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Diamond Head (Japanese band)
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Diamond Head was a Japanese band formed of Session musician
s and producers
. They first gained notability as the backing and touring band for Hitomi Yaida
.
Working as a band in their own right they wrote and performed the song "le vent brulant" in 2001, which was used for some of the Japanese television coverage of the 2004 Formula-1 season. This track, an instrumental, was included on both Yaida's single "Look Back Again/Over The Distance
" and the compilation album Grand Prix: Super Collection 2004
Working around a core of four experienced producers with high experience and expertise with their chosen instruments, they expanded the group to include other specialists to achieve a polished sound on all.
Formed by solo musician and producer Kataoka Daishi along with instrumentalist
Murata Akira they were joined by guitarist
Susumu Nishikawa and keyboardist
Ura Kiyohide (who had previously been a member of the band 'North Wind Knights' with Daishi.)
As a group, they are credited as producers and session musicians on every Hitomi Yaida release until 2005 when 'Diamond Head' was dissolved and each individual artist received their own credits from then on, with Murata Akira taking over the bulk of her sound production from Katoaka who left Aozora
in 2005.
is a left-handed guitarist
, producer
and lyricist
.
Born in 1971 in Mitaka, Tokyo
, he has 4 siblings. His father is a teacher and his mother is an English Translator.
A singer/songwriter in his own right, His professional career started in 1992 when a demo-tape sent to recording companies led to a contract from Sony BMG Japan, with the subsequent album being recorded in Los Angeles
.
Since then he has released more than 5 albums and 11 singles, the latest being the 2003 single Slapstick Blues and produced Aozora artists such as SATOMI'
and CAN'NO whilst also acting as the Japanese A&R
Producer for Mary Lou Lord
and Imogen Heap
(for the Aozora re-release of iMegaphone and Music Pool 2002
recording).
He parted ways with Aozora in 2005, and now acts as a freelance producer, with Murata Akira taking over the sound production of Hitomi Yaida's releases.
), composer
and sound producer
. Born 29 March 1972 in Tokyo
, Japan
he formed the R&B band Tiptory in August 1996, signing to Avex Records. Following the group disbanding in 1999, he undertook the Sound Production for Hitomi Yaida
's independent release Howling.
Since then he has worked with other notable acts such as Melody
. Murata also composed the score for the 1999 Anime
film A.LI.CE
as well as producing numerous remixes and provided material for the Sega Saturn game Sega Rally 2
under an alias.
He is currently acting as Hitomi Yaida's sound producer and arranger
.
(also known as Shin Nishikawa) born July 9 19?? in Yawata, Kyoto
, is a professional Guitarist
, an arranger
, a composer
, and Producer
.
Gibson SG
and the mop-top haircut dyed red
are his trademarks.
As a guitarist, he works with many musicians. Yuki Isoya
(ex-Judy and Mary
), Shiina Ringo
, Yano Maki
, Ayumi Hamasaki
, Do As Infinity
, Mika Nakashima
, Tanpopo
(appearing on the single Motto), Elephant Kashimashi
, Ikimono-gakari
, Chara
, Puffy AmiYumi
, Kaela Kimura
, Maaya Sakamoto
, Ayaka
, Do As Infinity
, Hitomi Shimatani
, Yuki Kajiura
and so on.
Especially about Shina Ringo, he played almost all the songs in her early single
and two first albums on the guitar.
Furthermore, he was a tour guitarist of her early days before Diamond Head.
As a producer, he has worked with The Turtles, Kokia
, Olivia Lufkin, and so on.
He currently contributes songs for Nana Kitade
as a composer and a producer.
In The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (anime), he played a guitar in place of the character, and his guitar play serves as a model of the performance in the anime
.
He also owns the 'Smash Room School', a distance learning Guitar School company.
Students of which have the ability to send compositions to Nishikawa for criticism as well as being able to phone the artist direct.
is a Session Saxophonist, Keyboardist
and sound producer
.
Formerly a support member of the band Mr. Children
he has worked with numerous acts such as Joelle and Ataru Nakamura
.
is a professional Drummer
and Percussionist
.
She is both a session musician
and Drum tutor (providing Drum Clinics to local schools and organisations during touring), also having an endorsement
contract with Tama Drums and Paiste
Cymbals since 1997. She toured with Sowelu
for much of 2006.
.
