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agraph is the solo project of 牛尾憲輔, a Japanese electronic and techno artist, composer, and producer from Tokyo, born on March 1, 1983. Active since 2003, he grew up in a music-school family, learned piano in childhood, later began programming music on a Yamaha EOS-B900, and studied music and contemporary art at university while working as a Pro Tools operator. He works mainly in electronica and techno, using keyboard instrument and synthesizer, and is associated with Kioon Music; his official website is http://www.agraph.jp/. After entering the production side of Tokyo's techno scene through Takkyu Ishino, he supported recordings by Denki Groove, DISCO TWINS, and RYUKYUDISKO as a technical engineer. His first released track was "colours," issued under the name kensuke ushio on the 2007 compilation Gathering Traxx Vol.1. He then released the albums a day, phases in 2008, equal in 2010, and the shader in 2016, and served as the opening act on Underworld's Japan tour in 2010. In 2011 he formed LAMA, and from 2012 he also supported Denki Groove as a live member. He expanded into screen composition with ピンポン THE ANIMATION in 2014 and wrote his first film score for 映画 聲の形 (A Silent Voice) in 2016. Later work includes arranging "Unseen Syndrome" and "星屑のキャプテン" for the 2022 remake of ライブ・ア・ライブ and performing "unified perspective," the ending theme of The Heike Story.