TAIKOPROJECT
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2000
- HeadquartersLos Angeles, United States
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingServices
TAIKOPROJECT firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- TAIKOPROJECT
- Legal name
- TAIKOPROJECT
- Website
- https://taikoproject.org
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2000
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
TAIKOPROJECT industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Live Performing Arts / Taiko Ensemble
- NAICS
- Fine Arts Schools (611610)
- SIC
- Services-Educational Services (8200)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Kids & Youth Martial Arts Programs (HSADADAG)
Keywords
Where TAIKOPROJECT is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Los Angeles
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
TAIKOPROJECT business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Performance Ticket Sales: Revenue from touring concerts at performing arts centers and theaters. TAIKOPROJECT: 25 touring production booked at venues across the U.S. and internationally. Tickets range from $35-$125 for 25th Anniversary concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
- Educational Programs: School assemblies, workshops, and residency programs serving K-12 schools across Southern California through Music Center Performing Artists in Schools and Segerstrom Center ArtsTeach Program. Contact-based programs for students.
- Corporate and Special Event Performances: Customized taiko performances for corporate events, product launches, store openings, gala dinners, and special events. Clients include Uniqlo, Mitsuwa, F5, and others.
- Community Programs: Partnership programs with non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and municipal entities ranging from one-time performances to long-term artist residencies and workshop presentations.
- Donations and Fundraising: Annual BaseBeat donor program with multiple giving levels. 25th Anniversary campaign raised $97,949. Matching gift campaigns with $20,000 challenge gift from John and Sarah Kobara. Tax-deductible donations support artistic work and programs.
- Foundation Grants: Major grants from foundations including Perenchio Foundation (three-year grant awarded Fall 2024), National Endowment for the Arts, California Arts Council, and other institutional funders supporting specific programs and general operations.
- TAIKOPROJECT Academy Classes: Adult and youth taiko classes taught at studio in Little Tokyo. Youth Summer Camp offered annually. Beginning and intermediate levels available.
- Album Sales and Merchandise: Studio albums sold through Bandcamp including '25', 'Benzaiten', 'Our Many Sides', 'Surrounding Suns', and collaborative album 'Quetzal + TAIKOPROJECT'. Merchandise including 25th Anniversary shirts and USB card album releases.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | 25th Anniversary Concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Rhythmic Relations 2026 at Broad Stage |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Youth Summer Camp |
| Subscription | Monthly | Academy Classes |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels6 records
TAIKOPROJECT product offering
Product offeringCore offering
TAIKOPROJECT is a nonprofit performing arts ensemble that delivers live taiko drumming performances and touring concert productions, led by flagship shows TAIKOPROJECT: 25 and BENZAITEN, each featuring 8-12 performers. Beyond touring, it runs K-12 educational programs through Music Center and Segerstrom Center rosters, the TAIKOPROJECT Academy offering adult and youth taiko classes at a Little Tokyo studio, and an annual Youth Summer Camp, while also releasing studio albums.
Product overview
TAIKOPROJECT is a performing arts ensemble that defines a modern American style of taiko, blending traditional Japanese drumming forms with innovative contemporary aesthetics. The company's core offerings center on live performances and touring productions, primarily the 'TAIKOPROJECT: 25' anniversary production and the 'BENZAITEN' show, both featuring 8-12 performers with authentic taiko drums, bamboo flutes, marimba, koto, voice, and their signature 400-pound mother drum. Adjacent to touring productions, TAIKOPROJECT operates the TAIKOPROJECT Academy for youth and adult taiko classes, an annual Youth Summer Camp, and educational programs through partnerships with the Music Center and Segerstrom Center. The company presents its annual home concert 'Rhythmic Relations' featuring sister groups Bombu Taiko (adult community) and Kitsune Taiko (youth ensemble). Additional revenue streams include special events, corporate performances, and fair/theme park engagements. TAIKOPROJECT has released five studio albums including '25', 'Quetzal + TAIKOPROJECT', 'Surrounding Suns', 'Our Many Sides', and 'Benzaiten'.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- TAIKOPROJECT Academy: Southern California's premiere taiko educational program provider, offering instruction for youth and adults in taiko drumming.
