Onda Yoshihito

Onda Yoshihito (2009)

Onda Yoshihito (恩田快人) is a Japanese rock musician, composer, arranger, and producer. He started his career in 1981 as the bassist for the heavy metal band PRESENCE. However he is better known for being one of the members of JUDY AND MARY, whom debuted almost ten years later. After JUDY AND MARY's disbandment in 2001, Onda has joined a variety of bands and he has become a well known composer and producer.

Profile

• Name: Onda Yoshihito (恩田快人)
• Nick names: Ralph, RANDY
• Birthday: December 13, 1963 (1963-12-13)
• Birthplace: Kobe, Hyougo Prefecture, Japan
• Height: 176 cm
• Weight: 54 kg
• Blood Type: A
• Bands:
  • PRESENCE (1981-1989)
  • JACKS'N'JOKER (1990-1992)
  • JUDY AND MARY (1992-2001)
  • HOT ROD CRUE (2000-)
  • ZAMZA (2008-)

Informations

Onda Yoshihito was born on December 13th 1963 in Kobe's Hyougo prefecture. Onda became musical at quite a young age, and first took up the electric organ during elementary school. In his second year of junior high school, Onda started to learn how to play the guitar. After graduating from Kobe's municipal high school, Onda went on to enter Kobe Gakuin University's Department of Economics.

Onda started playing music professionally after he join the heavy metal band PRESENCE in 1981. The group released music in the indie scene for a few years and went to a major label in 1987. However, two years later in 1989, the band disbanded and Onda went on to join JACKS'N'JOKER.

In June 1991, he met Isoya Yuki in Hakodate, Hokkaido after returning from a JACKS'N JOKER recording session and while she was on a film shoot for the film Itsuka Giragirasuru Hi . The two met at a nightclub and Isoya made quite an impression on him, and the two became quick friends. A few months after Isoya returned home, she sent him a demo tape with some of her vocal samples. After hearing the demo Onda decided to start a band with her. He decided to leave JACKS'N'JOKER in 1992 and then formed JUDY AND MARY with the newly dubbed vocalist YUKI. The band recruited drummer Igarashi Kohta, and support guitarist Fujimoto Taiji. The band was soon signed to the indie label Chainsaw Records and released their debut mini-album, BE AMBITIOUS. All of the songs on the album were composed by Onda and even the song "GLAMOUR PUNKS" featured Onda singing. During their Kanto region tour the band became well known for their stage shows and it wasn't long before they were noticed by the major labels.

In February 1993 the band was offered a major label record deal with Sony Music Entertainment's EPIC Records sub-label. Fujimoto Taiji didn't want to continue on as a major band and left the group to join DIRTY TRASHROAD. Soon after his departure, Asanuma Takuya was added to the bands line-up as their new guitarist. The band's first two singles "POWER OF LOVE" and "BLUE TEARS" were re-recordings of songs from their indie mini-album. The band's debut studio album, J・A・M was completely composed by Onda (except for one song composed by YUKI).

Out of the band, Onda and Igarashi were the two seasoned musicians, while YUKI and TAKUYA were still quite new to the industry. Onda took TAKUYA under his wing and help him in his composing of songs. By the release of Orange Sunshine the two were each composing about 50% of the songs. The band's ninth single, "Sobakasu" (composed by Onda), became the groups biggest hit. It was used as the first opening theme song to the anime Rurouni Kenshin. The single went straight to #1 on the weekly Oricon chart, and in a matter of weeks, the single had sold over the rare one million copies mark. The song even got them invited to play at Kohaku Uta Gassen. The band's following album, THE POWER SOURCE, sold over two million copies.

By the release of their fifth album, POP LIFE, TAKUYA was composing the majority of the material. It was also around this time that Onda begain producing the group Whiteberry. He got them a deal with EPIC Records and composed a few of their early releases. After some tension in the band they decided to disband in 2001. Their final album, WARP was completely composed by TAKUYA.

After the group disbanded Onda went on to play in his band HOT ROD CRUE. Aside from that he aslo begain composing and producing songs for other aspiring pop-rock acts. He currently plays in ZAMZA as BANSHEE ALIOUXCE along side his JUDY AND MARY drummer KOHTA.

Discography

Albums

• [2006.02.08] YOSHIHITO ONDA WORKS at D/R 2001-2006

Compilations / Other

• [1998.02.25] Jigoku no Shousan - KISS TRIBUTE IN JAPAN (地獄の賞賛-KISS TRIBUTE IN JAPAN) (#4 "Cold Gin") (bass)
• [2001.10.24] REACTION TRIBUTE ALBUM -Always On My Mind- (#13 "ALWAYS ON MY MIND") (bass)
• [2002.08.28] Dengeki Bop! A TRIBUTE TO RAMONES (bass)

