| 1976 |
[SHORT
HOPE]Debut from Kitty Records
First All foriegn band in Japanese industry to record and tour domesticaly |
| 1978 |
Writes
& Produces "Give It to Me" performed by Tommy The Bitch wins
Best Single1979 Award - Gold for Give It To Me
Tours extensively with Short Hope and records 2nd album which is not
released
Quits Short Hope in Dec78. Starts studio session band to be called
Shogun. |
| 1979 |
[SHOGUN]1st
album released in February and goes on to win the Album of the Year
- Gold LP Award [SHOGUN]2nd album "Rotation" wins 2nd Best
LP Award - Gold
"Lonely Man" wins Best Original Lyric Award - Gold
"Otokotachi-no-melody" won Best Single Award - Gold
"Otokotachi-no-melody" won Best Composition Award - Gold
"Otokotachi-no-melody" won Best New Artist Award - Gold Produced
& Performed Soundtrack for TV series (NTV)
[Tantei Monogatari] Produced & Performed Soundtrack for TV
series (NTV)
[Oretachiwa-Tenshida]
Writes the music, Produces & Performs Soundtrack for the Kadokawa
Haruki Feature Film[Yomigaeru-Kinro]
Recieves first Japanese Film academy nomination for best soundtrack
Shogun Appears on [American Band Stand]Becomes the first live
satellite broadcast of a Japanese band Returning to Japan Shogun becomes
the first band to ever play in baseball stadiums (Seibu Kyujyo) |
| 1980 |
Kirin
Mets "Met People"(Original Recording) Music & Lyric
Won '79 CBS Sony Best Album Award"Yomigaeru-Kinro-no-Theme"
wins Best Soundtrack for a Film Award |
| 1981 |
"Taiyo-no-Utopia"
won Best Lyric Award
"Taiyo-no-Utopia" won Best Composition Award |
| 1982 |
[SILVER MOON] - Alfa Records
"I Believe in You" All Nippon Air Lines 25th Anniversary CM |
| 1983 |
"Hyouryu
Sky Hurricane" won Best Single Award - Silver
"Cyoujikuuseiki Augas" won Best Album Award - Gold
[LIFE IN THE SKY] - Tokuma Japan (LP) |
| 1984 |
[JUS-TUS
/ SHOGUN UK]- RVC Records |
| 1985 |
[COMMAGRAF]
- Tokuma Japan |
| 1988 |
[MIYABI PROJECT (Enka Series)] - Pony Canyon |
| 1991 |
[GIRLS
CLUB 1991]Writer / Arranger & Producer
Extensive Tour of Asia with Girls Club - Taiwan especially sells extremely
well |
| 1992 |
All
Japan Professional Bicycle Assciation Campaign Theme Starts a new
band[THE RUMOR]Tours and Records |
| 1993 |
YKK
AP TV CM "Moonlight"
Asahi Beer TV CM "Live is The Feeling"
Kirin Mets TV CM "Met People" Re-make
Kellog Ceral '93 TV CM
Toyota "Estima" TV CM
Century 21 TV CM
SEGA Game Software Music [CD Sonic]- Producer, writer & Arranger
LIVE RADIO CONCERT "Casey Rankin & THE RUMOR"
Tokyo FM |
| 1994 |
Concert
in "Juliana" Okinawa draws 3,000 people [THE RUMOR]
"Most Acousticly Speaking" Vol.1 Shibuya Jyan-Jyan
TV Program[Takeuchi Hedrix "The Guitarists"](Fuji TV)
Casey's appearance, stuns the studio audience, flim crew, as well
as the audience watching at home when he plays the Japanese National
Anthem alone on Acoustic Guitar.
KDD TV CM[0061]
Kellog Ceral'94 TV CM "Most Acousticly Speaking" Vol.2 Shibuya Jyan-Jyan
Radio Concert[All Night Nippon][THE RUMOR]
Tours America with "The Reality of Dreams" |
| 1995 |
Starts
Live Solo tours of Japanese Temples under the theme of [Heiwa-e'
No Michi](The Road To Peace)
MAINICHI NEWSPAPER Column Japanese edition["People"] 4 days
THE DAILY YOMIURI NEWSPAPER[Living]Japanese Edition
Records Live Album at 'The Troubador' in Los Angeles, California |
| 1996 |
OPEL
TV CM
Suntory Malts TV CM Spring / Summer Campaign
Nortiz Bath System TV CM "Yu You Yu"
Sharp TV CM
Producer & Arranger: Jimmy Angel New Album [UNDERAGE]for
USA
Producer & Arranger: Mary Dunne New Album[Coolatee]Tours
UK & Ireland
Producer & Arranger: GENIUS New Single for Japan "Saralyman-ni-natta"
Casey Rankin Live Concert Tour in USA from May 10th - August 29th
Live tour of Japanese Temples[Heiwa-e' No Michi] (concert
for Peace) |
| 1997 |
TDK TV CM & Image Video (MJ & DJ Cassette Tape)
Lyric & Music - Producer & Arranger
Recuit New Music Magazine Sound Logo "Zappy"
Asahi Can Coffee TV CM "Wonda" Lyric & Music / Producer &
Arranger
Sapporo Can Coffee TV CM "Jack" Lyric & Music, Guitar/Vocal
[Shogun]
Vannesse Corporation Music Lyric & Music Project Producer & Arranger
Cloudy Bongwater: Banana Bong Song / Silent Natto Producer & Arranger
Live tour of Japanese Temples[Heiwa-e' No Michi] (concert
for Peace) |
| 1998 |
Americal
Family TV CM Lyric & Music / Producer & Arranger
Konami SportsSoccer Game Soft TV CM Lyric & Music / Producer & Arranger
Nabisco Oreo TV CM Lyric & Music / Producer & Arranger
Charumera Ramen TV CM Producer & Arranger
Tour Leader: Mary Dunne ['98 COOLATEE TOUR #1] for UK / Ireland
/ Germany / France / Belgium / Brittany Jan - Feb '98
Casey Rankin USA Tour May - June '98
Tour Leader: Mary Dunne ['98 COOLATEE TOUR #2] for UK / Ireland
/ Germany / France / Belgium / Brittany Oct - Dec '98
Live tour of Japanese Temples[Heiwa-e' No Michi](concert
for Peace) |
| 1999 |
"Wonda
'99" New Series TV CM Lyric & Music / Producer & Arranger
Herbal Essence TV CM Lyric & Music / Producer & Arranger |
| 2000 |
"Mitsu"
March, 3, 2000 release.
