He was born on 7 December 1967 in Tokyo, Japan,[1] to a Japanese father, Shigehiko Hasumi, and a Belgian mother, Chantal Van Melkebeke, whose native language was French.

[2][3] His father's book Han Nihongo Ron (1977) describes an episode about Shigeomi's life, who grew up to be bilingual when he was a child.

While in high school, he joined Keihin Kyodaisha, a musician group consisting of Yuichi Kishino, Midori Okamura, Hibiki Tokiwa, and Yu Yamaguchi.

[4][5] In 1995, he made his debut with the electronic light music unit PACIFIC 231 formed with Takemasa Miyake, and in 1998 released the album MIYASHIRO.

In 2003 he composed the music score for the drama film Bright Future.