Katsuki Hagiwara
Katsuki Hagiwara was a music critic and representative managing director of Elec Records, a Japanese media corporation re-established in November 2004. He was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa.History
- Performed at the 1968 Nationwide Yamaha Light Music Contest, aged 19, as drummer of the band MAX, which saw success in the Group Sound category.
- Managed the recording of Takuro Yoshida's backing band for 1970's "Poems of Youth", in addition to working as a studio musician for artists such as Shigeru Izumiya, Junko Ohashi, and Furuido.
- Joined Elec Records in 1972, serving as Creative Director & Head of PR. Responsible for artists such as Hako Yamasaki, Eiichi Otaki's Niagara project, and Sugar Babe with Tatsuro Yamashita et al..
- Signed with Polydor Records in 1977. Produced artists such as Keiko Mizukoshi, Miyuki Kosaka, Feifei Ouyang, Kumiko Akiyoshi, Gedo, jazz fusion band Casiopea & its successor JIMSAKU.
- Established Mu Music Publishing Inc. in 1996.
- Wrote autobiographical essays for Sky Perfect TV, a monthly paper published by Pia Corporation.
