10 Facts About Neko Saito

Takeshi Saito, better known by his stage name Neko Saito, is a Japanese violinist, conductor, composer and music arranger.

Neko Saito joined the string ensemble Pivot while at university, and began working as the assistant of Hideo Ichikawa in 1979.

From 1984, Neko Saito worked as a violinist for the tours of musicians Akiko Kobayashi and Kosetsu Minami, and in 1987 began work as a commercial jingle producer.

In 1992, Neko Saito released an album of classical music, Hajimete no Classic Series 17: Heishi no Monogatari.

From 1990, Neko Saito began collaborating with Hiroko Taniyama, arranging three songs on her album Tsumetai Mizu no Naka o Kimi to Aruiteiku.

Neko Saito continued to work on arranging songs from her original albums throughout the 1990s.

In 1999, Neko Saito began collaborating with singer Ringo Sheena, performing violins on her debut album Muzai Moratorium.

In 2003, Neko Saito arranged Sheena's song "La salle de bain", and in 2007 the pair worked together to create Heisei Fuzoku, a soundtrack album for the film Sakuran.

Neko Saito arranged the soundtrack for the anime Mizuiro Jidai, alongside Harukichi Yamamoto.

Neko Saito arranged the soundtrack for the Kyoko Fukada-starring drama Imagine in 2001, and in 2009 started producing the music for the children's music program Okaasan to Issho for the Monoran Monoran and Poco Potteito segments.