Studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston from '90 and, after graduating in '95, moved to New York where he started DJing. After returning to Japan in '99, he was an active musician releasing records, DJing live and producing, all under various names including; KAITO, TREAD, NITE SYSTEM, QUADRA and HIROSHIWATANABE. In '01 he released TREAD and TREAD2. His casually constructed fusion of melody with dry beats established a new form, and despite being recorded on his own independent label NORM, these tracks became big hits and he has received interest from people in many areas including; house, techno and electronic music. In '02 he released TREAD3, which reached the No. 1 position on the underground chart UK ZZUBB and sold out immediately from record shops in Detroit due to its high critical evaluations. '04 saw the release of TREAD4. In the future, he intends to develop his activities in areas other than just music, including photography.

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