Staxx T was born and raised in Osaka, Japan. He started playing the piano at the age of 4 and due to the influence of his parents he grew up listening to Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles. Staxx T first came in contact with Hip Hop at the age of 15. Soon after, he started to self-produce songs and was featured in Hip Hop fashion magazine “TIGHT”. Apart from music, Staxx T modeled for Hip Hop fashion magazines such as “411”. In 2005, he entered a live battle contest, hosted/sponsored by DJ MASTERKEY/ Coca Cola and won No.1 in the MC/Vocal department.
His talent as a lyricist is highly acknowledged as he was offered to write lyrics for a wide variety of artists including TERIYAKI, V6, m-flo, etc.
Minami was born in Hong Kong and raised in Kobe, Japan. Minami is bilingual and speaks both English and Japanese.
Minami’s career as a song writer began when she received an offer from VERBAL (m-flo), who at the time was producing BoA’s single, “BUMP BUMP! feat, VERBAL (m-flo)”. She took that opportunity to develop her skill as a song writer and continues to write for a wide variety of artists including Kylie Minogue, m-flo, Namie Amuro, BoA, etc.
Minami was also featured as a composer and vocalist by the TERIYAKI BOYZ(R) & and m-flo.