• Born in Kyoto, Japan. As soon as born, Fzono was grown in Shinjuku, Tokyo and Yokohama.

• Started learning piano at the age of four and began composing at six. Fzono later studied Western Classical music (harmony, counterpoint, orchestration) and Eastern traditional music under composer Toshiro Mayuzumi.
  At the age of eleven, Fzono became interested in Synthesizers and started creating Electronic Music and Musique Concrete works.

• In 1985, at the age of sixteen, Fzono organized ''Etherophonic Orchestra"', which is regarded as the first symphonic ensemble totally by electronic musical instruments in the Orient. He composed some Contemporary Classical and avant-garde tunes for this ensemble, and held concerts in some places and conducted by himself.

• In 1986, he started playing in a Psychedelic Rock band “Midara Gokoro” (means ”Lecherous-minded” in old Japanese) and "Psychedelic Spider and Book of the Dead". In the same year, he released the first unofficial Electronic music suite / Solo album, a musique concrete work using tape recorders (50 copy limited release. Out of print).　

1987-
1991

• Stayed in Europe (West Germany). Studied under composer Karlheinz Stockhausen.
  Later Fzono learned History of Art, Aesthetics, Philosophy and Mysticism, Theosophy in Cologne, Munich and Berlin. Later he learned Zen and Esoteric Mysticism in Japan and Nepal.

• Fzono released his first Trance Music Unit album under the name "Psychedelic Plants Research Laboratory".

• In the Summer of 1988, Fzono and the members of Midara Gokoro went to London and encountered an Acid House movement called Second Summer of Love, and changed the band name to Far East Acid House Quartet, making a fresh start. They played mainly in the underground scenes and were regarded as one of the first Rave bands in Asia. AQi Fzono played synthesizers, keyboards, Theremin etc. He was the leader of the band at the beginning, and became known as a rare pioneer of Acid House and Rave in Japan. In 1997, the band broke up due to the unfortunate deaths of the members.

• Stayed in New York. Fzono formed an Electronic music band Psychedelic Plants Research Laboratory, and held a series of live performances titled “Multimedia Visionquest” that featured electronic and ethnic music, video drug, dancers, open fire etc. in New York.

• Moved to Amsterdam (Holland) , Started coming and going to New York and Japan.

• Symphobient Trilogy: 3 CDs Special Box Set released( Only 80 sets Limited Edition).

• Far East Acid House Quartet dispersed.

• In the same year, Fzono defined his unique music style as “Sci-fi music”, and given some nicknames mainly for solo works such as The Minstrel of Diode” ( especially for Symphobient Trilogy), ”Symphonic Techno Pioneer”, ”Godfather of Acid music”, ”Godfather of Neo-hippie”,””Techno Wagner” etc.

• Fzono Produced Japanese Girls DJs / Trance Techno Unit, Trance-Rave Daughters . Produced and wrote some tracks for The 1st Album of Trance-Rave Daughters "Moog Trance Universe", which released from Nerve Nets Records.

• Established a new Electrionic music label Lavalamp Records in Brooklyn, New York. (Now in Washington State). The Former members include:, Hypnotic Twin (David Laurenz + DJ Third Eye ) and AQi Fzono.

• Official Site" FZONO.COM " established (20th November)

• Lavalamp Records has moved to Washington State.

• "Chronicle" won 6 stars ( as the highest grade: "Masterpiece") at the international prog rock database site ProgressoR.

• • Fzono began to plan to remaster his four solo albums (Echoes, Ruins, Cosmology, Cathedral) using the original multi-track tapes, and release them again from Lavalamp Records.

• Fzono's first Online interview appeared on "Nucleus", Argentina FM Radio Station / rock site (7th January)
  > AQi Fzono's Interview at Nucleus ( Argentina, by Sergio Vilar )
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• World's first official fan site / database site of AQi Fzono in Japan - "AQi Fzono: Visionary Music Encyclopedia" established. (16th February)
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• Fzono joined in Damo Suzuki (ex-CAN )'s Japan tour / international project "Damo Suzuki Network", as a guest (3rd March)
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• "Cosmology" Digital Remaster released(Lavalamp-3). (20th March)

• "Cosmology" got No.1 in the Monthly "Heavy Seller" Chart in Japanese distributor "Music Term", just only for 2 weeks, after the release date. (10th May)