He was born February 3, 1982, in Argentina as Daniel Irei (ダニエル 伊礼), but uses the stage name "Kanata."
He never graduated high school due to low grades, but showed interest in the arts.
Special abilities of his include making cocktails and playing instruments such as the trumpet, guitar and the piano.
In August 2000, Irei formed the band alongside Takeshi Kimura and Tetsuya Sugimoto, with the group releasing their first single in 2001.
In 2004, he started a new band, "Daniel Control", where he was the lead vocalist, and also plays the guitar and piano.