Born May 25, 1970 in Hirakata
, Japan. His professional career began in 1997 with the band 'Super Trapp', with whom he released 2 albums and 5 singles via Sony BMG. He has since recorded and toured with many acts including Dragon Ash
.
He plays both Electric
and Acoustic
Bass guitars, appearing on stage playing a Double Bass
on some occasions (as well as being proficient with Electric upright bass
's). Aria have also produced an Electric Bass in his honour. He also contributes to the 'Smash Room School' distance learning project.
Session musician
Session musicians are instrumental and vocal performers, musicians, who are available to work with others at live performances or recording sessions. Usually such musicians are not permanent members of a musical ensemble and often do not achieve fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders...
s and producers
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
. They first gained notability as the backing and touring band for Hitomi Yaida
Hitomi Yaida
born July 28, 1978 in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan is a Japanese pop/folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. She often goes by the nickname Yaiko. Her musical style is often called "heart rock" by her fans. Yaida is an established musical artist in Japan and has also had minor club hits in the United...
.
Working as a band in their own right they wrote and performed the song "le vent brulant" in 2001, which was used for some of the Japanese television coverage of the 2004 Formula-1 season. This track, an instrumental, was included on both Yaida's single "Look Back Again/Over The Distance
Look Back Again/Over The Distance
"Look Back Again"/"Over the Distance" is a song by Hitomi Yaida, released as a double A-side single. It was the second single taken from the album Candlize....
" and the compilation album Grand Prix: Super Collection 2004
Working around a core of four experienced producers with high experience and expertise with their chosen instruments, they expanded the group to include other specialists to achieve a polished sound on all.
Formed by solo musician and producer Kataoka Daishi along with instrumentalist
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
Murata Akira they were joined by guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
Susumu Nishikawa and keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
Ura Kiyohide (who had previously been a member of the band 'North Wind Knights' with Daishi.)
As a group, they are credited as producers and session musicians on every Hitomi Yaida release until 2005 when 'Diamond Head' was dissolved and each individual artist received their own credits from then on, with Murata Akira taking over the bulk of her sound production from Katoaka who left Aozora
Aozora Records
' is a Japanese record company owned by .Established May 3 2000 to handle the independent release of Hitomi Yaida's debut maxi CD Howling to the Kansai area of Japan, it was the recipient of a bidding war amongst the larger Recording Companies for distribution rights which was won by...
in 2005.
Kataoka Daishi
(see also :ja:片岡大志 on the Japanese Wikipedia)is a left-handed guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
, producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and lyricist
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
.
Born in 1971 in Mitaka, Tokyo
Mitaka, Tokyo
is a city located in Tokyo, Japan. As of 1 November 2010, the city has an estimated population of 176,737. The total area is 16.50 km² and is about 50 – 55 meters above sea level...
, he has 4 siblings. His father is a teacher and his mother is an English Translator.
A singer/songwriter in his own right, His professional career started in 1992 when a demo-tape sent to recording companies led to a contract from Sony BMG Japan, with the subsequent album being recorded in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
.
Since then he has released more than 5 albums and 11 singles, the latest being the 2003 single Slapstick Blues and produced Aozora artists such as SATOMI'
SATOMI'
SATOMI is a Japanese pop singer. She also goes under the names Satomi and Satton. In 2003, she began vocal and dance lessons simultaneously. She had her first live performance at 15 at the MIDEM 2005 International Music Conference where she was discovered by a sports magazine...
and CAN'NO whilst also acting as the Japanese A&R
A&R
Artists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...
Producer for Mary Lou Lord
Mary Lou Lord
Mary Lou Lord is an indie folk musician, busker and recording artist.-Biography:Mary Lou Lord first gained notice playing acoustic guitar and singing in and around Boston's subway stations Lord became friends with...
and Imogen Heap
Imogen Heap
Imogen Jennifer Jane Heap is a Grammy Award-winning English singer, composer and songwriter from Havering, Essex. She is known for her work as part of the musical duo Frou Frou and her solo albums, which she writes, produces, and mixes...
(for the Aozora re-release of iMegaphone and Music Pool 2002
Music Pool 2002
Music Pool 2002 is the first live album by Hitomi Yaida released on 19 February 2003.The full title is Aozora Records Music Pool 2002 performed by Yaiko, as this event was an exposition of Aozora records' artists at the time performing around and with Yaida.Recorded in the Osaka International Expo...
recording).
