Ami Inoi has been recognized at an early age in Japanese youth competitions. Amongst her early achievements are the 1st prize at the 35th Guitar Music Grand prix (2010, Osaka) at the age of sixteen, 3rd prize at the 2014 Taiwan International Guitar Competition in Taipei. Her most recent and prestigious success came in 2022, when Inoi was selected as the first Japanese artist to reach the finalist stage at the Guitar Foundation of America International Competition in Indianapolis, the most sought-after classical guitar competition in the world.

Her debut CD “Black Star” from FONTEC (Japan), was warmly received in 2015. Since then, she recorded “Moonlight” in 2017. This success led to her major release third album, "MEDUSA," which was recorded in 2019 under the Japanese label King Records.