Masaaki Kishibe was born in Suita, Osaka, and began studying piano at a young age, eventually picking up the guitar by the time he was 14.
Throughout the next decade, he formally studied in music schooling, under famed Japanese guitarist, and composer, Isato Nakagawa.
While the works included many pieces that are memorable, and are cherished fan favorites, it was considered an album that had maturing to fulfill in his writing style.
Kishibe has continued to tour around the world, and continue to write and release music, composing five albums, and eventually began creating fingerstyle arrangements of popular pieces of music, including "Salut d'Amore" from the film, Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, and "When You Wish Upon A Star" from the Disney children's film, Pinocchio.
As attention to McKee's recommendations grew, so did the growing popularity of music that listeners could find from Kishibe.