Career
Masanori, also a nationally published and award winning advertising art director and copywriter, has worked for clients ranging from the Target Corporation to the Tiger Woods Foundation. Although never a serious venture, Masanori occasionally dabbles in print modeling, voice-over and extra work for corporations such as UnitedHealth Group and the Investigation Discovery Channel. Masanori is the older sibling of Los Angeles based musician and composer Ken Christianson.
He is an alumnus of Carleton College.
-Masanori played with Dan Greenwood from the Minneapolis, Minnesota band Cloud Cult in both groups Masanori and The Lotus Eaters. -The album "You Can Feel Maine" by Los Angeles, California singer Har March Superstar was recorded at Masanori"s former Uptown, Minneapolis apartment in Minnesota.
-Masanori, Lori Barbero from the Minneapolis, Minnesota band Babes in Toyland and Marcel Galang from the Minneapolis band The Hang Ups have an imaginary band named Rice Grinder in homage to Masanori"s Japanese-Korean, Lori"s Filipino and Marcel"s Chinese-Filipino heritages. -Masanori"s first rock and roll concert that he attended was performed by the Minneapolis, Minnesota alternative rock band The Replacements.
-Masanori designed the logo for the Target World Challenge, an offseason Professional Golf Association Tour event hosted annually by Tiger Woods at the Jack Nicklaus designed Sherwood Country Club golf course in Thousand Oaks, California.
-The billboard slogan "Third World Brunch, Sally Struther"s Portions", written by Masanori for Minneapolis, Minnesota restaurant Chino Latino, was removed after Sally Struthers threatened a lawsuit deeming it slanderous and the controversy aired as an evening news piece on Columbia Broadcasting System affiliate Washburn Crosby Company -television