Keitaro Ujiie(Japanese: 氏家 慶太郎, Hepburn: Ujiie Keitarō; born February 23, 1997), professionally known as Snail's House or Ujico*, is a Japanese electronic musician. He currently resides in Saitama, Japan.

History

He started publishing music on SoundCloud in 2012 under the name Ujico* (which he stated was a childhood nickname given to him by a friend). In 2013, Ujiie created his own record label, Youth Composer Association, a Tokyo-based label specifically geared towards young musicians. In 2014, after listening to performances by Hiromi Uehara and various jazz fusion music, Ujiie was inspired to start playing the piano.

From that point, his music career began to grow and he created a separate Snail's House outfit for his "kawaii" music, which officially began on August 30, 2014, with the release of "Nyan Nyan Angel!". His first two EPs as Snail's House, Kirara and Kawaii Collective, were released in mid-2015, containing high-pitched vocal chops, vibrant synthesizer sounds, and happy-sounding melodies.

On October 10, 2017, the music video for the song "Pixel Galaxy" was released onto YouTube. It quickly began to go viral and it gave Ujiie a large boost in followers, though the song has significantly fewer plays on all music streaming services, the music video now has more than 100 million views on YouTube.

On October 9, 2018, Ujiie announced that a small game was being developed for his upcoming two-track album Snailchan Adventure. The album was released on October 23 with an accompanying music video, and Ujiie published a preview of the unfinished game. As of May 1, 2019, the game has not been released, with development presumed to be ongoing.

Discography

DateTitleAsRecord label
July 13, 2013Ujico RainUjico*N/A; self-released
October 23, 2013AerieN/A; self-released
February 21, 2014VASS DROPPERYouth Composer Association
April 27, 2014PF:Addiction
June 30, 2014Goodbye, Our World EP
July 10, 2014VASS DROPPER 2
December 30, 2014Storyteller
March 30, 2015Junction EP
March 31, 2015VASS DROPPER 3
May 13, 2015KiraraSnail's HouseTREKKIE TRAX
May 31, 2015Kawaii CollectiveN/A; self-released
June 29, 2015-PROGRESS-Ujico*
September 19, 2015Nyan Nyan Angel! RemixesSnail's HouseYouth Composer Association
December 24, 2015Sweety SweetyN/A; self-released
December 30, 2015空中都市 (Kūchū Toshi)Ujico*Youth Composer Association
March 29, 2016Ordinary SongsSnail's HouseN/A; self-released
June 12, 2016Dream CastleUjico*
August 27, 2016Love StorySnail's House
November 17, 2016Ordinary Songs 2
November 18, 2016Summer Nostalgia EPUjico*Youth Composer Association
February 23, 2017Pixel GalaxySnail's HouseN/A; self-released
June 15, 2017Ordinary Songs 3
September 10, 2017WonderWorldUjico*Cachettenotes
November 19, 2017[FLOWERS]DiverseSystem
November 30, 2017エイリアン☆ポップ (Alien☆Pop)Snail's HouseN/A; self-released
February 23, 2018Ordinary Songs 4
March 23, 2018Snö
June 1, 2018StripeCat Collection
July 28, 2018L'été
October 23, 2018Snailchan Adventure
January 18, 2019エイリアン☆ポップ II (Alien☆Pop II)
February 23, 2019Scenery
July 6, 2019エイリアン☆ポップ III (Alien☆Pop III)
August 16, 2019Love Magic
January 3, 2020妖 -AYAKASHI-Ujico*
February 23, 2020Vass Dropper 4
March 31, 2020ujbeats vol.1Snail's HouseCachettenotes
October 23, 2020Imaginarium
February 13, 2021love songs
August 12, 2021Pâtisserie Snail
November 7, 2021SUPERGIRL
December 22, 2021Christmas of Wandering Ghost
December 29, 2021Cosmic Air RideGUMIKUMA Records
January 28, 2022DREAMY BEACHCachettenotes
April 23, 2022Biscuit Funk
June 11, 2022AstrogirlHololive Production
July 23, 2022PIXELIZE
September 22, 2022ujbeats vol.2
October 23, 2022Restart!
December 10, 2022Cherry
February 3, 2023Lumi
July 19, 2023Fashionista
August 26, 2023エイリアン☆ポップ IV (Alien☆Pop IV)
March 23, 2024Sound Traveller
May 18, 2024PIXELIZE II
November 23, 2024utakata
March 23, 2025エイリアン☆ポップ V (Alien☆Pop V)
July 23, 2025ujbeats: summer
July 15, 2026SUNNY