Products and services
- TAIKOPROJECT: 25 TAIKOPROJECT's flagship 25th Anniversary touring concert production, blending music, theater, choreography, costumes, and set design into a full-scale percussive concert featuring 8-12 performers. Designed for performing arts center MainStage engagements.
- BENZAITEN Groundbreaking touring production that shatters gender stereotypes and challenges notions of femininity and masculinity in the taiko world. Channeling the Japanese goddess Benzaiten, the concert blends percussive power and strength with consummate grace and movement for performing arts center audiences.
- Rhythmic Relations TAIKOPROJECT's annual summer home concert series featuring TAIKOPROJECT, Bombu Taiko, and Kitsune Taiko performing new works and updated arrangements of classic pieces. Held at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica, CA.
- Educational Programs (K-12) School assemblies, workshops, and residency programs serving K-12 schools across Southern California through the Music Center Performing Artists in Schools & Neighborhoods roster (Los Angeles County) and Segerstrom Center ArtsTeach Program (Orange County). Performed for over 24,000 students at 65 schools in 2025.
- Corporate & Special Event Performances
Quantifiable outcome
- Over 24,000 students reached at 65 schools across Southern California in 2025
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use TAIKOPROJECT
Customer profileNamed customers10 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
TAIKOPROJECT technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
TAIKOPROJECT partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.
- QuetzalcoreGrammy-winning folk/rock band collaborated on 'Quetzal + TAIKOPROJECT' collaborative album and joint performances including 25th Anniversary concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
- Sumie KanekocoreShamisen and koto virtuoso performed as guest artist at 25th Anniversary concert. Will tour with TAIKOPROJECT in Fall 2027 for new collaborative concert program.
- Music Center Performing Artists in Schools & NeighborhoodscoreTAIKOPROJECT serves on the prestigious educational performer roster for Los Angeles County schools, providing assemblies and workshops.
- Segerstrom Center ArtsTeach ProgramcoreTAIKOPROJECT serves on the educational performer roster for Orange County, CA schools, providing assemblies and workshops.
- TMEG ProductionsminorEvent production company TAIKOPROJECT has worked with over the last two decades for special events.
- Octagon EventsminorGlobal entertainment and sports agency that has worked with TAIKOPROJECT for events.
- Wilson Dow GroupminorEvent production company partnered with TAIKOPROJECT for events over two decades.
- Scarlett EntertainmentminorEntertainment booking agency that has worked with TAIKOPROJECT.
- ZenArtsminorEvent production company partnered with TAIKOPROJECT for events.
- 88RisingmajorMusic collective sponsored TAIKOPROJECT's performance at Coachella Festival 2024 with Atarashii Gakko!
- UbisoftmajorFeatured TAIKOPROJECT at Ubisoft Forward for Assassin's Creed Shadows game reveal in 2024.
- 88Rising / Atarashii Gakko!majorInvited to perform at prestigious Coachella Festival 2024 with Japanese girl band Atarashii Gakko!, sponsored by 88Rising.
- Playing for ChangeminorCollaborated on Peter Gabriel's 'Biko' in 2021.
Scale indicators14 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
TAIKOPROJECT competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- On Ensemble: Los Angeles-based American taiko ensemble that also blends traditional Japanese taiko with contemporary musical and theatrical elements. Directly comparable as a SoCal-rooted American taiko group competing for similar performing arts center bookings, school programs, and cultural events.
- Unit Souzou: Portland-based contemporary taiko and dance company blending Japanese taiko with modern choreography and theater. Comparable in fusing traditional taiko with contemporary theatrical staging and serving performing arts center and educational markets.