He parted ways with Aozora in 2005, and now acts as a freelance producer, with Murata Akira taking over the sound production of Hitomi Yaida's releases.
Murata Akira
is an Instrumentalist (mainly using KeyboardsKeyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
), composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and sound producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
. Born 29 March 1972 in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
he formed the R&B band Tiptory in August 1996, signing to Avex Records. Following the group disbanding in 1999, he undertook the Sound Production for Hitomi Yaida
Hitomi Yaida
born July 28, 1978 in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan is a Japanese pop/folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. She often goes by the nickname Yaiko. Her musical style is often called "heart rock" by her fans. Yaida is an established musical artist in Japan and has also had minor club hits in the United...
's independent release Howling.
Since then he has worked with other notable acts such as Melody
Melody.
, better known by her stage name melody. is a Japanese-American pop singer and TV host. She debuted on February 19, 2003 with the song "Dreamin' Away", under Toy's Factory. In October 2008, melody. announced on her blog that she will end her career as a music artist and instead focus on pursuing...
. Murata also composed the score for the 1999 Anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
film A.LI.CE
A.LI.CE
A.LI.CE is a 2000 Japanese CG science fiction anime film directed by Kenichi Maejima....
as well as producing numerous remixes and provided material for the Sega Saturn game Sega Rally 2
Sega Rally 2
is a sequel to Sega Rally and is an arcade game developed and released by Sega in 1998 for the Sega Model 3 arcade board. It was ported in the following year to the Dreamcast console and later to PC systems.-Gameplay:...
under an alias.
He is currently acting as Hitomi Yaida's sound producer and arranger
Arranger
In investment banking, an arranger is a provider of funds in the syndication of a debt. They are entitled to syndicate the loan or bond issue, and may be referred to as the "lead underwriter". This is because this entity bears the risk of being able to sell the underlying securities/debt or the...
.
Susumu Nishikawa
(see also :ja:西川進 on the Japanese Wikipedia)(also known as Shin Nishikawa) born July 9 19?? in Yawata, Kyoto
Yawata, Kyoto
is a city located in Kyoto, Japan.As of May 31, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 74,150, with 31,120 households and the density of 3,042.68 persons per km². The total area is 24.37 km²....
, is a professional Guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
, an arranger
Arranger
In investment banking, an arranger is a provider of funds in the syndication of a debt. They are entitled to syndicate the loan or bond issue, and may be referred to as the "lead underwriter". This is because this entity bears the risk of being able to sell the underlying securities/debt or the...
, a composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, and Producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
.
Gibson SG
Gibson SG
At the launch of the SG in 1961, Gibson offered four variants of the SG; the SG Junior , the SG Special, the SG Standard, and the top-of-the-line SG Custom. However, Gibson's current core variants as of 2010 are the SG Standard and the SG Special...
and the mop-top haircut dyed red
Red
Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye...
are his trademarks.
As a guitarist, he works with many musicians. Yuki Isoya
Yuki Isoya
is a Japanese musician who performs under the name Yuki . She debuted in the music industry in 1991 as the lead vocalist for the rock band Judy and Mary, and as a solo artist in 2002...
(ex-Judy and Mary
Judy and Mary
Judy and Mary was a Japanese multi-genre band formed in 1991 in Hakodate, Hokkaido by bassist and vocalist , with drummer and guitarist completing the lineup in 1992. Guitarist replaced Taiji the following year...
), Shiina Ringo
Shiina Ringo
, known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer-songwriter, music composer and music producer. She is also the founder and lead vocalist of the band Tokyo Jihen.She describes herself as ""....
, Yano Maki
Yano Maki
is a J-pop singer who debuted in July 1999 with her single .-External links:*...
, Ayumi Hamasaki
Ayumi Hamasaki
is a Japanese singer-songwriter, record producer, model, lyricist, and actress. Also called "Ayu" by her fans, Hamasaki has been dubbed the "Empress of Pop" because of her popularity and widespread influence in Japan and throughout Asia. Born and raised in Fukuoka, she moved to Tokyo at fourteen to...
, Do As Infinity
Do As Infinity
Do As Infinity is a Japanese pop and rock band that formed in 1999 with three members: vocalist Tomiko Van, guitarist Ryo Owatari, and guitarist and composer Dai Nagao. The band's name is sometimes abbreviated as D.A.I., alluding to the fact that Do As Infinity was named after Dai Nagao...
