Hiro (born October 11, 1985) is a Japanese music producer, associated with production company Digz, inc. He began producing songs in 2007, beginning with dance group PaniCrew's single "Growing & Leaning." His most successful song is currently Kumi Koda's "Taboo," which reached #1 on Oricon's single charts in 2008.[1] Other high-profile songs of Hiros include Kumi Koda's "Amai Wana," (甘い罠, Sweet Trap) "Universe" and "Your Love," Namie Amuro's "My Love," BoA's "Best Friend" and Koichi Domoto of KinKi Kids' "Lose Control" (all appearing on albums reaching #1 on Oricon charts).
Biography
From the age of 15, Hiro took an interest in audio editing software. While on an exchange trip to England, he performed in a church choir and worked on making his own album (of which 300 copies were printed). In 2007, after graduating from an Australian university, he moved back to Japan and begun full-time work as a music producer in 2008.
Production discography
| Release | Artist | Title | Role | Notes | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | PaniCrew | "Growing & Leaning" | music, lyrics, track making | Released as single, reached Oricon #64. | — |
| Tomboy | "Superstar (Hiro Down Under Remix)" | track making | Released on "Superstar" single. | — | |
| Koichi Domoto (KinKi Kids) |
"Lose Control" | music, lyrics, track making | Solo track on KinKi Kids album. Oricon #1 album. | Phi | |
| SATOMI' | "It's Just Love" | track making | Misia cover. | Sings (Winter, and Luv) | |
| 2008 | Kumi Koda | "Amai Wana" (甘い罠, Sweet Trap) | music, track making | Music video filmed, Oricon #1 album. | Kingdom |
| BoA | "Best Friend" | music, lyrics, track making | Oricon #1 album. | The Face | |
| Yu Yamada | "Leave All Behind" | music, lyrics, track making | Released as single, reached Oricon #77. | Myusic | |
| "Holla!" | music, lyrics, track making | ||||
| "Block Sign" | music, track making | ||||
| Color | "Share wit' Me" | music, lyrics, track making | Black (A Night for You) | ||
| Crystal Kay | "Help Me Out" | music, lyrics, track making | Color Change! | ||
| Leah Dizon | "Nothin' to Lose" | music, track making | Communication!!! | ||
| "Not Too Bad" | music, lyrics, track making | ||||
| J Soul Brothers | "Let It Go" | music, lyrics, track making | B-side to "Freakout!" single | J Soul Brothers | |
| Kumi Koda | "Taboo" | music, lyrics, track making | Released as single, reached Oricon #1. Oricon #1 album. | Trick | |
| 2009 | Sweet Black feat. Maki Goto |
"Fly Away" | music, track making | Released as digital single, music video filmed. | Sweet Black |
| Kumi Koda | "Your Love" | music, lyrics, track making | Oricon #1 album. | Trick | |
| Namie Amuro | "My Love" | music, lyrics, track making | Radio single, Vidal Sassoon CM song. Oricon #1 album. | Past<Future | |
| 2010 | Kumi Koda | "Can We Go Back (Music Video Extended Version)" | track making | Dance interlude section only. | Universe |
| "Universe" | music, lyrics, track making | Oricon #1 album. | |||
| Vanness | "Little Things You Do" | music, lyrics, track making, back vocals | Reflections | ||
| Kana Nishino | "One Way Love" | music, lyrics, track making | Reached #2 on the RIAJ Digital Track Chart. | "Best Friend" (single) | |
| Deep | "Everyday" | music, lyrics, track making | Deep: Brand New Story | ||
| Iconiq | "Change Myself" | music, lyrics, track making | Released as digital single, music video filmed. | Change Myself | |
| Choshinsei | "Rock Up" | music, lyrics, track making | "J.P. (Reborn)" (single) | ||
| Kana Nishino | "Love Is Blind" | music, track making | "Aitakute Aitakute" (single) | ||
| 2011 | Girls' Generation | "Bad Girl" | lyrics, music, track making | Girls' Generation | |
| "Beautiful Stranger" | |||||
| "Let It Rain" | Lipton CM Song | ||||
| "Time Machine" | The Boys |
References
- ↑ "ＴＡＢＯＯ/倖田來未". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
External links
- Hiro Official Website (in Japanese)
- Hiro's official blog (in Japanese)
- Hiro on Myspace (in Japanese)
- Digz, inc (production group site) (in Japanese)