Thanks for visiting! I am originally from Tokyo, Japan, and grew up there as well as in London, UK. From early on, I was always drawn to great harmony and chord progressions, be it a cappella or otherwise. Became a huge fan of the Beatles at a summer camp in England, and was hooked on pop music of the early 1970s. Back in the day when cassette tape recorders came on market (reveals how old I am, does it not?), I used to record TV ads and sitcom themes that got my attention by sticking the mic to the small speaker. The buzz that came with the music! Did not matter, though. I somehow knew exactly what I liked, without being able to explain why. Then came the Christmas break during my senior year in high school when everything changed: hearing Singers Unlimited's Christmas album. It blew my mind, and I knew I wanted to write and sing in an a cappella ensemble like that. But I was a terrible piano student, and there was no way I was goin...