"Wonda '2000" New Series TV CM Muisc & Lyrics
/ Arranger & Producer
Shisedo 'Auslese' cosmetic - TV CM Music & Lyric / Arranger &
Producer
FMV Game Software Writer / Vocals
All Japan Spring tour - 28 Shows
U S A / Canada Tour 7/5 - 8/6 (Stewart Park Folk Festival)
Sheseido 'Aquair' TV CM
All Japan Autum tour - 31 Shows
October 14 'Jisouji' Temple concert for peace
Nov 7 'Thumbs-up concert |
| 2001 |
01/01/01
- 11 am New Years Day concert - Kenkouji
Temple in Yokohama (concert for Peace)
1/29 Shibuy 'Club Quattro' concert
3/20 - 3/35 ishikawa-Ken Tour
4/10 Thumbs-up Yokohama
4/20 - 4/22 Morioka Tour
4/24 4/29 Akita Tour
5/17 - 5/ 19 Kyushu, Fukuoka
6/4 - 6/9 Fukuoka
6/20 - 6/25 Iwate tour
7/10 Blues Alley Japan - "The Birthday Show"
7/11 - 7/27 Samurai Recording
8/10 - 8/11 Yamanashi-ken, doshi Mura International Folk Jamboree
8/30 - 9/3 Akita Tour
10/3 Blues Alley Japan "Speaking of strings Show" |
| 2002 |
Blues Alley
Japan - Concert
Akita-Acoustic Concert Tour
NHK Features Pa Para Papa on a nationwide TV show airing 3-times daily
Acoustic Concert Tour - Ishikawa-ken & Iwate-ken
Writes music for and appears in TV CM for Lotte Chocolate ' Toppo'
Does major show with Sweetbox as a duo playing acoustic guitar at
Velfarre in Tokyo
Casey Rankin & Omori Satoru Acoustic Concert Tour(with Japanese
drums, flute & shamisen)
Music & Production for Kal Kan TVCM
Acoustic Concert Tour - Miyagi-ken & Akita-ken
Nationwide tour "The Sweetbox Acoustic Tour"(Acoustic
Guitar)
Pa Para Papa get over 10,000 hits on cable radio in a 10 day period
|
| 2003 |
Acoustic Concert
Tour - Morioka, Akita
Docomo CM Vocal
Narration for new Coca Cola product BOCO”
Acoustic Concert Tour - Aomori-ken
Plays acoustic guitar with Bloom Under Ground
Acoustic Concert Tour - Ishikawa-ken
Tu-ka Mobile phones CM - Vocal
Plays Piano & Keyboards for Anaconda's recoding sessons
BOSS Radio CM - Vocals & Narration
Sanyo Raincoat TV CM Vocals & Narration
Acoustic Concert Tour - Akita
Does special concert for MPN at the Instrument Fair at Yokohama International
Forum |
| 2004 |
Concert at
Mori Hall in Komae
Acoustic ConcerT Tour - Morioka, Akita, Aomori
Concert at Hachioji Kogyo Daigaku
Acoustic Concert Tour - Ishikawa-ken
Return request Concert in Komae
Foreign Correspondents Club (FCCJ)
Spends June through December RECORDING |
| 2005 |
1/9 "The
Fred & Peter Show
(Casey Rankin & Eric Zay)
1/20 - 2/1 Acoustic Tour Casey Rankin - Omori Satoru Acoustic
2/4 Tsunami Victim Charity Concert "The Diggers"
2/5 Foreign Correspondents Club (Press Club)
2/7 Writes & Produces new Kirin "FIRE"
CM
2/27 Saitama Concert
3/6 Films live concert with the Fred & Peter
show to be onTBS
(TBS-'Music Tide' Live Show
April 6
3/30 Stormy Monday "The Diggers"
4/18 Plug Concert "The Diggers"
4/23 Road to Peace Show at Temple in Yokohama
6/4 Foreign Correspondents Club (FCCJ)
6/19 Tsukuba Creo Plaza -Concert "The Diggers"
7/10 The Birthday Show at Stormy Monday "The
Diggers"
7/19 Plug Concert "The Fred & Peter Show"
8/25 - 8/29 Road Tour "The Diggers"
9/1 - 9/5 Acoustic Solo Tour
10/1 Releases "Isn't It Amazing" & The
Wonder Of It All
10/8 Katrina Charity Foreign Correspondents Club
(FCCJ)
10/9 "Megami Matsuri" Concert in Jyugaoka
10/16 Akita-ken Fujisato Autumn Outdoor Concert
11/25 Press Club 60th Anniversary Concert attended
by members of the Japanese royal family atCapital Hotel
in Tokyo
12/15 - 12/24 Winter Tour '05 |
| 2006 |
11/28 - 2/1
Akita-ken Tour
2/13 Counter Parts - Acoustic Concert
3/24 Daiwa House Radio CM
3/27 Harajuku Crockodile |