Masataka Matsutōya

Japanese arranger composer music producer and motor journalist He currently resides in Setagaya Tokyo He is a graduate of Keio Senior High School and Keio University Aliases include Manta and Yumin teishu His wife is singersongwriter composer and lyricist Yumi Matsutoya In 1971 he participated as a background musician in Takuro Yoshidas album Ningen nante He began to frequently perform with Yoshida as the keyboard player in other albums and live performances and also began his first work with arrangement In 1973 he formed the group Caramel Mama with fellow musicians Haruomi Hosono Shigeru Suzuki and Tateo Hayashi This group later evolved into a group named Tin Pan Alley