Katsuki Hagiwara (Japanese: 萩原克己) (born 1949) was a Japanese music critic and representative managing director of Elec Records, a Japanese media corporation re-established in November 2004. He was born in

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History

*Performed at the 1968 Nationwide Yamaha Light Music Contest, aged 19, as drummer of the band MAX (マックス), which saw success in the Group Sound category. *Managed the recording of

Takuro Yoshida is a Japanese male singer-songwriter. He was born on April 5, 1946 in Okuchi, Kagoshima and raised in Hiroshima. He made his debut with the single "Imeji no Uta / Mark II" on June 1, 1970. His 1972 recording of "Tabi no Yado" sold over one m ...

's (吉田拓郎) backing band for 1970's "Poems of Youth" (青春の詩), in addition to working as a studio musician for artists such as

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(泉谷しげる),

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(大橋純子), and Furuido (古井戸). *Joined Elec Records in 1972, serving as Creative Director & Head of PR. Responsible for artists such as Hako Yamasaki (山崎ハコ),

Eiichi Otaki Eiichi Ohtaki (July 28, 1948 – December 30, 2013) was a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He first became known as a member of the rock band Happy End, but was better known for his solo work which began in 1972. ...

's Niagara project (ナイアガラ, 大瀧詠一), and Sugar Babe (シュガー・ベイブ) with

Tatsuro Yamashita , occasionally credited as Tatsu Yamashita or Tats Yamashita, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and record producer, who is known for pioneering the style of Japanese adult-oriented rock/soft rock music. His most well-known song is "Christmas E ...

et al. (山下達郎). *Signed with

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in 1977. Produced artists such as Keiko Mizukoshi (水越けいこ), Miyuki Kosaka (香坂みゆき), Feifei Ouyang (欧陽菲菲),

Kumiko Akiyoshi (born July 29, 1954), better known as , is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best actress at the 1st Hochi Film Award for ''Banka'', ''Saraba natsuno hikariyo'' and ''Brother and Sister''. Filmography Films * '' Tabi no omosa'' (1972 ...

(秋吉久美子),

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(外道), jazz fusion band

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(カシオペア) & its successor

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. *Established Mu Music Publishing Inc. in 1996.Interview with Katsuki Hagiwara
*Wrote autobiographical essays for Sky Perfect TV (月刊スカイパーフェクTV!), a monthly paper published by Pia Corporation.

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