Masa (musician)
Encyclopedia
Masa is the stage name
of a Japanese musician. While he is not very prominent in the Japanese music scene, he was member of GacktJOB, Gackt
's band. He has also been in the disbanded Spiky, Dizzy Drive and マァマァサ☆ムゥ.
after one year. He then studied music at a university for three years. He learned the English language
while living in New York for four years. A day after he graduated from the university, he returned home.
, joining his project as the electro-, drum-acoustic- and rhythm guitarist of GacktJOB, from which he first rose to fame in the Japanese music scene.
There are many stories and rumors circulating about the first meeting between Gackt and Masa; a popular story among fans is that Gackt
met Masa in New York and wanted to see him play the guitar, but Masa pretended that he couldn't play and watched Gackt's own guitar playing instead.
Masa decided to leave GacktJOB to work on his own career with Spiky, for which he was vocalist and guitarist. During this time Spiky released 2 singles, 6 maxi singles, 1 album and 2 mini albums. However, the project Spiky came to a halt as Masa left in 2005 to start his very own project, Dizzy Drive. The remaining members tried to recruit a new vocalist and the new formation was supposed to debut on the same day as Masa with DIZZY DRIVE, but it never happened. After two final lives in August 2006 Spiky officially announced their disbanding.
In the beginning of June 2006, Masa announced that with the agreement of all members, DIZZY DRIVE would start over with a new concept; since they couldn't identify with their old band name anymore, they also created a new name. The last concert under the name of DIZZY DRIVE was on the second of July. Masa also started to work as a guitarist again, first with the session band JET STREAM ATTACK (covering BUCK-TICK
) in June and then on the second Summer Festival, organized by Seventh Heaven with the session band Sin After Sin (covering Luna Sea
) in July; he also performed as a singer with Spiky again in August 2006 in two lives, acoustic and electric, which seemed to have been the end of that project. A break was announced until September 2006, after which he returned with his new project, マァマァサ☆ムゥ, which consisted of the same members as DIZZY DRIVE but with the new concept and style. Instead of the more rock attitude of DIZZY DRIVE, their shows are now quite theatrical and the music has a touch of eighties rock. Junn decided to leave the band in January 2007 but due to Masa's nearly fatal road accident, the announcement was postponed until July. From the time of the comeback concert in October 2007 until the final concert in March 2008, Masanori joined the band for support again, but they remained officially only three members.
On the March 16, 2008, マァマァサ☆ムゥ disbanded and Masa announced that he would take a break for the time being. He does not know if he will return as a singer, guitarist, or both, and has not said when he'll return.
Their official logo was JETBOY and their official fanclub (shared with Spiky) was known as CHRONICLE.
(sold at the Kashiwa CLUB ZaX live, limited)
2nd Demo CD(15 July 2005)
(sold at the Kumagaya Club Vogue live, limited)
3rd Demo CD(6 September 2005)
(sold at the Fukuoka DRUM Be-1 live, limited)
SUPER SONIC(1 March 2006)
DVDR 1(21 January 2006)
(sold at the Takadanobaba CLUB PHASE Fanclub Event, limited)
DVD Evolution(14 May 2006)
(sold at the YOKOHAMA CLUB 24 live, limited)
Presented CD(August 2005)
(sent to the Fanclub members as a Good-bye-present)
(sold at the Roppongi Morph Tokyo live, limited)
2nd Demo CD(30 September 2006)
(sold at the Yokohama Soundhall live, limited)
3rd Demo CD(20 October 2006)
(sold at the Takadanobaba AREA live, limited)
4th Demo CD(22 November 2006)
(sold at the Shinjuku LOFT live, limited)
5th Demo CD(2 December 2006)
(sold at the Kashiwa ZAX live, limited)
6th Demo CD(10 December 2006)
(sold at the Yokohama CLUB 24 live, limited)
7th Demo CD(29 December 2006)
(sold at the Roppongi morph-tokyo live, limited)
8th Demo CD(6 October 2007)
(sold at the Roppongi morph-tokyo live, limited)
DVD-R(6 October 2007)
(sold at the Roppongi morph-tokyo live, limited)
9th Demo CD(4 November 2007)
(sold at the Ueno SENSATION live, limited)
10th Demo CD(2 December 2007)
(sold at the Shibuya GUILTY live, limited)
11th Demo CD(27 December 2007)
(sold at the Ueno SENSATION live, limited)
12th Demo CD(26 January 2008)
(sold at the Ueno SENSATION live, limited)
13th Demo CD(24 February 2008)
(sold at the Ueno SENSATION live, limited)
14th Demo CD(16 March 2008)
(sold at the Roppongi morph-tokyo live, limited)
Dear.Angel(16 March 2008)
(sold at the Roppongi morph-tokyo live, limited, マァマァサ☆ムゥBest)
Stage name
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of a Japanese musician. While he is not very prominent in the Japanese music scene, he was member of GacktJOB, Gackt
Gackt
is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, voice actor and author. Usually referred to by his mononymous stage name, he is known for his career as a solo artist and as the former vocalist for the defunct visual kei rock band Malice Mizer....
