Minoru Mukaiya

Minoru Mukaiya

Minoru Mukaiya (向谷 実, Mukaiya Minoru^?) (born 20 October 1956) is a Japanese musician. He joined the jazz fusion band Casiopea in 1979 as keyboardist.

He is also the producer of the train simulator game, Train Simulator and CEO of Ongakukan, even the first musician in Japan who plays iPad piano apps ever.

Discography

as a Keyboardist for Casiopea

• Casiopea (1979)
• Super Flight (1979)
• Thunder Live (1980)
• Make Up City (1980)
• Eyes of the Mind (1981)
• Cross Point (1981)
• Mint Jams (1982)
• 4x4 (1982)
• Photographs (1983)
• Jive Jive (1983)
• The Soundgraphy (1984)
• Down Upbeat (1984)
• Halle (1985)
• Casiopea Live (1985)
• Sun Sun (1986)
• Casiopea Perfect Live II (1987)
• Platinum (1987)
• Funky Sound Bombers (Japan Only, 1987)
• Euphony (1988)
• Casiopea World Live '88 (1988)
• The Party (1990)
• Full Colors (1991)
• Active (1992)
• We Want More (1992)
• Dramatic (1993)
• Answers (1994)
• Hearty Notes (1994)
• Asian Dreamer (1994)
• Freshness (1995)
• Flowers (1996)
• Light and Shadows (1997)
• Be (1998)
• Material (1999)
• 20th (Casiopea's 20th Anniversary Album) (2000)
• Bitter Sweet (2000)
• Main Gate (2001)
• Inspire (2002)
• Places (2003)
• Marble (2004)
• GIG 25 (Casiopea's 25th Anniversary Album) (2005)
• Signal (2005)
• Gentle & Mellow (Best Studio Recordings Album, 2006)
• Groove & Passion (Best Live Performances Album, 2006)
• Legend of Casiopea (30th Anniversary Box Set, 2009)

As a Solo Keyboardist/Pianist

• Welcome to Minoru's Land (1985)
• Tickle The Ivory (1993)
• Sega Rally 2: Rearrange Album (1999)

Other

• Announcement chime in the trains of the Kyushu Shinkansen (2004)
• Departure music at the major stations operated by Keihan Electric Railway in the Kansai region (June 2007)
• Approaching music and departure music at the major stations operated by Hanshin Electric Railway in the Kansai region (January 2009)
• Announcement chime and horn melody of the new Keisei AE trains being built for Keisei Electric Railway's Skyliner^[1] (2009)

References

1. ^ "京成電鉄AE形 (Keisei AE series)". Japan Railfan Magazine (Japan: Kōyūsha) 49 (580): p10–17. August 2009. 

External links

• Ongakukan website
• Minoru Land blog (in Japanese)

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Name	Mukaiya, Minoru
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