was a Japanese guitarist and record producer.
Biography
He was a former member of the music unit stereo criminals. After the dissolution of the unit, he made a full-scale start of activities as a guitarist, provided, arranged, and produced his music to other artists. He was a support guitarist for Kōji Kikkawa and aiko, and also worked for them as an arranger.
He served as the second generation guitarist of the back band Gyakutai Glycogen of singer-songwriter Ringo Sheena, whom he married in November 2000 (announced in January 2001). They divorced in January 2002.
In 1999, he co-produced Kaori Kawamura's solo project "Sorrow" which resumed her music activities.
From 2009 to 2010, he produced a single and album for Shunsuke Kiyokiba, in which he helped in making the rock sounds.
He died at hospital due to illness at 21:31 on 26 January 2018. He was 49. According to Yahyoshi's affiliation office, he had been fighting illness for about two and a half years until his death, but said he was not releasing the details of his illness.
Works, arrangements, productions
a flood of circle – "Best Ride," "Hana" (arrangement-production) Kana Uemura "Taisetsu na Hito" recorded track "Ashioto" (arrangement) Catsuomaticdeath (production) Kaori Kawamura (Sorrow) – Sorrow, Macaroni (work-arrangement, production) Shunsuke Kiyokiba – "Jet," "Mahō no Kotoba," "Ale," "Kawaranai Koto," "again," Rock & Soul (arrangement-production) Cool Joke – "Undo" (arrangement) go!go!vanillas – Kameleon Lights recorded tracks "Bilin Girl," "Counter Action" (arrangement-production) Hiroya Komeiji (arrangement-production) Maika Shiratori (joint work-arrangement, co-production) Strange Nude Cult – "Sorairo no Finale/Hana o Kau" (arrangement-production) Naomi Tamura – "Casablanca Dandy" (Kenji Sawada cover. Joint with Hitoshi Takaba) Tsubaki – "Style," "Hanabi" (co-composition, production) Shintaro Hazama – Bourbon Street, Simple Man (production) Maria (arrangement) melody. – "Haruka" (arrangement)