Yogo Kono

Kouno Yougo was born December 18, 1962 in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. He is a music composer and arranger for anime songs and animation. Currently freelance. He made his debut as musician in the band MAKE-UP in 1984, where he took charge of the keyboard and arranging songs. The band dissolved already again in 1986, whereafter he joined for a year the band うるさくてゴメンネBAND in 1987. During the MAKE-UP years he also worked with rock singer Hamada Mari and participated in the making of her Misty Lady album as keyboarder. From 1988 until 1992 he was member of GRAND-PRIX before being involved in studio work as arranger and compositor. He is best known for arrangement and composition of powerful and hot-blooded rock songs, which most often accompany mecha animation. He also tends to work together with the anison rock band JAM Project, for which he arranged and composed many songs.

Birthday: December 18, 1962