Bio
Takanori Nishikawa (西川貴教, Nishikawa Takanori?, born September 19, 1970 in Yasu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese singer and actor. He performs as T.M.Revolution (TMR), which stands for Takanori Makes Revolution (貴教が革命を起こす, Takanori ga kakumei o okosu?). Although most of his songs were written by Akio Inoue and composed/arranged by Daisuke Asakura (also TMR’s former producer), T.M.Revolution is Nishikawa’s solo project.
Nishikawa debuted as TMR with the release of his first single Dokusai -monopolize- (独裁 -monopolize-, Dokusai -monopolize-?) in May 1996. Later that year, his third single HEART OF SWORD ~Yoake Mae~ (HEART OF SWORD ～夜明け前～, HEART OF SWORD ~Yoake Mae~?) was used as the third ending song for the anime series Rurouni Kenshin, further expanding his fan base. He also contributed five songs to the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED franchise – three for Gundam SEED and two for Gundam SEED Destiny. Nishikawa has guest starred as a minor character in each of those anime series that featured his songs.
T.M.Revolution is the first artist to be signed to Tofu Records, a record label (affiliated with Sony Music Japan) promoting j-pop artists in North America. Tofu released three of his most recent studio albums: coordinate (2003), SEVENTH HEAVEN (2004), and vertical infinity (2005). Nishikawa made his North American live debut at Otakon, a large anime convention in 2003. He also performed at Pacific Media Expo in 2004.
source: Wikipedia
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