, Mika Nakashima
Mika Nakashima
is a Japanese singer, model, and actress. She has achieved five number-one albums in Japan and also embarked on an acting career, most notably in the live-action movie Nana, based on the manga of the same name.- Early life and debut :...
, Tanpopo
Tanpopo
was the first official subgroup of Japanese pop girl group Morning Musume formed in November 1998. They specialized in singing slow and mature songs, which morphed to an old-fashioned and upbeat style—a genre somewhat similar to that of the band from which it originated.-History: The group...
(appearing on the single Motto), Elephant Kashimashi
Elephant Kashimashi
Elephant Kashimashi is a rock band from Japan. Their work can be divided into two major stylistic periods: the "Epic Sony years" and the "Pony Canyon & Faithful, EMI Music, Universal Music years" .A major change in songwriting, production, and general playing style...
, Ikimono-gakari
Ikimono-gakari
is a Japanese pop rock band that debuted in 1998. They record on Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Epic Records label.The band was formed in Kanagawa Prefecture in February 1999 by Hotaka Yamashita and Yoshiki Mizuno, and was later joined by lead vocalist Kiyoe Yoshioka in December the same year...
, Chara
Chara
-Geography:*Chara , a rural locality in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia*Chara Airport located there*Chara River, a river in Russia-Science:*Chara , a genus of algae in the family Characeae...
, Puffy AmiYumi
Puffy AmiYumi
or Puffy AmiYumi is a Japanese rock duo that is currently signed with Sony Music Japan. The group continues to go by the moniker of PUFFY in Japan, but in order to avoid legal naming conflicts with Sean Combs, it has adopted the name Puffy AmiYumi outside of Japan...
, Kaela Kimura
Kaela Kimura
, born , is a Japanese pop rock singer, songwriter, model, and TV presenter.- Career :Born in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan to a British father and Japanese mother, Kaela started working as a model in 2002 for the Japanese magazine Seventeen...
, Maaya Sakamoto
Maaya Sakamoto
is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actress, and voice actress. She made her debut as a voice actress in 1992 as the voice of Chifuru in the anime series Little Twins, but is more well known for her role as Hitomi Kanzaki in the hit anime series The Vision of Escaflowne...
, Ayaka
Ayaka
is a Japanese female singer formerly signed to Warner Music Japan. Born in Osaka, she moved to Tokyo to pursue a singing career. She married actor Hiro Mizushima on February 22, 2009.-2006:...
, Do As Infinity
Do As Infinity
Do As Infinity is a Japanese pop and rock band that formed in 1999 with three members: vocalist Tomiko Van, guitarist Ryo Owatari, and guitarist and composer Dai Nagao. The band's name is sometimes abbreviated as D.A.I., alluding to the fact that Do As Infinity was named after Dai Nagao...
, Hitomi Shimatani
Hitomi Shimatani
, is a female pop singer signed to the Avex Trax label.Shimatani started her career as an Enka singer with the release of her debut single in 1999, but later decided to get into the dance/pop style for her music. Shimatani's music has also appeared in video games and also anime series.- Early life...
, Yuki Kajiura
Yuki Kajiura
, born August 6, 1965 in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese composer and music producer. She has provided the music for several popular anime series, such as one of the Kimagure Orange Road movies, Noir, .hack//SIGN, Aquarian Age, Madlax, My-HiME, My-Otome, .hack//Roots, Pandora Hearts, Puella Magi...
and so on.
Especially about Shina Ringo, he played almost all the songs in her early single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
and two first albums on the guitar.
Furthermore, he was a tour guitarist of her early days before Diamond Head.
As a producer, he has worked with The Turtles, Kokia
Kokia (singer)
is a Japanese singer-songwriter, who performs under the stage name Kokia . She is best known for her songs and "The Power of Smile." She is also recognised for her numerous contributions to anime/game soundtracks, the most notable being "Ai no Melody/Chōwa Oto " for the film...
, Olivia Lufkin, and so on.
He currently contributes songs for Nana Kitade
Nana Kitade
Nana Kitade , is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician. She has had success as a solo artist, model, actress, fashion designer, and the lead singer of the Germany based noise pop band, "Loveless"....
as a composer and a producer.
