[1] From 1978–1985 he attended the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music where he majored in violoncello.
In 1986, he released his first album, Half Inch Dessert, being listed as a composer, arranger, and performer.
In 2006, he composed the music for Tokimeki Memorial Only Love (along with Teruyuki Nobuchika) Jyu Oh Sei and the Fuji TV noitamina series .
He composed and performed the opening and ending themes for TV Asahi's series See the World by Train, which has been airing since June 1987.
[4] His song 'Bruce', from the 1986 album Oasis Behind the Clear Water, appears in various scenes of the 1987 animated film To-y.