, also known by the name H Zett M (stylised as H ZETT M) is a

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keyboardist and producer. He became a member of jazz instrumental band

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in 1999, and was a member of

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's band

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between 2004 and 2005. In 2007, Hiizumi debuted as a solo musician with the name H Zett M.

Biography

In 2001, Pe'z debuted with their self-titled extended play ''Pe'z'', followed by ''Hayato'' and ''Okokoroire'' also in 2001. Their major debut release with

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, ''Akatsuki'', was released in 2002. In 2003, Hiizumi joined musician

as a tour musician for her 10 date Sugoroku Tour. This tour band,

, debuted as a fully fledged musical act in 2004 with the single " Gunjō Biyori", which Hiizumi composed. The band's debut album ''

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'' was released in November 2004, also featuring his songs "Genjitsu ni Oite" and "Service", followed by the ''Dynamite'' tour in early 2005. Hiizumi decided to leave the band after the tour to focus on his work with Pe'z, and announced this on July 1, 2005. In 2007, Hiizumi made his solo debut with the album ''5+2=11''. He also worked in the musical collaboration between Pe'z and folk singer Suzumoku, Pe'zmoku, and performed the '' Bleach'' ending theme song "Gallop". Hiizumi collaborated with Pe'z members Masahiro Nirehara and Kou to create the jazz trio H Zettrio in 2013, and released the album ''Mitsuboshi'' on December 4, 2013. H Zettrio further collaborated with jazz singer-songwriter Roco to create the unit Chazz. The unit recorded the album ''Chazz: Smile Music Life'', a collection of songs famous in children's music, performed in a jazz style with new lyrics.

Names

Hiizumi uses a variety of stage names for different musical projects. JASRAC lists his name with the kanji 樋泉昌之 in the composition credits for his early works for Pe'z, but as a member of Pe'z he lists his name as ヒイズミマサユ機. As a member of Tokyo Jihen, he originally went under the name ヒーズミマサユ季 when the band performed

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's ''Sugoroku Tour'', and as after the band's official debut. For his solo debut, he used the name H Zett M. On

's live film ''Ringo Haku '14: Toshionna no Gyakushū'', he is credited as Hiizumimasayu-KI.

Discography

Studio albums

Project albums

Singles

Video albums

Notes

References

External links

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BMG Japan label site
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