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#Hikaru Ishizaki
Born August 30, 1974 in Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture. Producer, arranger, and guitarist, he formed the band "cafelon" with keyboardist Shunsuke Watanabe in 2001. He has produced, arranged, performed live and played guitar for aiko, Anzu, Rina Katahira, Kanoerana, Kiroro, Kururi, Yu Sakai, Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku, Kohei Dojima, Rie fu, Kayoko Yoshizawa and many others. 49 years old and loves Rickenbacker and LONDON.
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