His stage name was comes from the place he was born, Mie Prefecture where the Suzuka racing circuit is, his favorite guitarist, Steve Vai from which he adopted the letter V, and the panther.
He joined Sex Machineguns in April 2001 as a tour supporter and became an official member in September 2001.
On September 26, 2003, he released a six track instrumental solo album, named Sexy Finger.
On September 15, 2004, Sexy Finger II, another six track instrumental solo album, was released.
Sexy Finger III, once again a six track instrumental solo album, was released on April 13, 2011.