Composed Works

JUDY AND MARY

• Aitakute (あいたくて; Wanting To Meet You) (music and bass)
• Anata wa Ikiteiru (あなたは生きている; You Are Alive) (music and bass)
• Anemone no Koi (アネモネの恋; Anemone Love) (music and bass)
• BABY "Q" (music and bass)
• BLUE TEARS (music and bass)
• Chiisa na Koro Kara (小さな頃から; Since I Was Little) (music and bass)
• Christmas (クリスマス) (music and bass)
• DAYDREAM (music and bass)
• Doki Doki (ドキドキ; Throbbing) (music and bass)
• Doushiyou (どうしよう; What If) (music and bass)
• Dynamite (ダイナマイト) (music and bass)
• Egoist...? (エゴイスト...?) (music and bass)
• Hello! Orange Sunshine (music and bass)
• GET PISSED DESTROY (music)
• GLAMOUR PUNKS (lyrics, music, bass, chainsaw, and vocals)
• The Great Escape (music and bass)
• Jitensha (自転車; Bicycle) (music and bass)
• JUDY IS A PUNK ROCKER / Judy Is a Punk Rocker (music and bass)
• Kanojo no Taisetsu na Mono (彼女の大切なもの; The Things Important to Her) (music and bass)
• Kaerenai Futari (帰れない2人; Two People Who Cannot Return) (music and bass)
• Kaze ni Fukarete (風に吹かれて; Blowing in the Wind) (music and bass)
• KISS no Ondo (KISSの温度; Kiss Temperature) (music and bass)
• LOLITA A-GO-GO (music and bass)
• MAKE UP ONE'S MIND (music and bass)
• Omedetou (おめでとう; Congratulations) (music and bass)
• Platinum (プラチナ) (music and bass)
• POPSTAR (music and bass)
• POWER OF LOVE (music and bass)
• SLAP DASH! (music and bass)
• Sobakasu (そばかす; Freckles) (music and bass)
• Suteki na Uta (ステキなうた; Favourite Song)

Ai+BAND

• BYE+BYE!! (arragement and production)
• DEAR FRIEDNS (arragement and production)

Aikawa Nanase

• Saikou no Tomodachi (最高の友達; Best Friends) (arrangement)

Anai Yuko

• Watashi wa Waratteita (私は笑っていた; I Was Laughing) (music, arrangement, and production)

ARISO

• EARTH (music, arrangement, production, and bass)
• I (music, arrangement, production, and bass)
• LOVE (music, arrangement, production, and bass)
• Memories of LOVE (music, arrangement, production, and bass)
• Mirai (未来; Future) (music, arrangement, production, and bass)
• Sora no Mukou (空のむこう; Empty Sky) (music, arrangement, production, and bass)
• WORLD (music, arrangement, production, and bass)

Chisato

• Hitori Goto (ひとりごと) (production)

Fumie

• Remembrance (arrangement and production)
• Orgel (オルゴール; Music Box) (arrangement and production)
• Yozora no Hoshi・Again (ヨゾラノ星 ・Again; Night Stars・Again) (arrangement and production)

Green bottom

• Aiyo (愛ヨ届ケ。) (arrangement and production)
• Message (メッセージ) (arrangement and production)
• Oborozukiyo (朧月夜; Moonlit Night) (arrangement and production)

Halfway Music

• Prism (arrangement and production)
• Merry-Go-Round (arrangement and production)
• Shooting Star (arrangement and production)
• Brand New Day (arrangement and production)

THE KIDDIE

• smile. (production)

Kitade Nana

• She Bop (arrangement)
• She Bop ~Bondage Ver.~ (arrangement)

Omi Chinaga

• Girlfriend (ガールフレンド) (music, arrangement, production)

Shiraishi Ryoko

• Sorairo no Tsubasa (ソラ色のつばさ; Sky-Coloured Wings) (music, arrangement, and production)

SHUNA

• She is just a child. (arrangement and production)
• Doko Made mo Hibiku , Sono Namae. (何処までも響く、その名前。) (arrangement and production)
• Yasashii Anata (優しいあなた; Your Kindness) (arrangement and production)
• Cecil to Cyril (セシルとシリル; Cecil and Cyril) (arrangement and production)

Whiteberry

• Asobitai no (あそびたいの; I Want to Play) (arrangement with Sakai Norio, music, and production)
• Tsuugaku Ro (通学路; School-commuting Roads) (arrangement with Sakai Norio, music, and production)
• Whiteberry no Chiisa na Daibouken (Whiteberryの小さな大冒険; Whiteberry's Little Big Adventure) (arrangement with Sakai Norio, music, and production)
• YUKI (Snow) (arrangement with Sakai Norio, music, and production)

Younha

• Touch (arrangement)
• Yume no Tsuduki (夢の続き; Continuation of Dream) (music and arrangement)

ZA★BON

• Ame (雨; Rain) (arrangement and production)
• Chiisa na Shiawase (小さな幸せ; Small Happiness) (arrangement and production)
• Hello (ハロー) (arrangement and production)
• Oto no Yume (オトノユメ) (arrangement and production)

External links

• Official website