Biography
Born February 20, 1973. He started composing music using a computer at the age of 14, and taught himself composing techniques and music theory. When he was in high school, he joined a creative coterie group and produced electric music. The creative experience he gained there became the foundation of his later music career.
In 1994, he studied under pianist/composer Yumiko Murakami at AN music school, where he learned composing and arranging techniques for jazz and modern classical music. While still in school, he began his career as a full-fledged composer, working on stage music for musicals.
Since then, he has been involved in music production for PlayStation and other home video games. He has also worked on a wide range of stage music, and continues to compose music today.
Stage Productions:
Theater company Starboard – Entertainer, True Love, I Wish…
Theater company Naraku – Yellow Python
Theater company Creators Yui – Hands Reaching for the World of Stars
Project+ – All What You Love
and other works.
Games:
PlayStation – Ganso Family Mahjong
SEGA Saturn – Super Kyotei 2, Phantom Black Bass
and other works.
Musical Style & Concept
Building on the traditions of jazz and classical music, he creates experimental crossover music.
Since his childhood, he has been familiar with music production using computers, and he excels at precisely constructing his own musical world using DAW (Digital Audio Workstation).
Based on a variety of sound materials such as live instruments, synthesizers, and environmental sounds, he flexibly handles traditional composing techniques and experimental methods to create a narrative musical time.
Based on his experience in stage and game music production, he continues to explore the balance between abstract experimentation and expression that reaches the heart of the listener.
