東欧・アジア諸国でライブ活動を展開する傍ら、自身の楽曲制作を進める。 Brooklyn Collegeでは現代音楽の作曲をAmnon Wolmanに師事し、ピアニストとして室内楽のコンサートをこなした。 05年の"S.F.T.H."(12")発表と同時に[Music of the People,by the People,for the People]を掲げた自身のレーベル OTO Recordingsを仙台にて始動。07年３月に「既成概念からのインディペンデント」を宣言した2nd EP[Direction]を リリースし、アナログ専門店を中心にアンダーグラウンドチャートを賑わせSOLDOUT。 '08年はTiempos de Lilica（ スペイン）のアルバム[GLOBAL SONAR]に客演。09年には[NIHILIST ep]と[we meet, we part.]を2枚連続でリリース。 [NIHILIST]では自己のニヒリズムをファンクバンドと、[we meet, we part.]ではBluRum13(ONE SELF/NINJA TUNE), DJ　DAIKEI(O-parts Recordings)という鬼才二人と「出会いと別れ」の音をHipHopを触媒に紡ぎ出し、[Direction] からの３作がzooooo.jpで同時チャートインを記録した。

Sakura Nozaki is a Sendai based Singer, Songwriter, keyboardist and MC with a 5-octave vocal range. Her various musings related to political, social, and personal issues of today's world are set to her particular style of music. She was born in Sendai, Japan, and grew-up grooving to 70's soul music. She would often steal from her father's vinyl stash. Sakura says "I would always sing and imitate the greatest singers of all time from Otis Redding to Lauryn Hill. I would sing all day just to kill time. There wasn't anything else I really wanted to do. Music for me has become an addiction." Right after high school graduation, she sent a demo-tape to an audition being held by a small independent label in New York City and it was accepted. This success led her to NYC by herself in 1999. Even though the project failed, she started her professional career in music in NYC as a pop and R&B singer at the age of 19. She is also a former member of YPC of New York City, with which she performed at the United Nations, the White House, Carnegie Hall and broadcast networks like CBS, NBC, FIX, NPR & WNYC Radio. After experiencing stage performances as a singer (including performances with Jimmy Cliff, J esse Martin and various other famous musicians), she was motivated to create an original sound coupled with g ritty urban and poetry and hip-hop. Right before returning to her home in Sendai, she released her first 12inch EP "S.F.T.H." in late 2004 and her Direction EP was released in March, 2007 featuring "SPaNK", a hardcore New York City-based funk & soul band. Sakura also contributed to Tiempos de Lirica's album "Global Sonar" as a featured artist, and has been featured in DJ DAIKEI's pieces as a keyboardist.

And also, her third EP "NIHILIST" was released in May, 2009 followed by "We meet, We part.", in which she successfully used hiphop as catalyst to express the emotive power of a moment of human exchange in a collaboration with Blu Rum 13 (NINJA TUNE/TRUE INGREDIENTS) and DJ DAIKEI (O-Parts Recordings). All of her latest three vinyls together charted on zooooo.jp at the same time.

She is currently hard at work recording her fifth EP, which is expected to be released in Summer 2011.