Yoshimori Makoto was born in
Hiroshima,
Japan. He started his musical career in 1986 participating as a keyboardist in a variety of concerts around the
Kansai region. In 1991 he graduated from the music program at the
Osaka Kyoiku University and then moved to
Tokyo in 1992, at first, as a member of
Modern Choki Chokies. From 1995 through 1998, being a multi-keyboardist, he played the
piano,
synthesizer, and
accordion at various night clubs around Tokyo for bands such as
Hikashu. He also played the piano and accordion for various musicals such as
Big in 1998. He joined the
keyboard harmonica orchestra
P-blot in 1996 and was considered "the most avant-garde man" of the group because of his acute and clear playing. Through his various activities in Tokyo he dealt with many genres of music and learned different aspects of composition, arrangement, and music production. In recent years he has mainly worked as a composer of soundtracks for anime, often collaborating with director
Takahiro Omori. Yoshimori Makoto has released his 1st piano solo CD "Uta no Soba ni: A Song is on Your Side." in 2010, 2nd CD "Oto no Aware" in 2013, 3rd CD "Everyday Evening" in 2020 via his own Apollo Black Records (All solo albums are only available on CD format, unavailable on any streaming services). At the same time of releasing 3rd CD, he launched the completely brand-new Official Website and announced his previous site would close soon. ==Discography==