is a Japanese
city pop singer-songwriter, musician, and producer.
He has released many studio albums, as well as several instrumental and live albums. He has been active since at least 1981
and is still active, having released his most recent album in August 2022.
Biography
Kadomatsu began playing music at around grade 4 or 5, after seeing his older brother playing guitar and wanting to try it himself.
Kadomatsu studied philosophy at
Nihon University, where he participated in the university's music club. While still studying, he debuted as a musical artist in 1981 with single ''YOKOHAMA Twilight Time'' and the album ''Sea Breeze''.
In 1987, he released the hit instrumental album ''SEA IS A LADY'' which charted at No. 4. From 1993 to 1998, he went on a hiatus from releasing music and touring to focus on producing and songwriting for other Japanese artists, before returning with a successful comeback tour in 1999. Since then, he has been energetically engaged in artist activities, such as holding an anniversary concert every five years.
Kadomatsu is also energetically producing to other artists. Among them,
Anri's album "Timely!!",
Miho Nakayama
is a Japanese singer and actress. She is affiliated with Big Apple Co., Ltd. Nakayama is nicknamed , and sometimes uses the pseudonyms or when she writes the lyrics.
Biography History
Nakayama was born in Saku, Nagano, Japan. Following her ...
's album "
Catch The Nite
is the sixth studio album by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama. Released through King Records on February 10, 1988, the album features the No. 1 single " Catch Me". It was produced by Toshiki Kadomatsu, who composed majority of the album's songs ...
" and the single "
You're My Only Shinin' Star
"You're My Only Shinin' Star" is a song recorded by Japanese entertainer Miho Nakayama, from her third studio album '' Summer Breeze'' (1986). It was re-recorded two years later and released as her 10th single by King Records on February 17, 1988 ...
", which was fully produced, were sent to No. 1 on the
Oricon weekly chart.
On March 11, 2022, Kadomatsu participated in the
Shuichi "Ponta" Murakami tribute concert "One Last Live", performing "Sea Line", "Ramp In", and "Yokohama Twilight Time".
Discography
Studio albums
Compilations
Singles
Other appearances
References
External links
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1960 births
Japanese male singer-songwriters
Japanese singer-songwriters
Japanese male pop singers
Japanese rock musicians
Japanese guitarists
Singers from Tokyo
Living people