East Meets West consists of two songwriting members and friends from Germany, Australia, UK and the USA . Shyonen who was born in Kanazawa , Japan and Don Shafer who was born in Cincinnati , Ohio USA . Shyonen’s career has included playing John Lennon in the Japanese Beatles tribute band at the Cavern Club Roppongi, Tokyo Japan . He’s also played for the British and Australian Embassys in Japan after competing in the Sony/Yamaha song writing contest. Don has played professionally across the US and has opened for such artists as Joan Jett, Montgomery- Gentry and Beatles 64 (Broadway Tribute). Shyonen and Don met at the independent music site Mixposure. Shyonen and Don started talking and collaborating on songs after finding out they had much in common, including their admiration and love of The Beatles and their music. The driving force behind their music is based on their beliefs of Family, Love and Peace.-
Shyonen and EAST MEETS WEST donate CD/Mp3 total gain of sales to disaster area rehabilitation and an animal protection group in worldwide.
A direct sale is 100%, and shop pass (Amazon ,CDbaby etc) is about 60 %. The Nyanz will also do it!!!-
★17th April 2016
Kumamoto Japan
big earthquake disaster area, Animal rescue team CDCA?
★8th May 2015
Nepal big earthquake disaster area
The specific non-corporation Shaplaneer of for-profit
★27th Aug. 2014
Hiroshima landslide disaster animal protection.
★24th July 2014
W.N.P animal protection in Japan.
★13th Nov. 2013
Philippine typhoon victim donation (UN UNHCR)
★31th July 2013
ZERO - VETS Group in the veterinarian center aiming
at the kill disposal zero (NPO corporation goal zero)
★12th June 2013
Fukushima Japan Disaster area pet protection support
(corporation UKC JAPAN).
★18th July 2012
Aso Kumamoto area flood damage contribution
(Aso western agricultural produce direct sales place administration association)
★1th Feb. 2012
Fukushima High Radioactive area pet protection support.
(NPO corporation The Yokohama animal family).
★16th March 2011
Northeastern Kanto Big Earthquake and Big Tsunami contribution (Japanese Red Cross Society)
