[3] After moving to London, Hirose planned to continue his musical activities, and answered an advertisement in the local Loot magazine[4] from Grant Nicholas and Jon Lee, who were searching for a bassist in their new band, which would later become Feeder.

A few days later, Hirose met Lee at Camden Station and they went back to Nicholas' house (63C St Augustines Road) where the band was officially formed.

After winning critical acclaim for their debut release Swim and their first full length album, Polythene, the band made their chart breakthrough with Top Ten follow-up Yesterday Went Too Soon.

After deliberation, Hirose and Nicholas decided to continue, and set to work later that year on their fourth album Comfort in Sound, with Mark Richardson[6] recruited as their new drummer.

He also has remixed Feeder tracks such as "Tracing Lines", as well as "Free Your Mind", a short 28 second interlude intended for Silent Cry which did not make the final cut.