Ken Morioka 森岡賢 | |
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Born | 15 March 1967 |
Origin | Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
Died | 3 June 2016 | (aged 49)
Genres | Synthpop |
Occupation(s) | Musician, keyboardist, composer, music producer |
Instrument(s) | Keyboard |
Years active | 1982–2016 |
Ken Morioka ( Japanese: 森岡賢; March 15, 1967 – June 3, 2016) was a Japanese musician, keyboardist, composer, and music producer. He died of heart failure at the age of 49. [1] [2] [3]
In addition to being a member of influential synthpop group Soft Ballet, he worked with numerous other musicians such as Kaya, Buck-Tick, and ZIZ (with ex- Malice Mizer member Közi). [4] He was also in the bands minus (-) and Ka.f.ka.
In 2006, he formed unit Gentleman Take Poraloid with Masayuki Deguchi, under indies label Palm Tree and in 2009 released studio album Orfeu. [5]