About
Chromatic
dreamers

Hi! My name is Nostalgia, and I’m the creator and leader of Chromatic Dreamers. Born and raised in Toronto, Canada. Chromatic Dreamers is both a rookie band aiming for the stage and inspiring others to pursue their dreams, and a blog with beginner music tips and Japanese music resources. 

I’ve been a fan of Japanese music since 2006 and a fan of anime for as long as I could remember. Music was my favourite subject through school and I played various isntruments casually, but there was one thing on my bucketlist that I couldn’t achieve as a teen, and that was to be in a band and play on stage. 

As an adult, I’ve made a lot of changes in my life. Switching jobs for a better income, then pursuing my true childhood dream job. I also started travelling alone, my first trip was to Tokyo, Japan, then I visited other places in Canada. I stopped making excuses, stopped waiting on people, and stopped letting my fears hold me back. 

In 2020, I decided to try guitar again as my new years resolution. And during my last solo trip in February, I started my first blog, as that was something I always wanted to do. I was up north in Yellowknife to see the Aurora, so I had a lot of free time between tours and activities. 

After trying out Guitar Tricks, I wanted to learn more about Japanese music and why it sounded the way it did, but there were very few resources out there. I found it super frustrating cause when i would apply western music theory, it didn’t come close. But I also knew that the main reason I even picked up guitar was to play with a band, so i was a little low on motivation. 

I decided to try again, inviting a member from my first failed band in 2014, Ptollemy, and a friend of friends I met when I attempted a Kpop dance group in 2015, Chu. Due to the pandemic, we only got to meet a couple times that summer before lockdowns started again. I did put up other ads and found Norman when we started up again  in June 2021.