Hideo Saitō (musician, born 1958)

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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 co-written more than 60 songs for or with 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
• Mei Kurokawa
• Hiroko Moriguchi
• Chisato Moritaka
• Miho Nakayama
• Rimi Natsukawa
• Reiko Ōmori
• Ken'ya Ōsumi
• Pistol Valve
• Hekiru Shiina
• Kiyotaka Sugiyama
• Tokio
• Yuki Uchida
• Wink

As a guitarist

• Steffanie Borges
• Joe Hisaishi
• Masahiko Kondō
• Yoko Minamino
• Hibari Misora
• Rie Miyazawa
• Miho Morikawa
• Miyuki Nakajima
• Akina Nakamori
• Yōko Oginome
• Ribbon
• Kenji Sawada
• Shonentai
• Keiko Terada
• Takuro Yoshida

Awards and nominations[]

References[]

External links[]

• Hideo Saitō discography at Discogs