HiDE Kawada
| HiDE Kawada | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 河田秀樹 |
| Birth name | Hideki Kawada |
| Born |
May 12, 1980 Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | CEO of United Future Creators Inc., Music producer, Composer |
| Website |
ufcreators |
HiDE Kawada (河田秀樹, Hideki Kawada, born May 12, 1980 in Tokyo) is a Japanese music producer, composer and CEO of United Future Creators Inc., a music publishing company in Japan.
Profile
HiDE Kawada started his producing work when he worked at Avex Group, one of the largest music labels in Japan. After he established his own company in June 2012, he made a world creator team, “FUTURE UNISON”[1] which consists of NERVO, T-SK, SIRIUS, JOLEEN Belle, SMIDI, HENRIK Nordenback, HIROMI Rainbow and SNOWFLAKE MUSIC and has been producing many hit songs. His represented works are Love Story for Namie Amuro which recorded over 5 million DLs, Rising Sun for EXILE which recorded over 200,000 CD sales and so on. His company is also an agency for NERVO in Asia.
Biography
- In 1998, HiDE Kawada graduated from Shizuoka Gakuen High School. He was absorbed in soccer when he was a high school student.
- In 2000, he moved to State of Texas for study.
- In 2001, he entered University of North Texas.
- In 2005, he graduated from University of North Texas.
- In April 2006, he joined Avex group holdings inc. and belonged to International Strategy Department. He was in charge of planning and execution of global strategy for artists and music contents. He participated in Asia tour of Ayumi Hamasaki, World Music Awards which Namie Amuro participated in, distributed EXILE’s songs in the world and such.
- In April 2009, he moved to Avex music publishing inc. and signed with foreign writers such as NERVO. He started to produce songs.
- In May 2012, he left Avex music publishing inc..
- In June 2012, he established United Future Creators Inc.. The primary business is music publishing, producing songs, making master records, artist management and license of master rights. He acts as an agent for NERVO in Asia. The represented works are I Know for TVXQ which recorded 180,000 sales, BURNING UP for EXILE TRIBE which recorded 280,000 sales and such after his independence.
Represented Works
| Label | Artist | Song Title | Album/Single Title | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avex Trax | Namie Amuro | Love Story | Sit! Stay! Wait! Down!/Love Story | December 7, 2011 |
| Go Round | Go Round/YEAH-OH | March 21, 2012 | ||
| YEAH-OH | ||||
| GO ROUND ('N ROUND 'N ROUND) | Uncontrolled | June 27, 2012 | ||
| Let's Go | ||||
| SINGING "YEAH-OH" | ||||
| TVXQ | I Know | Catch Me -If you wanna- | January 16, 2013 | |
| MAX | Summer Dream[2] | Tacata' | August 7, 2013 | |
| AFTERSCHOOL | Triangle | Dress to kill | March 19, 2014 | |
| Rhythm Zone | EXILE | Beautiful Life | EXILE JAPAN/Solo | January 1, 2012 |
| ALL NIGHT LONG | ALL NIGHT LONG | June 20, 2012 | ||
| EXILE ATSUSHI | 二人の未来 | MELROSE 〜愛さない約束〜 | December 5, 2012 | |
| LALA ～孤独な夜に～ | Music | March 12, 2014 | ||
| EXILE SHOKICHI | BACK TO THE FUTURE | BACK TO THE FUTURE | June 4, 2014 | |
| EXILE TRIBE | BURNING UP | BURNING UP | July 10, 2013 | |
| GENERATIONS | BURNING UP -GENERATIONS version- | GENERATIONS | November 13, 2013 | |
| Sandaime J Soul Brothers | BURNING UP –Sandaime J Soul Brothers version- | THE BEST/BLUE IMPACT | January 1, 2014 | |
| Glory | C.O.S.M.O.S. ～秋桜～ | October 15, 2014 | ||
| Kumi Koda | IS THIS TRAP? | Summer Trip | July 31, 2013 | |
| XXX | Dreaming Now! | November 13, 2013 | ||
| SHOW ME YOUR HOLLA | Bon Voyage | February 26, 2014 | ||
| CREAM | #nofilter | #nofilter | April 30, 2014 | |
| Hurry Up | ||||
| SONIC GROOVE | Daichi Miura | GO FOR IT | GO FOR IT | July 10, 2013 |
| Spellbound | The Entertainer | November 20, 2013 | ||
| Gotta Be You | ||||
| Listen To My Heatbeat | ||||
| IT'S THE RIGHT TIME | ふれあうだけで 〜Always with you〜/IT'S THE RIGHT TIME | December 3, 2014 | ||
| You, Be Cool!/KING RECORDS | Tomomi Itano | BRIGHTER | little | February 5, 2014 |
| Girls Do | ||||
| Girls Do | S×W×A×G | July 2, 2014 | ||
| SWAGGALICIOUS | ||||
| BOW WOW | ||||
| KSR | CIMBA | Rainy Friday | LAST MAN | April 25, 2012 |
| Pony Canyon | B1A4 | Wake me up | 1 | October 24, 2012 |
| Delicious Deli Records | Crystal Kay | Memory Box | VIVID | June 27, 2012 |
| BEE SHUFFLE | My Princess | グイグイグイ↑↑↑ | July 9, 2014 | |
| Universal J | Yuka Masaki | SWEET PAIN feat.Shion | SWEET PAIN feat.Shion | July 4, 2012 |
| It's over | Tears of Heart | August 8, 2012 | ||
| CROSS GENE | SHOOTING STAR | SHOOTING STAR | March 13, 2013 | |
| Sony Music Associated Records | JASMINE | Countdown [3] | Countdown | December 25, 2013 |
References
- ↑ "The Music Lift". Retrieved 2015-02-12.
- ↑ "DISCOGRAPHY" (in Japanese). MAX OFFICIAL WEBSITE. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
- ↑ "インフォメーション" (in Japanese). JASMINE OFFICIAL SITE. 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2014-11-19.