[1] He started taking piano lessons when he was a child, but became interested in music when he became a fan of the Japanese band Spitz.
After which, he bought some sheet music for their songs and began to write his own compositions on the piano.
[2] After graduating from Tokyo College of Music, he began to work as a music composer for Konami,[3] and worked on titles such as Quiz Magic Academy series, and arranged the national anthems for Pro Evolution Soccer 2011, which are also used in the further installments in the series.
[5] He left Konami to pursue his career as a freelancer, and began to expand his works for various non-gaming projects such as anime and puppet shows.
[10] He has collaborated with Kohei Tanaka as a synthesizer programmer for several of his works, including Gravity Rush 2 and One Piece.