１９７０年頃より様々なセッションに参加し１９７２年に "はちみつぱい" を結成。
バンドとして、またソロとしても数々のステージやレコーディングをこなす。
"はちみつぱい"は１９７４年にアルバム「センチメンタル通り」を発表し解散。
１９７５年、"はちみつぱい"を母体に、弟、鈴木博文らが加わり "ムーンライダーズ"を結成。１９７６年アルバム「火の玉ボーイ」でデビューし、2011年には35周年 を迎える。

鈴木慶一はムーンライダーズの活動と並行して、７０年代半ばよりアイドルから演歌まで多数の楽曲を提供すると共に、膨大なＣＭ音楽を作曲。
任天堂より発売されたゲーム「Mother」、「Mother2」の音楽は、今でも世界中に多数の熱狂的なファンを持つなど、国内外の音楽界とリスナーに多大な影響を与えている。
映画音楽では、北野武監督「座頭市」の音楽で、第27回日本アカデミー賞最優秀音楽賞、第36回/シッチェス/国際カタルニヤ映画祭オリジナル楽曲賞を受賞した。
２００８年２月２０日、ソロアルバム『ヘイト船長とラヴ航海士』をリリース。
第50回日本レコード大賞優秀アルバム賞を受賞した。


Keiichi Suzuki

Born on August 28, 1951, in Haneda, Tokyo.
Began music career from around 1970, joining various sessions. In 1972,formed rock band Hachimitsu Pie ("honey pie").
An active pioneer of rock music expressed in the Japanese language,Keiichi Suzuki has performed countless live concerts and made dozens of recordings, both as a band member and as a solo musician.

Hachimitsu Pie, following release of album Sentimental Doori("sentimental street") in 1974, disbanded.

Formed band the Moonriders in 1975 with Hachimitsu Pie members joined by other musicians including his younger brother Hirobumi Suzuki.
Ever since debuting in 1976 with album Hinotama Boy ("fireball boy"), the Moonriders have continued to release works which were always half a step ahead of the times. They are nearing their 30th anniversary.

Alongside his activities as a member of the Moonriders, Keiichi Suzuki has from the mid-70s composed numerous songs for performers of every genre from teen idols to "enka" (Japanese blues) singers,together with countless commercial jingles, leaving a huge influence on the Japanese music scene and music lovers.
His music for the Nintendo videogames "Mother" and "Mother 2" has continued to win enthusiastic support from a great number of fans, years after their release; the soundtrack was remastered and re-released in 2003.

In addition to his solo activities, Keiichi Suzuki also has released albums in collaboration with other artists, including, The Beatniks, a unit formed with ex-YMO(Yellow Magic Orchestra) member Yukihiro Takahashi, and The Suzuki, a unit with his younger brother Hirobumi Suzuki.

In 1994, Satellite Serenade, a track from his solo album Suzuki White Report, remixed by Alex Paterson of The Orb, climbed to 8th on the U.K's Melody Maker magazine indies chart.

The music he composed in 1995 for videogame Real Sound was recorded at the Abbey Road Studios in London with musicians including ex-XTC guitarist David Gregory.

Keiichi Suzuki's wide-ranging activities outside of music include appearances in TV dramas and contributions to magazines.

In 2002, he started his own label, Run, Rabbit, Run Records - where he continues to play a leading role - and released CD Three Blind Moses.
His music for the movie Zatoichi (directed by Takeshi Kitano) won him the Best Music Award in the 2003 Japan Academy Awards.