's band. He has also been in the disbanded Spiky, Dizzy Drive and マァマァサ☆ムゥ.
Biography
Masa was born on the 30th of September, year unknown. After graduating from a , he went to the U.S.A. alone and took the TOEFLTOEFL
The Test of English as a Foreign Language, or TOEFL , evaluates the ability of an individual to use and understand English in an academic setting....
after one year. He then studied music at a university for three years. He learned the English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
while living in New York for four years. A day after he graduated from the university, he returned home.
GacktJOB, Spiky, Dizzy Drive and マァマァサ☆ムゥ
Masa worked with Yusuke Asada as support and later backed-up GacktGackt
is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, voice actor and author. Usually referred to by his mononymous stage name, he is known for his career as a solo artist and as the former vocalist for the defunct visual kei rock band Malice Mizer....
, joining his project as the electro-, drum-acoustic- and rhythm guitarist of GacktJOB, from which he first rose to fame in the Japanese music scene.
There are many stories and rumors circulating about the first meeting between Gackt and Masa; a popular story among fans is that Gackt
Gackt
is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, voice actor and author. Usually referred to by his mononymous stage name, he is known for his career as a solo artist and as the former vocalist for the defunct visual kei rock band Malice Mizer....
met Masa in New York and wanted to see him play the guitar, but Masa pretended that he couldn't play and watched Gackt's own guitar playing instead.
Masa decided to leave GacktJOB to work on his own career with Spiky, for which he was vocalist and guitarist. During this time Spiky released 2 singles, 6 maxi singles, 1 album and 2 mini albums. However, the project Spiky came to a halt as Masa left in 2005 to start his very own project, Dizzy Drive. The remaining members tried to recruit a new vocalist and the new formation was supposed to debut on the same day as Masa with DIZZY DRIVE, but it never happened. After two final lives in August 2006 Spiky officially announced their disbanding.
In the beginning of June 2006, Masa announced that with the agreement of all members, DIZZY DRIVE would start over with a new concept; since they couldn't identify with their old band name anymore, they also created a new name. The last concert under the name of DIZZY DRIVE was on the second of July. Masa also started to work as a guitarist again, first with the session band JET STREAM ATTACK (covering BUCK-TICK
Buck-Tick
Buck-Tick is a rock band formed in 1983 in Fujioka, Japan. The band has consisted of Atsushi Sakurai , Hisashi Imai , Hidehiko Hoshino , Yutaka Higuchi and Toll Yagami for the majority of its existence...
) in June and then on the second Summer Festival, organized by Seventh Heaven with the session band Sin After Sin (covering Luna Sea
Luna Sea
Luna Sea is a rock band from Kanagawa, Japan, formed in 1989. The band was initially founded by bassist J and rhythm guitarist Inoran, when they were in high school. They soon recruited lead guitarist and violinist Sugizo, drummer Shinya and vocalist Ryuichi, a lineup that has remained the same...
) in July; he also performed as a singer with Spiky again in August 2006 in two lives, acoustic and electric, which seemed to have been the end of that project. A break was announced until September 2006, after which he returned with his new project, マァマァサ☆ムゥ, which consisted of the same members as DIZZY DRIVE but with the new concept and style. Instead of the more rock attitude of DIZZY DRIVE, their shows are now quite theatrical and the music has a touch of eighties rock. Junn decided to leave the band in January 2007 but due to Masa's nearly fatal road accident, the announcement was postponed until July. From the time of the comeback concert in October 2007 until the final concert in March 2008, Masanori joined the band for support again, but they remained officially only three members.
On the March 16, 2008, マァマァサ☆ムゥ disbanded and Masa announced that he would take a break for the time being. He does not know if he will return as a singer, guitarist, or both, and has not said when he'll return.
Projects
Masa has participated in several projects since his introduction to the Japanese music scene: GacktJOB, Spiky, Dizzy Drive and マァマァサ☆ムゥSpiky
Members:- Masa, vocalist/guitarist
- dai (Dai Okumura), guitar
- KG (Tanabe Keiji), keyboard/producer
- Matchy (Matchida Takayuki), bass
- Toshi (Toshiyuki Sugino, also former GacktJOB), drums
- YAMACHI, guitar
- Tomo, bass
- Matsukichi, drums
Dizzy Drive
Members:- Masa, vocalist/guitarist
- Tak, guitarist(also guitarist for Calmando Qual, an indies band, and Syaranosui)
- Junn, bass/guitar
- AKITO, drums
- Masanori (nori), bass
Their official logo was JETBOY and their official fanclub (shared with Spiky) was known as CHRONICLE.
