Hideo Saitō
斉藤英夫
Born (1958-05-30) May 30, 1958
Tokyo, Japan
Genres
Instrument(s)Guitar
Years active1980 (1980)–present

Hideo Saitō (Japanese: 斉藤 英夫, Hepburn: Saitō Hideo, born May 30, 1958), is a Japanese musician and composer, best known for his collaborations with Chisato Moritaka from 1987 to 1995.[1] He is also the producer of the musical cat group Musashi's.[2][3]

Career

After graduating from Keio University, Saitō formed the band "You" in 1980 before pursuing a career as a music producer.[1] Since his work on Chisato Moritaka's debut album New Season, he has composed more than 60 songs for her. He has also played guitar in over 1,000 recordings for different artists.[1] In 1993, Saitō became the first Japanese composer to release songs in South Korea.

Saitō served as a judge in the NTV talent show Uta Star!! (歌スタ!!, Uta Suta!!, Song Star!!) from 2005 to 2010. There, he discovered Koji Higashino on the March 3, 2010 episode. In June 2010, Saitō joined keyboardist Minoru Mukaiya and vocalist Keizo Nakanishi in the band Mukaiya Club (向谷倶楽部, Mukaiya Kurabu) as guitarist and producer. In November 2013, Saitō produced the song "Voice", which was recorded by 23 musicians in 14 countries to support the victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[1]

Notable artists

As a composer

Mami Ayukawa
Cute
D-51
Yui Kano
Noriko Katō
KinKi Kids
  • "Tabiji ~You're My Buddy~"
Mei Kurokawa
Hiroko Moriguchi
Chisato Moritaka
Miho Nakayama
Rimi Natsukawa
Reiko Ōmori
Ken'ya Ōsumi
Pistol Valve
Hekiru Shiina
  • "Koi"
  • "Ride a Wave"
Kiyotaka Sugiyama
Tokio
  • "Spicy Girl"
Yuki Uchida
Wink
  • "Tasty"

As a musician

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee/work Result
1992 34th Japan Record Awards Best New Artist Noriko Katō: "Kondo Watashi Doko ka Tsurete itte Kudasai yo" Nominated
1993 35th Japan Record Awards Arrangement Award Chisato Moritaka: "Watarasebashi" Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "斉藤 英夫（Hideo Saito）". Sayonara Shibuyaten. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  2. ↑ "ギャラはカツオ！歌う猫5匹「Musashi's」デビュー" (in Japanese). February 28, 2008. Archived from the original on March 3, 2008. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  3. ↑ "「うたばん」に"歌う猫"グループが初登場". Natalie.mu. April 21, 2008. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.