Ninezero
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Ninezero is an Australian rock/metal singer, songwriter and musician. He is influenced by heavy metal
and hard rock
to create a new kind of sound, referred to as power cacophony metal. Born in Sydney, Australia. He currently resides in Tokyo, Japan.
Ninezero started his singing career singing in his high school choir and in classic musicals, such as The King and I
, Oklahoma!
and Kiss Me, Kate
at the Riverside Theatre Parramatta
. He moved onto singing in rock and heavy metal bands after graduating from the University of Newcastle, Australia
.
, Presence) and Himawari-Drums (Dustar-3, ex.Sex Machineguns
).
's GuitarFreaks
and DrumMania
series. He first appeared in the GuitarFreaks and DrumMania series with his original song, Inside-Out, in GuitarFreaks V4 and DrumMania V4 in 2007. He also performed on two more tracks which were included in this series; Black Night
- Deep Purple
and Rock And Roll All Nite
- Kiss
. He performed Inside-Out and Fire in the Dark at The Gitado Live Bemani 10th Memorial event in 2007 with an attendance of over 2000 people at Zepp Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan. This performance was released on The Gitado Live Bemami 10th Anniversary Live DVD. Inside-Out, Black Night and Rock And Roll All Nite were released on the GuitarFreaks V4 and DrumMania V4 Rock X Rock CD by Konami in 2007. He released his second original song, Far Beyond Blackened in GuitarFreaks V5 and DrumMania V5 Rock To Infinity in 2008. This was followed by the inclusion of Far Beyond Blackened in GuitarFreaks V5 and DrumMania V5 Original Soundtracks CD in 2008.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
and hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
to create a new kind of sound, referred to as power cacophony metal. Born in Sydney, Australia. He currently resides in Tokyo, Japan.
Ninezero started his singing career singing in his high school choir and in classic musicals, such as The King and I
The King and I
The King and I is a stage musical, the fifth by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The work is based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon and derives from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, who became governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in...
, Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma! is the first musical written by composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs' 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs. Set in Oklahoma Territory outside the town of Claremore in 1906, it tells the story of cowboy Curly McLain and his romance...
and Kiss Me, Kate
Kiss Me, Kate
Kiss Me, Kate is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. It is structured as a play within a play, where the interior play is a musical version of William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. The original production starred Alfred Drake, Patricia Morison, Lisa Kirk and Harold Lang.Kiss...
at the Riverside Theatre Parramatta
Riverside Theatre Parramatta
Riverside Theatres is a multi venue performing arts centre located in the CBD of Parramatta in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.Regular companies and productions that perform there include:*The Premier State Ballet...
. He moved onto singing in rock and heavy metal bands after graduating from the University of Newcastle, Australia
University of Newcastle, Australia
The University of Newcastle is an Australian public university that was established in 1965. The University's main and largest campus is located in Callaghan, a suburb of Newcastle in New South Wales...
.
Maziora The Band (2010-)
Ninezero joined forces with some of Japan's most famous musicians to form Maziora The Band. The line-up is Ninezero-Vocals, Kentaro-Guitar (Gargoyle), Yoshito Onda-Bass (Zamza, ex.Judy and MaryJudy 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...
, Presence) and Himawari-Drums (Dustar-3, ex.Sex Machineguns
Sex Machineguns
Sex Machineguns is a Japanese speed metal band formed in 1983. Their music is characterized by a heavy focus on bass as well as extremely fast guitar and bass solos...
).
Solo (2007-)
His solo career as Ninezero, adopting his own name as the band's name, began with 2008's album The Beginning. This album was followed up with Ninezero's first debut CD Sanity released in 2009. Ninezero also sang the official theme song for WeROCK City, "Rock City" from The Beginning CD.Raiden (2003-2007)
Ninezero was originally in a band called Raiden. Raiden broke into the Japananse market with 2006's first album Sound of Thunder. Several songs from the CD are used as background music in music interviews for WeROCK City.Guest appearances
- Guitar Freaks V5 and Drum Mania V5 Original Soundtracks CD (2008) - Far Beyond Blackened
- The Gitado Live Benami 10th Memorial event DVD (2008) - Inside-Out, and Fire In The Dark.
- Guitar Freaks V4 and Drum Mania V4 Rock X Rock CD (2007) - Inside-Out, Black NightBlack Night"Black Night" is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple, first released as a single in June 1970 and later included on the 25th Year Anniversary version of their 1970 album, In Rock. The song became a hit following its release, peaking at #2 on UK charts, and to this day remains Deep Purple's...
- Deep PurpleDeep PurpleDeep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
and Rock And Roll All NiteRock and Roll All Nite"Rock and Roll All Nite" is a song by Kiss, originally released on their 1975 album Dressed to Kill. It was released as the A-side of their fifth single, with the album track "Getaway." The studio version of the song peaked at No. 57 on the Billboard singles chart, besting the band's previous...
- KissKISS (band)Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
.
GuitarFreaks and DrumMania
Ninezero is also the singer of KonamiKonami
is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
's GuitarFreaks
GuitarFreaks
is a music video game series produced by Konami. The player uses a controller to simulate the playing of an electric guitar. The game consists of music predominantly from rock and roll and J-Pop genres, and is now in its 19th version, GuitarFreaks V8, which was released in March 28, 2011...
and DrumMania
DrumMania
is a music video game series produced by Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., where colored notes travel down the screen which correspond with color coded parts of an electronic drum set...
series. He first appeared in the GuitarFreaks and DrumMania series with his original song, Inside-Out, in GuitarFreaks V4 and DrumMania V4 in 2007. He also performed on two more tracks which were included in this series; Black Night
Black Night
"Black Night" is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple, first released as a single in June 1970 and later included on the 25th Year Anniversary version of their 1970 album, In Rock. The song became a hit following its release, peaking at #2 on UK charts, and to this day remains Deep Purple's...
- Deep Purple
Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
and Rock And Roll All Nite
Rock and Roll All Nite
"Rock and Roll All Nite" is a song by Kiss, originally released on their 1975 album Dressed to Kill. It was released as the A-side of their fifth single, with the album track "Getaway." The studio version of the song peaked at No. 57 on the Billboard singles chart, besting the band's previous...
- Kiss
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
. He performed Inside-Out and Fire in the Dark at The Gitado Live Bemani 10th Memorial event in 2007 with an attendance of over 2000 people at Zepp Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan. This performance was released on The Gitado Live Bemami 10th Anniversary Live DVD. Inside-Out, Black Night and Rock And Roll All Nite were released on the GuitarFreaks V4 and DrumMania V4 Rock X Rock CD by Konami in 2007. He released his second original song, Far Beyond Blackened in GuitarFreaks V5 and DrumMania V5 Rock To Infinity in 2008. This was followed by the inclusion of Far Beyond Blackened in GuitarFreaks V5 and DrumMania V5 Original Soundtracks CD in 2008.
Other entertainment work
- Sings the theme song for Spa-O TV commerical, August 2011.
- Sings the theme song for Tama Home TV commercial, July 2011.
- Appears as Steve Wolf (Tony Wolf in English-language release), one of the characters in the Nintendo DS game Last Window 2010, as a rock singer.
- Performed in the promotional video for Heiwa's Kenken Aloha de Hawaii pachinko game in 2007.
- Singer of the theme song for Namco's Pro Yakyuu Netsusuta 2006 game