Ridy Hudson

Singer song writer. Raised and born in Tokyo, Japan. She has Japanese American father and Japanese mother. The artist name Ridy Hudson was taken from her nick name “Lydia”. She has been listening and watching various kinds of music and movies since her birth. All of her favorite songs and movies are American or British, and she was listening to them all in English. Though she did not know any English word in those days, she was singing these songs by using her talented imagination and listening skill. She started learning classic ballet and the playing piano since 4 years old. She spent her time on checking “Billboard top 50” every day when she was a teenager. This experience made her an opportunity to listen many kinds of music. Beyond the genre, she met many talented artists. She started listening Country music, HIPHOP and R&B as well. Ridy moved to Dublin, Ireland, when she was 11 years old, She went to a local school there and took an enthusiastic music class that she never experienced in Japan. She learnt how beautiful to communicate through music. Experiencing a different culture, her admiration toward English music became stronger. After she came back to Japan, she devoted her life to classic ballet again. She passed an audition held by international male ballet dancer/director Tetsuya Kumakawa, and learned ballet at his ballet studio. She learned how to play the instruments by herself. Also she learned how to arrange music on computer with using software.