Keiichi Oku

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]

Keiichi Oku
奥慶一
Sepia-toned square side profile image of Keiichi Oku. He has a light moustache and a thin beard along his jawline. He is looking toward the upper right corner of the image.
Background information
Birth name奥慶一
Born (1955-10-14) October 14, 1955
Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instrument(s)Keyboard
Years active1979–present
Labels
Websitewww.or-lab.com

Biography

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.

Composer

Film

Television

Video

Video games

Discography

The albums for all the works above are not currently listed here.

Contemporary works
  • Illumination pour orchestre (1978, created as part of his graduation from Tokyo Geidai, only available at the university)
  • Sileno - Sonata per violino e pianoforte (2011, premiered on March 8, 2012, at the 8th JFC Independent)
  • Sette canzoni per bambini (2012, premiered on March 28, 2012, at the JFC solo piano concert "To the Children")
  • Bridge Across Two Heavens (2015, original opera that premiered on October 11, 2015, to commemorate the opening of the Narita Cultural Art Center)

Original albums
  • Misty Morning (1981, Victor)
  • The Good Bad Girl (1981, Victor)
  • The Good Bad Girl Again (1983, Victor)
  • Ginshō: Sunset Tint (残照 Sunset Tint) (1986, Pony Canyon, Sound Museum Series 1)

References
  1. "2009年JASRAC賞 「そばにいるね」が金賞を受賞" [2009 JASRAC Awards "I'm Right Here With You" wins the Gold Award] (in Japanese). JASRAC. Archived from the original on June 13, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
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