Ken Morioka
森岡賢
Born(1967-03-15)15 March 1967
OriginMinato, Tokyo, Japan
Died3 June 2016(2016-06-03) (aged 49)
GenresSynthpop
Occupation(s)Musician, keyboardist, composer, music producer
Instrument(s)Keyboard
Years active1982–2016

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]

References

  1. ^ "元SOFT BALLETのminus(-)森岡賢が死去、49歳 - 音楽ニュース". Cinra.Net. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  2. ^ "元SOFTBALLET・森岡賢さん死去 49歳 | ORICON STYLE". Oricon.co.jp. 2016-06-07. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  3. ^ "Ken Morioka Has Passed Away | JaME U.S.A". Jame-world.com. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  4. ^ "ZIZ×KEN.MORIOKA - インタビュー | Rooftop". Rooftop.cc. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  5. ^ "Dandy D Discography". Palmtree Official Website.



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