Suzuki was born in
Tokyo,
Japan, the son of actor Akio Suzuki. He has a younger brother, Hirobumi Suzuki. In the early 1970s, Keiichi became involved with the Japanese band Hachimitsu Pie, who released one album in 1973. Later in the 1970s, Suzuki functioned as the occasional leader and regular singer of the Moonriders — the group's first album was in fact credited to "Keiichi Suzuki and the Moonriders". The band included his brother Hirobumi on bass. Afterward, he collaborated with
Yellow Magic Orchestra co-founder
Yukihiro Takahashi as the duo
The Beatniks. He was also a member of the trio Three Blind Moses. As an actor, Suzuki appeared in the 1980s films;
Body Drop Asphalt,
Shunji Iwai's
Swallowtail, and
Love Letter, as well as other films from the late 1990s and early 2000s. In 1989, Suzuki cowrote the soundtrack to the
video game EarthBound Beginnings/Mother. In 1994, he would write more music for the game's sequel,
EarthBound/Mother 2. A few years after
EarthBound/Mother 2, Suzuki provided the music for the
audio game Real Sound: Kaze no Regret. His song "Satellite Serenade" was remixed by
The Orb and was later featured on
Sasha & Digweed's
Northern Exposure and The Orb's ''
Auntie Aubrey's Excursions Beyond the Call of Duty'' compilation. In February 2008, Suzuki released a new solo album
Captain Hate & First Mate Love in collaboration with Keiichi Sokabe, touring together in late spring 2008. The follow-up
Pirate Radio Seasick appeared in 2009, and the third part
In Retrospect in January 2011. ==Influences==