Multi Platinum selling writer Ricky has had multiple hits in many territories since becoming a writer 12 years ago.

Beginning a musical career as a session bass player Ricky soon found himself in demand in London as a vocalist and vocal arranger/producer working with 19, Irish group Bellefire, S Club Junior also writing for and developing Tyler James and Cheryl Cole and working with The Pet Shop Boys, Mike and the Mechanics,Take That, Mario, JLS, Shane Ward, Little Mix and many more.

A few years ago Ricky discovered and fell in love with Japanese and Korean music and has been very successful picking up many single and album cuts in Asia.

Tim Hawes is a UK songwriter and record producer who has achieved in excess of ten million record sales including five number one singles. He is also a recipient of the prestigious Ivor Novello award for songwriting. Tim is known for his work with The Spice Girls, Five, Hearsay, S Club 7, Sugababes, Monrose, No Angels, Aaron Carter, Aggro Santos, Jimmy Blue, Stefanie Heinzmann, TVXQ,Tata Young, Girls Generation, KIS-MY-FT2, Got 7 and Boys24 amongst others, and is an all rounder who produces tracks and writes top lines, but has a real passion for lyric writing.

His company Zebra1 also has a successful publishing arm in partnership with leading independent publisher Bucks Music in the UK, whilst his Orio Music brand represents a small roster of writers for its prolific output in Japan and Korea.

Teemu is a multitalented songwriter, who’s strengths lie in writing top-lines and lyrics. He has the talent to make catchy melodies for many different genres.

Teemu is also a great singer with a fantastic voice and a very wide vocal range and he is a featured artist on international releases in Asia, US, Canada  and Europe. He has been the demo singer for many songs that later became No1 hits in Asia. Teemu sings everything from heavy rock to pop music and ballads.

Rob Derbyshire – Song Writer, Producer, Mix Engineer, Musical Director,Musician.

Rob started out as a session keyboard player, engineer, producer and writer specialising in soul and RnB. As the full time keyboard player for Motown’s Edwin Starr, Rob met and worked with many of the great American soul artists, including Chaka Khan, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Kool and the Gang, Sister Sledge, Martha Reaves and Mary Wilson of the Supremes, this is where he learned his craft, from some of the best performers the world has ever seen.

Along side performing live gigs, Rob build his own recording studio and kept ahead with the latest technology and recording techniques.. He recorded songs with Edwin Starr, Chaka Khan, George Williams, Beverly Knight and Lulu. Releasing soulful house and UK Garage though classic UK house labels such as Cleveland City, Triple H and Dome Records.

Later on as a producer/writer and engineer, Rob formed the studio band Full Flava and released five neo soul albums featuring vocalists such as Ce Ce Peniston, CarleenAnderson, Alison Limerick and Kelli Sae. Released on the no1 UK soul label, Dome Records, home for artist such as Incognito, Brenda Russel, Beverly Knight and George Duke.

On the pop RnB side Rob has had many releases too, and recently a top ten hit single called ‘Boom’ with the artist Natalia. He co-wrote and produced 3 songs for her album and mixed 4.

More recently Rob has worked with pop acts such as One Direction, as Programmer, writer, and mix engineer, UKs boy band JLS as programmer and mix engineer, and for the past 3 years has been Musical Director for the girl group Little Mix, preparing 3 major tours in the last 12 months alone.

While working closely with Simon Cowell’s SYCO label. He has prepared bespoke arrangements for uk’s X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent, The Brit awards and in the US, The Today Show, Ellen Degeneres Show, as well as huge shows at Madison Square Gardens and the Hollywood Bowl.

Back in the studio Rob has also been frequently employed as a mix engineer for Little Mix, Ollie Murs and JLS.. as well as many smaller UK and European artists.

Funk Uchino was born in Takarazuka city in Kobe prefecture, Japan. He picked up the violine at the age of 6, then became a singer/songwriter and started providing music to multiple artists when he was 18 years old.
In 2012, he decided to focus only on producing and publishing songs, and successfully continues to do so today.

RIKE became interested in Hip Hop since his early years from playing the game PaRappa The Rapper. He started making tracks, DJ-ing, and Rapping when he was 14 years old. RIKE says the reason why he became a DJ and songwriter is “Because, I wanted to rapp with my original songs.” Later, he officially started his music career as a rapper.
RIKE moved to Tokyo from his hometown, Sendai, when he was 19 years old. At that time, he also changed his production style from sampling to desktop music. Today, he shows his multiple talents as a lyricist, songwriter, track-maker, rapper, designer, and photographer.

Carlos Okabe is a music producer and top liner with R&B and Hip Hop roots. He honed his music production skill on his own. His music is distributed both domestically and internationally, and has been highly spoken of his unique creativity.
Many of his music had won platinum and gold certifications.

The Apple Of My Eye played the guitar in his early years. In 2001, he started DJ-ing and became the resident DJ at the well known club in Shibuya. In the early 2000s, he opened up for domestic and international artists including Jazzy Jeff and Ferry Corsten, then began his career as a music producer.
He produces music for artists, TV commercials, and video games with his distinct R&B/Pop sound derived from his DJ career, and skills of combining the cutting-edge Dance Music with various genres.

Grace is a singer/songerwriter, who was born and raised in Yokohama, Japan.
In 2005, she started her music career, and performed over 100 times at multiple clubs in Yokohama and Tokyo. She spend her period of dues-paying in the underground world, but managed to engage large audience with her naturally talented voice, and began to emerge all over Japan. She performed and impressed many viewers at Nippon Television Network channel’s 24H Charity TV, main stage of Yokohama Port Festival, and many other live appearances.
In 2013, she released a record from the noble Hip Hop record label, and was chosen as their recommended singer. She is now signed to RUZAI and continusouly developing her career as a topliner and lyricist.

Toshiya Hosokawa was born in Saitama, Japan, in 1990. He started playing the piano when he was 4 years old and played the guitar in his own band in high school.
In 2010, he started his musical career as a performing artist, music producer, and backing performer. He joined RUZAI in 2014, and began his career as a songwriter in the J-POP scene.

Ryo Saito played the piano and embraced game music in his early years, though did not know rock and pop music at all until he got into college. He ditched his dream of becoming a comic book writer, but decided to start a journey as a musician and formed a band. He was the lead vocalist of the band SONALIO (former Meridian Rogue) for 15 years, wrote and released over 60 songs.
In 2016, he joined RUZAI, and began his career as a songwriter.
He makes tracks with the rock essence derived from his band career, and catchy topline that shows his friendly personality. He puts great passion to his work.

7th Avenue is consisted of Norio Nakagawa, Yuki Akiyama and Shingo Shimogoori. The music production trio was founded by the leader, Norio, who grew up in New York. The group is based in Tokyo.

The three members were formerly in the same band, later started publishing and producing music. Their sound is eclectic from ballad to EDM, Hip Hop, and Dance music, but mainly rock and pop based. Each member has been influenced by music from overseas entertainmentsince their early years, and it reflects to their work. They are known for producing cutting edge and stylish tracks.