Masao Akashi

Masao Akashi
明石昌夫
Also known as Max Brightstone
Born March 25 1957
 Japan
Genres Japanese pop, Rock
Occupation(s) Music arranger, Producer, Bassist
Years active 1988-1998
Labels B-Gram Records
Associated acts Wands, B'z, Zard, Manish

Masao Akashi (明石昌夫, Akashi Masao) is a Japanese musical arranger in distributors Being Inc., mainly in their label B-Gram Records.

In 1988, he debuted as arranger in debut single Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite by Japanese hard-rock band B'z. Until 1998 his arrangement work has been involved with many Being artist including Manish, Wands and Zard.[1]

Although Masao is no longer working for Being Inc., he sometimes provided producing job for various artist such as Naomi Tamura[2], Maria[3], Color Bottle[4] and Sonoda Band.[5]

List of provided works as arranger

★ album ☆ single/coupling

B'z

Zard

Manish

  • Koe ni Naranaide Itoshii ☆
  • Kimi ga Hoshii Zenbu ga Hoshii ☆
  • Dakedo Tomerarenai ☆
  • Mou Dare mo Me wo Kinishinai ☆
  • Kirameku Toki ni Torawarete ☆
  • Best Friend ☆
  • True Heart ★

Wands (band)

  • Sabishisa wa Aki no Iro ☆
  • Toki no Tobira ☆
  • Sekaijuu no Dare yori Kitto ☆
  • Glass no Kokoro de, Sono Mama Kimi he to, Kodoku he no Target (Toki no Tobira) ★
  • Ai wo Kataru yori Kuchizuke wo Kawasou ☆

Tube

  • Remember me, Summer Girl, Hey Baby, Melody Kimi no Tame ni (Summer City) ★

BAAD

  • Kimi ga Suki to Sakebitai ☆
  • Donna Toki demo Hold me Tight ☆
  • Do you wanna hold me? ☆

Keiko Utoku

  • Dokomademo Zutto ★
  • Message ★

Miho Komatsu

  • Dream in Love, Otogi Banashi, Sabitsuita Machine Gun de Kimi wo Uchinukou, Aoi Sora ni Deaeta, Kono Machi de Kimi to Kurashitai, Kimi ga Inai Natsu (Nazo (album)) ★

Maki Ohguro

  • Stop Motion ☆

Field of View

Yumiko Morishita

  • Tears ☆
  • Somebody to believe ☆

T-BOLAN

  • Just Illusion ☆
  • So Bad ☆
  • Only Lonely Crazy Heart ★

Mi-Ke

  • Apple Love
  • Swan no Namida
  • Emerald no Densetsu
  • Omoide no Nagisa
  • Blue Night Yokosuka
  • Blue Light Yokohama

Seiichirou Kuribayashi

  • La Jolla ★
  • Summer Illusion ★
  • Kimi ga Inai ★

KIX-S

  • Tobikiri Lonely Night
  • Mou Ichido Dakishimete
  • Too Late

V6 (band)

  • Jiyuu de aru Tame ni ☆
  • Puzzle (A Jack In the Box) ★
  • Over ☆

Siam Shade

Fairy Fore

Nobuaki Kakuda

  • Gifuu Doudou! ☆

Tomomi Kahara

  • As a person ☆
  • Be Honest ☆
  • Blue Sky ☆

TUNE'S

  • Dōbutsuen wa Taihen da ☆

Maria (band)

  • Yurari Sakurazora
  • Kanashimi Rensa

Yuko Nakazawa

  • Futari Kurashi

Yoko Minamino

  • Kiss-shite Loneliness ☆
  • Natsu no Obaka-san ☆

Hiroko Anzai

  • Necessary ☆
  • Andersen ☆

Under Graph

  • Majimesugiru Kimi he ★

List of provided works as producer

Maria

Naomi Tamura

Color Bottle

  • Good Music ★

Hekiru Shiina

Manish

  • Manish ★

Sonoda Band

  • Shift Rise

List of works as a supportive musician

B'z

Gackt

Wands

  • Same Side

Television appearance

In Music Station as bassist:

In online television Infinite Colors

Magazine appearance

From J-Rock Magazine:

  • 1996: Vol,8 (January), Vol.11 (April), Vol.14(June), Vol.19 (December)[21]
  • 1997: Vol.20 (January)[22]

From E-cube Magazine:

  • 2017/September Vol.186[23]

From Sound&Recording Magazine:

References

  1. ↑ "J-POPの歴史を作った、織田哲郎とビーイングでの二人三脚". Barks.jp (in Japanese).
  2. ↑ "【田村直美】PEARLを作っておいて良かった". Okmusic.jp (in Japanese).
  3. ↑ "[MARIA] 1stアルバムの全貌がついに明". Natalie.mu (in Japanese).
  4. ↑ "カラーボトル、1stは"ぐっとくる"お茶の間ロック集". Natalie.mu (in Japanese).
  5. ↑ "Kiss Music Press 2011 February (Sonodaband)" (PDF). Kiss Press Magazine (in Japanese).
  6. ↑ ""1995/03/17 煌めく瞬間に捕らわれて/Manish"". Official Website of Music Station (in Japanese).
  7. ↑ ""1997.02.21.FRI Fireball/B'z"". Official Website of Music Station (in Japanese).
  8. ↑ ""1996.05.17.FRI REAL THING SHAKES/B'z"". Official Website of Music Station (in Japanese).
  9. ↑ ""1996.12.27.FRI Snow/Kizugokoro/B'z"". Official Website of Music Station (in Japanese).
  10. ↑ ""1995.11.24.FRI Love Phantom/B'z"". Official Website of Music Station (in Japanese).
  11. ↑ ""1995.10.06.FRI Love Phantom/B'z"". Official Website of Music Station (in Japanese).
  12. ↑ ""1995.07.21.FRI love me I love you/B'z"". Official Website of Music Station (in Japanese).
  13. ↑ ""1995.06.02.FRI Negai/B'z"". Official Website of Music Station (in Japanese).
  14. ↑ ""1994.12.02.FRI Itsuka no Merry Christmas/B'z"". Official Website of Music Station (in Japanese).
  15. ↑ ""1994.03.11.FRI Odekakemashou/B'z"". Official Website of Music Station (in Japanese).
  16. ↑ ""1993.03.19.FRI Ai no Mama ni Wagamama ni Boku wa Kimi dake wo Kizutsukanai/B'z"". Official Website of Music Station (in Japanese).
  17. ↑ ""1992.12.18.FRI Zero/B'z"". Official Website of Music Station (in Japanese).
  18. ↑ ""1992.10.16.FRI Zero/B'z"". Official Website of Music Station (in Japanese).
  19. ↑ ""1990.05.04.FRI Be There/B'z"". Official Website of Music Station (in Japanese).
  20. ↑ "Infinite Colors TV 第3回放送". Official Website of Infinite Colors (in Japanese).
  21. ↑ "Back Number 1996". Official Website of J-Rock Magazine (in Japanese).
  22. ↑ "Back Number 1997". Official Website of J-Rock Magazine (in Japanese).
  23. ↑ "Westies × 明石昌夫 日本とマオリをつなぐ音楽". Ecube.co.nz (in Japanese).
  24. ↑ "Back Number (2003)". Official website of S&R Magazine (in Japanese).
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