Born Leo Imai (July 24th 1981; Tokyo) to a Japanese father and Swedish mother, he grew up mostly in London, attended highschool in Tokyo, went on to study at SOAS, London, and The Queen's College, Oxford. His doctoral work at Oxford was sponsored by the Sasakawa Fund. He moved to Tokyo in 2006 to play music full-time. With a small number of exceptions, he is the sole song-writer, and his eclectic style has often been compared to various rock and pop bands of the 1980s, although Imai is really a child of the 1990s, and his music a cry beyond the 2000s. His 'major label' debut album "Fix Neon" was released February 27th, 2008.