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Nobu Saito

real name 斉藤 信男（Saitou Nobuo)

Nobu Saito is credited on 1,395 releases across 540 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1970–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,395

Credits

540

Albums

6

Decades active

192

In collections

Biography

Japanese percussionist and music producer. Born Nov. 6, 1950.
He has played on countless records by famous Japanese artists since the early-mid 70's.
His name has been credited over the years as 斎藤 ノブ or 齋藤 ノヴ and, since 2011, as 斉藤 ノヴ.
His wife is actress Mari Natsuki.

Bio from Discogs

Credited work

1,395 releases · 540 albums · active 1970–2026

  • Performance · 2,018
  • Other credits · 192
  • Production · 12

Studios: Onkio Haus · Sound City Studio · CBS/Sony Shinanomachi Studio · Studio A, Shibaura, Tokyo

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Frequent collaborators

  • Toshiki Kadomatsu
  • Seiko Matsuda
  • Masamichi Sugi
  • B'z
  • Etsuko Sai
  • Tin Pan Alley
  • Parachute (7)
  • Yuming

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