He previously ran his own synthesizer company , Hillwood , also known as Firstman , from 1972 up until the early 1980s , with his synthesizers released by Multivox in North America , before joining Akai in the early 1980s .
The AX80 was designed by Kazuo Morioka .
Kazuo Morioka previously ran Kazuo Morioka 's own synthesizer company , Hillwood , also known as Firstman , from 1972 up until the early 1980s , with his synthesizers released by Multivox in North America , before joining Akai in the early 1980s .
The AX80 was designed by Kazuo Morioka .