is a Japanese
city pop
is a loosely defined form of Japanese pop music that emerged in the late 1970s and peaked in the 1980s. It was originally termed as an offshoot of Japan's Western-influenced "new music", but came to include a wide range of styles – including ...
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
, abbreviated as , is a private university, private research university in Japan. Its predecessor, Nihon Law School (currently the Department of Law), was founded by Yamada Akiyoshi, the Minister of Justice (Japan), Minister of Justice, in 1889. ...
, 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
, known as , is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter, originating from Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Biography
Her debut release was the 1978 ''Oribia o Kikinagara'' (While Listening to Olivia), written by Amii Ozaki. Her song "Cat's Eye" was u ...
'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" and the single "
You're My Only Shinin' Star", which was fully produced, were sent to No. 1 on the
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ...
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