Shigeo Sekito

Shigeo Sekito is a Japanese player of the Electone, the electronic organ made by Yamaha. He trained in piano from childhood and studied composition at Osaka Kyoiku University. He is best known for the Special Sound Series LPs he recorded for Nippon Columbia between 1975 and 1977, a set of albums built entirely around the instrument. Sekito made his debut at a national Electone competition in 1967. His 1975 piece "The Word II" gained a new audience after Mac DeMarco based "Chamber of Reflection" (from Salad Days) on its melody.