is the former keyboardist and songwriter of Japanese pop group Every Little Thing. He founded the band in early 1996 with his old friend Ichirō Itō and then 18-year-old singer

Kaori Mochida is the lead singer of Japanese pop group Every Little Thing. Biography Mochida began her career as a child actress, appearing in magazines and TV commercials. She then became a member of the second generation of idol group The Kuro Buta All ...

. He left Every Little Thing in April 2000 after releasing the third album, ''Eternity''. Since leaving the band, he started producing

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for the band Day After Tomorrow which disbanded in 2005. Currently he plays keyboards and is a songmaker and producer in band Rushmore. He was also involved in composing and writing song lyrics for Every Little Thing's ninth album, ''Change''.

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Rushmore official website

Official blog
1969 births Living people Japanese keyboardists Every Little Thing (band) members Musicians from Kanagawa Prefecture {{Japan-musician-stub