Albums
| Album # | Album information | Track listing |
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| 1st | Spiky to be
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Mini-albums
| Mini-Album # | Album information | Track listing |
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| 1st | silVer
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| 2nd | Scream in the Sky
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Singles
| Single # | Single information | Track listing |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Spiky On The Way
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| 2nd | Confidence
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| 3rd | Create
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| 4th | Real
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| 5th | Joy
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| 6th | n.e.w.s.
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| 7th | アベレイジ
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| 8th | Spiky on the Way 2nd Press
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Dizzy Drive
1st Demo CD(22 May 2005)(sold at the Kashiwa CLUB ZaX live, limited)
- GET NAKED
- REAL
2nd Demo CD(15 July 2005)
(sold at the Kumagaya Club Vogue live, limited)
- Driving High
- サイレン
- Curtain Call #1
3rd Demo CD(6 September 2005)
(sold at the Fukuoka DRUM Be-1 live, limited)
- Over The Window
- [es]
SUPER SONIC(1 March 2006)
- Super Sonic
- Monster
- [es]
- Love Tricky
- DC ~Destructed Creation~
- Driving High
DVDR 1(21 January 2006)
(sold at the Takadanobaba CLUB PHASE Fanclub Event, limited)
- Over The Window
- REAL
DVD Evolution(14 May 2006)
(sold at the YOKOHAMA CLUB 24 live, limited)
- SUPER SONIC
- Monster
- It's killing me
- Love Tricky
- [es]
- DC
- Excuse
- Over The Window
- Ordinary World
- GET NAKED
- REAL
- AGAINST
- スーパーソニック
- Driving High
- Little by little
- Fanclub Event 'Day of Amuse'
- スーパーソニック
- Photoshooting on the other side of the Camera
Presented CD(August 2005)
(sent to the Fanclub members as a Good-bye-present)
- Sign
マァマァサ☆ムゥ
1st Demo CD(2 September 2006)(sold at the Roppongi Morph Tokyo live, limited)
- 僕のエンジェル
2nd Demo CD(30 September 2006)
(sold at the Yokohama Soundhall live, limited)
- 不埒なプラチナ
3rd Demo CD(20 October 2006)
(sold at the Takadanobaba AREA live, limited)
- 恋はデンジェラス
4th Demo CD(22 November 2006)
(sold at the Shinjuku LOFT live, limited)
- 危険なふたり (Cover-version)
5th Demo CD(2 December 2006)
(sold at the Kashiwa ZAX live, limited)
- 情熱パール
6th Demo CD(10 December 2006)
(sold at the Yokohama CLUB 24 live, limited)
- またたく夜空、今は幻
7th Demo CD(29 December 2006)
(sold at the Roppongi morph-tokyo live, limited)
- 7 Colors
8th Demo CD(6 October 2007)
(sold at the Roppongi morph-tokyo live, limited)
- Opening
- 恋はデンジェラス
- 不埒なプラチナ
- 僕のエンジェル
- Ending
DVD-R(6 October 2007)
(sold at the Roppongi morph-tokyo live, limited)
- PV of 不埒なプラチナ
9th Demo CD(4 November 2007)
(sold at the Ueno SENSATION live, limited)
- 神様 Loving You
10th Demo CD(2 December 2007)
(sold at the Shibuya GUILTY live, limited)
- Rhapsody
11th Demo CD(27 December 2007)
(sold at the Ueno SENSATION live, limited)
- 星屑の舞踏会
12th Demo CD(26 January 2008)
(sold at the Ueno SENSATION live, limited)
- Excuse
13th Demo CD(24 February 2008)
(sold at the Ueno SENSATION live, limited)
- ひとりじめ
14th Demo CD(16 March 2008)
(sold at the Roppongi morph-tokyo live, limited)
- Love Tricky (マァマァサ☆ムゥ Ver.)
Dear.Angel(16 March 2008)
(sold at the Roppongi morph-tokyo live, limited, マァマァサ☆ムゥBest)
- OPENING
- Excuse
- Rhapsody
- 情熱パール
- 危険なふたり
- ブルーライト
- 不埒なプラチナ
- 恋はデンジェラス
- 神様 Loving You
- 星屑の舞踏会
- 僕のエンジェル
- 7 Colors
- ひとりじめ
- Ending