Keiichi Oku
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Keiichi Oku 奥慶一 | |
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| Born | 奥慶一 October 14, 1955 Shiga Prefecture, Japan |
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| Instrument | Keyboard |
| Years active | 1979–present |
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| Website | www |
Keiichi Oku (奥 慶一, Oku Keiichi; born October 14, 1955, in Shiga Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese keyboardist, composer and arranger. He was the keyboardist in the Japanese band Spectrum from 1979 to 1981. In 2009, he won the JASRAC International Award for the background music used in the Ashita no Nadja anime television series from Toei Animation.[1]
Oku was born in Shiga, Japan. He graduated from the music composition program at the Tokyo University of the Arts. He was enrolled in the university's master's program but dropped out. As a grad student he performed in a backup band for Hiromi Go. On August 25, 1979, he debuted as a member of the rock band Spectrum. After Spectrum broke up in 1981, he participated in a number of recording sessions as a studio musician. Soon after, he began working as a composer and arranger for numerous artists and on March 21, 1981, he released his solo debut album Misty Morning.
As of April 2005, he serves as a guest professor at the Senzoku Gakuen College of Music for the music and sound design course.
In May 2009, he was awarded the 2008 JASRAC International Award for his music for Ashita no Nadja.
