Real name: 手島勇 (Teshima Isamu)

Stage Name: 手島いさむ (Teshima Isamu)

Born 27 August 1963 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan; grew up in Hiroshima.

Mr. Teshima was lead guitarist for the group Unicorn; when it disbanded in 1993, he went on to help start a group called Big Life in 1994, which lasted two years. After that he left his previous management contract and went out on his own as a free agent. He has since worked in many facets of the music business, including producing demo tapes for new artists, songwriting and arranging, and works as a studio musician.