In The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (anime), he played a guitar in place of the character, and his guitar play serves as a model of the performance in the anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
.
He also owns the 'Smash Room School', a distance learning Guitar School company.
Students of which have the ability to send compositions to Nishikawa for criticism as well as being able to phone the artist direct.
Kiyohide Ura
born May 26, 1970 in Kurayoshi, TottoriKurayoshi, Tottori
is a city located in the central part of Tottori, Japan.As of November 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 50,360 and a density of 185.05 persons per km², making it the third largest city in Tottori. The total area is 272.15 km²....
is a Session Saxophonist, Keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
and sound producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
.
Formerly a support member of the band Mr. Children
Mr. Children
, commonly called , is a Japanese rock band formed in 1988 by Kazutoshi Sakurai, Kenichi Tahara, Keisuke Nakagawa, and Hideya Suzuki. As a group, they are one of the most successful Japanese rock artists, having sold over 50 million records and creating the in the mid 1990s in Japan...
he has worked with numerous acts such as Joelle and Ataru Nakamura
Ataru Nakamura
is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter.-Early life:Born in Tokyo on 28 June 1985, Nakamura began studying music at a young age. She taught herself to play the piano, guitar, and the drums at age ten, and began to write her own songs at the age of thirteen...
.
Katsumi Usui
born December 20, 1971 in Yuki, IbarakiYuki, Ibaraki
is a city located in Ibaraki, Japan.As of May 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 51,966, with a household number of 18,132 and the density of 789.28 persons per km². There is a relatively large population of people of Brazilian, Filipino, Peruvian, and mixed descent...
is a professional Drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
and Percussionist
Percussion instrument
A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
.
She is both a session musician
Session musician
Session musicians are instrumental and vocal performers, musicians, who are available to work with others at live performances or recording sessions. Usually such musicians are not permanent members of a musical ensemble and often do not achieve fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders...
and Drum tutor (providing Drum Clinics to local schools and organisations during touring), also having an endorsement
Testimonial
In promotion and of advertising, a testimonial or show consists of a written or spoken statement, sometimes from a person figure, sometimes from a private citizen, extolling the virtue of some product. The term "testimonial" most commonly applies to the sales-pitches attributed to ordinary...
contract with Tama Drums and Paiste
Paiste
Paiste, a Swiss manufacturer and designer, is the world's third largest manufacturer of cymbals, gongs, and metal percussion. Paiste is an Estonian/Finnish word which means "shine"...
Cymbals since 1997. She toured with Sowelu
Sowelu
better known by her stage name, Sowelu, is a Japanese pop/R&B singer signed onto Avex Group's label Rhythm Zone.- History :Her career started in 2002 with the release of her first single Beautiful Dreamer, a soft love ballad which did very well in the charts, and was later featured on the Relaxin’...
for much of 2006.
Fire
, known as "Fire" professionally, is a Bass guitaristGuitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
.
Born May 25, 1970 in Hirakata
Hirakata, Osaka
is a city located in north-eastern Osaka, Japan, near the prefectural borders of Nara and Kyoto. It is renowned for its chrysanthemum doll exhibition, as well as Hirakata Park — an amusement park featuring five roller coasters....
, Japan. His professional career began in 1997 with the band 'Super Trapp', with whom he released 2 albums and 5 singles via Sony BMG. He has since recorded and toured with many acts including Dragon Ash
Dragon Ash
are a Japanese Rap metal group founded in 1996 by Furuya "Kj" Kenji and Sakurai Makoto. They are an icon in Japan and were one of the first groups to popularize hip hop in Japan. They brought a western flavor to Japanese music and helped to turn rap music mainstream, with a mixture of reggae, rap,...
.
He plays both Electric
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
and Acoustic
Acoustic bass guitar
The acoustic bass guitar is a bass instrument with a hollow wooden body similar to, though usually somewhat larger than a steel-string acoustic guitar...
Bass guitars, appearing on stage playing a Double Bass
Double bass
The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
on some occasions (as well as being proficient with Electric upright bass
Electric upright bass
The electric upright bass is an electronically amplified version of the double bass that has a minimal or 'skeleton' body, which greatly reduces the size and weight of the instrument. The EUB retains enough of the features of the double bass so that double bass players are comfortable performing...
's). Aria have also produced an Electric Bass in his honour. He also contributes to the 'Smash Room School' distance learning project.