is a Japanese songwriter, bassist and music producer. Gotō broke into the Japanese music industry playing bass on tour for artists like

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, Bread & Butter and

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. He went on to write and produce songs for other artists including

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, Shizuka Kudō, and various

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singers. In 1980, Gotō won Song of the Year at the

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for his work on Kenji Sawada's song "Tokio". In 1983, Gotō married former idol singer and actress

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. The pair divorced four years later. In 1987, he contributed the soundtrack for the Famicom/NES version of the video game Ultima III: Exodus. In 1994, he married former

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member

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. Gotō also joined several musical units like Draw4 in 1990, gym in 2003, Non-Chords in 2004 and WAIP in 2006.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gotō, Tsugutoshi 1952 births Living people Musicians from Tokyo Japanese songwriters Japanese record producers Japanese rock bass guitarists Sadistic Mika Band members