birthplace: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
discography:
- catalog: APCA-27
  date: '1991-08-21'
  link: album/154048
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Director
  titles:
    en: KIX▸S / KIX▸S
    ja: KIX・S / KIX・S
    ja-latn: KIX-S / KIX-S
  type: works
- catalog: APCE-5252
  date: '1992-08-21'
  link: album/145542
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Director
  - Associate Producer
  titles:
    en: anything for you Original Soundtrack
    ja: フジテレビ系ドラマ「君のためにできること」オリジナル・サウンドトラック
    ja-latn: Kimi no Tame ni Dekiru Koto Original Soundtrack
  type: live
- catalog: APCA-134
  date: '1995-05-15'
  link: album/154044
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Director
  titles:
    en: BODY / KIX-S
    ja: BODY / KIX-S
    ja-latn: BODY / KIX-S
  type: live
- catalog: APCA-151
  date: '1996-02-21'
  link: album/154253
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Co-producer
  - Director
  titles:
    en: GORGEOUS / KIX-S
    ja: ゴージャス / KIX・S
    ja-latn: GORGEOUS / KIX·S
  type: live
- catalog: GAGJ-0021
  date: '2006-11-11'
  link: album/141884
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Music Coordinator
  titles:
    en: Tegami Original Soundtrack
    ja: 手紙 オリジナルサウンドトラック
    ja-latn: Tegami Original Soundtrack
  type: live
- catalog: BVCR-17060
  date: '2008-03-05'
  link: album/152346
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Supervisor
  titles:
    en: GARDEN / MAKAI
    ja: GARDEN / MAKAI
    ja-latn: GARDEN / MAKAI
  type: works
featured_on: []
info:
  Birthplace: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
  Credited works:
  - 6 albums in database
  - 1 products in database
  Credits:
  - 4 director
  - 2 special thanks
  - 1 associate producer
  - 1 co-producer
  - 1 music coordinator
  - 1 supervisor
  - 1 music producer
  Education: '1987: Nihon University'
  Former Organizations:
  - link: org/4922
    names:
      en: WATANABE MUSIC PUBLISHING CO., LTD.
      ja: 渡辺音楽出版株式会社
  Organizations: &id001
  - link: org/4870
    names:
      en: U'S MUSIC
      ja: 株式会社ユーズミュージック
link: artist/75026
meta:
  added_date: 2025-09-01T06:51
  edited_date: 2025-09-01T06:51
  fetched_date: 2026-01-15T11:40
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 113
name: Taro Kumabe
name_real: 熊部 太郎
name_trans: くまべ たろう
notes: 'Japanese music producer.

  Director of Independent Music Coalition Japan.

  Employment History

  • April 1987 ~ May 1995: Producer/VP at WATANABE PRODUCTIONS Co.Ltd.

  • June 1995 ~ August 2001: Director at MANIA MANIA Co.,LTD.

  • September 3, 2001 ~ Present: Executive Officer, Creative & Copyright Div. at U''S
  MUSIC Co., Ltd.'
organizations: *id001
picture_full: https://media.vgm.io/artists/62/75026/75026-1756738313.jpg
picture_small: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/artists/62/75026/75026-1756738313.jpg
sex: male
type: Individual
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/artist/75026?perpage=99999
websites:
  Personal: []