- Portland Taiko: Portland, Oregon-based American taiko ensemble offering performances, classes, and educational outreach. Directly comparable in mission, programming mix (performance + education + community classes), and target audiences across schools, festivals, and corporate events.
- Denver Taiko: Community-based American taiko group in Denver offering performances, workshops, and educational programs. Comparable as a regional American taiko ensemble with school programs, community workshops, and touring performances serving similar customer segments.
- Mu Daiko: Minneapolis-based community taiko ensemble offering classes, workshops, and performances. Comparable as a U.S. community-rooted taiko group combining performance, education, and instruction in a single integrated organization.
- San Francisco Taiko Dojo (Soh Daiko): One of the oldest and most established American taiko ensembles, founded by Grandmaster Seiichi Tanaka. Directly comparable in that it offers touring performances, educational programs, and community taiko instruction in a major U.S. metro, competing for similar performing arts center and school bookings.
- Seattle Kokon Taiko: Seattle-based American taiko ensemble with youth programs, community classes, and touring performances. Comparable in operating an integrated performance-and-instruction model serving Pacific Northwest schools, festivals, and community events.
Regional players
- East West Players: Los Angeles-based Asian American theater company that awarded TAIKOPROJECT its Visionary Award. Comparable as an AAPI-focused performing arts organization based in the same metro, competing for overlapping cultural funding, audiences, and corporate/arts partnerships in Southern California.
Broad incumbents
- Silkroad Ensemble: Grammy-winning cross-cultural performing ensemble founded by Yo-Yo Ma that blends global musical traditions with contemporary performance. Comparable as a higher-profile, larger-scale American ensemble that integrates traditional cultural music with theatrical staging and pursues similar performing arts center, educational, and brand-aligned engagements.
- Kodo: The world-renowned Japanese professional taiko ensemble based on Sado Island. Kodo is the gold standard in global taiko and tours internationally at major venues and festivals, competing for the same high-end performing arts center engagements and cultural prestige that TAIKOPROJECT pursues.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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TAIKOPROJECT leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles11 records
TAIKOPROJECT subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries4 records
TAIKOPROJECT funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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TAIKOPROJECT M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about TAIKOPROJECT
What does TAIKOPROJECT do?
TAIKOPROJECT is a nonprofit performing arts ensemble that delivers live taiko drumming performances and touring concert productions, led by flagship shows TAIKOPROJECT: 25 and BENZAITEN, each featuring 8-12 performers. Beyond touring, it runs K-12 educational programs through Music Center and Segerstrom Center rosters, the TAIKOPROJECT Academy offering adult and youth taiko classes at a Little Tokyo studio, and an annual Youth Summer Camp, while also releasing studio albums.
Is TAIKOPROJECT a public or private company?
TAIKOPROJECT is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.
When was TAIKOPROJECT founded?
TAIKOPROJECT was founded in 2000. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is TAIKOPROJECT based?
TAIKOPROJECT is headquartered in Los Angeles, United States, in the North America region.
How does TAIKOPROJECT make money?
Eight revenue lines are on record. Performance Ticket Sales are the primary driver. The others are educational Programs, corporate and Special Event Performances, community Programs, donations and Fundraising, foundation Grants, TAIKOPROJECT Academy Classes and album Sales and Merchandise.
Who are TAIKOPROJECT's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are On Ensemble, Unit Souzou, Portland Taiko, Denver Taiko, Mu Daiko, San Francisco Taiko Dojo (Soh Daiko) and Seattle Kokon Taiko. East West Players is listed as a regional player. Broad incumbents are Silkroad Ensemble and Kodo.
Does TAIKOPROJECT have an API?
No public API is recorded for TAIKOPROJECT.
What industry is TAIKOPROJECT in?
TAIKOPROJECT's product category is Live Performing Arts / Taiko Ensemble. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HSADADAG, Kids & Youth Martial Arts Programs. Its NAICS code is 611610 and its SIC code is 8200.