, is a Japanese musician and composer, best known for his collaborations with
Chisato Moritaka
(born 11 April 1969) is a Japanese pop singer who also is notable as a songwriter. She is affiliated with Up-Front Create, a subsidiary of the Up-Front Group. from 1987 to 1995.
He is also the producer of the musical cat group
Musashi's.
Career
After graduating from
Keio University
, abbreviated as or , is a private university, private research university located in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally established as a school for Rangaku, Western studies in 1858 in Edo. It was granted university status in 1920, becomi ...
, Saitō formed the band "You" in 1980 before pursuing a career as a music producer.
Since his work on
Chisato Moritaka
(born 11 April 1969) is a Japanese pop singer who also is notable as a songwriter. She is affiliated with Up-Front Create, a subsidiary of the Up-Front Group. 's debut album ''
New Season'', he has composed more than 60 songs for her. He has also played guitar in over 1,000 recordings for different artists.
In 1993, Saitō became the first Japanese composer to release songs in
South Korea
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.
Saitō served as a judge in the
NTV talent show from 2005 to 2010. There, he discovered
Koji Higashino on the March 3, 2010, episode. In June 2010, Saitō joined keyboardist Minoru Mukaiya and vocalist
Keizo Nakanishi in the band as guitarist and producer. In November 2013, Saitō produced the song "Voice", which was recorded by 23 musicians in 14 countries to support the victims of the
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
On 11 March 2011, at 14:46:24 Japan Standard Time, JST (05:46:24 UTC), a 9.0–9.1 Submarine earthquake, undersea megathrust earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region. It lasted approx ...
.
Notable artists
As a composer
;
Mami Ayukawa
;
Cute
* "
Kono Machi"
;
D-51
;
Yui Kano
is a Japanese voice actress from Sumida, Tokyo, Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends fr ...
;
Noriko Katō
* "
Kondo Watashi Doko ka Tsurete itte Kudasai yo"
;
KinKi Kids
* "Tabiji ~You're My Buddy~"
;
Mei Kurokawa
;
Hiroko Moriguchi
;
Chisato Moritaka
(born 11 April 1969) is a Japanese pop singer who also is notable as a songwriter. She is affiliated with Up-Front Create, a subsidiary of the Up-Front Group.
;
Miho Nakayama
* "
Megamitachi no Bōken"
;
Rimi Natsukawa
;
Reiko Ōmori
;
Ken'ya Ōsumi
;
Pistol Valve
;
Hekiru Shiina
is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She debuted as a singer at the age of 17. Her first voice role was Tenshiko in '' K.O. Beast'' in 1992. Some of her major voice roles include Hikaru Shidou in '' Magic Knight Rayearth'', Alpha in '' Yok ...
* "Koi"
* "Ride a Wave"
;
Kiyotaka Sugiyama
;
Tokio
* "Spicy Girl"
;
Yuki Uchida
;
Wink
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* "Tasty"
As a musician
*
Steffanie Borges
*
Joe Hisaishi
*
Masahiko Kondō
*
Yoko Minamino
*
Hibari Misora
*
Rie Miyazawa
*
Miho Morikawa
*
Miyuki Nakajima
*
Akina Nakamori
is a Japanese Singing, singer and Actor, actress. She is one of the most popular and List of best-selling music artists in Japan, best-selling music artists in Japan. Akina achieved national recognition after winning the 1981 season of the tal ...
*
Yōko Oginome
*
Ribbon
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*
Kenji Sawada
*
Shonentai
*
Keiko Terada
is a Japanese rock singer. She was co-founder and lead singer of the successful Japanese female hard rock and heavy metal band Show-Ya from 1982 to 1991, before going solo. On her solo albums she expanded from hard rock and heavy metal to blue ...
*
Takuro Yoshida
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1958 births
Composers from Tokyo
Japanese male composers
Keio University alumni
Living people