Timeline

1955

Tokyo

Toshifumi Hinata,
born in Tokyo,
Feb23 1955

1955
1973 ~

England

After graduating from high school in 1973,
he went to England
 and spent some time

working at a motorcycle company
in Farnham in Surrey.

1973 ~
1975 ~

America

In 1975,
he moved to America
and enrolled in Northland College
in Ashland, Wisconsin
 where he shifted his focus

more on to music,
and played in a local blues band
as a keyboard player.

1975 ~
1976.8 ~

Boston

In August of 1976,
he transferred to 
Berklee College of Music
 in Boston.

1976.8 ~
1978.8 ~

Minnesota

In August 1978,
he was the recipient of
an international student scholarship
from the University of Minnesota Duluth, and transferred to the
Department of Music at UMD.

1978.8 ~

Over the next four years

Over the next four years,
he studied classical piano, theory,
composition, orchestration
, and also performed in 
recitals and orchestra.

1982 ~

Minnesota

In 1982,
following graduation,
he started working as a musician
in Minnesota.

1982 ~

He has continued to release
solo albums and has been writing music for
TV dramas and documentaries. He has also been writing scores for
orchestra and chamber orchestra.