Rize (band)
Encyclopedia
RIZE was Formed in 1997, debuting in 2000. Current members are: Jesse/V&G, Kenken/V&B,& N.K/Dr.
RIZE music style is a mix of alternative rock
, hard rock
, punk rock
and even some reggae
flavor, cultivated & created via their real international music DNA
.
Their natural, overwhelming enthusiasm to music has been inspiring lots of music fans not only Japan, but also Asia, USA, and other countries, especially their solid, driven & incredible powerful sounds performed by this 3 pieces @ live compelling "RIZER" = RIZE fans calling themselves without any doubt.
"ZERO" from CD album "Experience" has been featured on Coca Cola TVCM in Japan and Asian countries.
, ARABAKI ROCK FEST and SUMMER SONIC'01 in August. The band's collaboration with ZEEBRA
, "I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT MY RADIO", became the theme song for FM Festival. They followed it up with a tour in December called 4CITY (there were four performances).
In May 2002, RIZE appeared on the stage @ MTV
Japan event with Oasis
, Jay-Z
, etc., in September RIZE participated in the South Korean field festival 2002ETPFES at the Olympic stadium. The event was the largest field festival in history, with over 30,000 people in attendance. In July 2003 they moved to Los Angeles to tour with Kottonmouth Kings
and Phunk Junkeez
. In 2005 JESSE formed their own label "TENSAIBAKA RECORDS". And in July, RIZE could successfully perform on the stage of “Live 8
” as the opening act, a world-renowned event broadcasted in 7 other countries. Their powerful performance was highly praised and left a big impression with the international music community.
In November, Bassist u:zo left, KenKen (brother of Kaneko Nobuaki) replacing him. KenKen was made an official member of the band in April 2006. Their first Oricon
appearance happened with the release of "Pink Spider
" in November 2006, debuting at #8.
” appearing on the stage with Linkin Park
, etc., an acclaimed charity live founded by producer Kevin Wall
, and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore
, where again RIZE’s outstanding performance brought them international fame.
In same year 2007, RIZE released their fifth album Alterna
and in October released their latest single, LADY LOVE. RIZE released K.O.
, their sixth full-length album in April 2008. The following month saw the band performing at the hide Memorial Summit, at which they performed their rendition of Pink Spider in tribute. On May 20, the band announced through their official site that Yoshihiro Nakao would be parting ways from RIZE, citing creative differences as the main factor in his decision. However, the remaining members were determined to carry on activities as a trio. In June RIZE went on their 2008 "T.K.O. TOUR" that consisted of 29 shows and in November released a live DVD of the tour "T.K.O.".
In 2010, Jesse paved the road for RIZE to release their 7th album “Experience
”. A majority of the tracks from this album were masterminded and produced by Jesse, enabling him to get huge attentions as not only an artist and musician, as a music producer. “Zero,” the iconic song of this album, was picked up by Coca-Cola
and lead to the collaboration commercial with Hide Nakata / former famous soccer player and Coca-Cola Zero, which is still being aired across a large part of ASIA.
In July 2011, RIZE released their 10th debut anniversary, band history and live DVD titled PIECE.
One project in particular that has received spotlight from underground music critics is Jesse’s own E.D.O solo project THE BONEZ. A mixture of Jesse’s favorite music genres, Rock
, Hip-Hop, and Electro
, THE BONEZ has put out 6 singles, with each having a different music concept from the previous.
Through E.D.O, Jesse was also able to express and expand his talents as a film director with his self-produced music video “Revolvers”. His camera work, use of colors and fast-edgy scene changes receive much attention from film and video critics.
Another source of recognition that Jesse has received respect for is his role in introducing the Japanese music community to the well-acclaimed duo, Def Tech
. With many major labels turning away their heads to the young and fresh pair, in 2001 Jesse decided to take Micro and Shen under his wings and mold them into the multi-platinum artists that they are today. Not only did Jesse create the road to success for DEF TECH but he also played a key role as their producer for their first album and helped DEF TECH write the hit song “My Way”. In 2005, Jesse has launched his own label TENSAIBAKA RECORDS, where DEF TECH, RIZE, and E.D.O. have released a majority of their work.
With much under his belt as a successful musician, artist and producer, Jesse has also become one of Japan’s leading icon in fashion with his original clothing line S&Co’s and clothing shop TAKENAKA SOUND SHOP located in his hometown of Togoshi. S&Co’s has become a popular brand amongst celebrities, with big names such as Ichihara Hayato being one of its many loyal customers and fans.
Starting in May 2010, lead by Jesse, BRING THE HOPE PROJECT was established. This project is a form of Jesse’s manifest to spread the message of “Hope
” through music and free live performances. The first BRING THE HOPE PROJECT LIVE took place on May 4, 2010, in which many artists and fans gathered to commend in a charity-live to raise hope and awareness for our past, present and future.
But on the top of it, they are highly motivated for trying to become “Interactive HUB” between east and west through “their power of music to activate & encourage Japanese people & world when they faced with Tohoku disaster, navigating Jesse to this decision naturally with his double blood & culture.
This spirit is related to Samurai
fortitude, like Japanese historic hero = Ryoma Sakamoto realized opening the closed door locked by Tokugawa government for 260 years to the world in 1867.
Jesse & RIZE, about 150 years later from Ryoma, are honestly eager to open “another door” to world by their sharp swords, surely that is “RIZE sounds” with their own style.
The front man of RIZE, Jesse McFaddin in English / Sorato Takenaka in Japanese, his father = CHAR
is musician’s musician type of genuine rock guitarist
pioneer, having prominent music careers including collaborations with various type of top ranked artists, such as; Steve Lukather
, Stevie Salas
, Richie Kotzen
, Paul Jackson
, Jeff Beck
, Micky Moody
, Brian Setzer
, Jeff Porcaro
, David Paich
, etc.
RIZE rhythm section, N.K on Dr. and Kenken on Bass whom are brothers having legendary female rock vocalist, Mari Kaneko = famously known as “Japanese Janis Joplin
” as mother + established rock drummer, Johnny as father, so RIZE have been cultivating their own unique “Alternative” rock sounds & presence distinctively different from other rock bands in Japanese rock scene from their start.
RIZE music style is a mix of alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
, 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...
, punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
and even some reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
flavor, cultivated & created via their real international music DNA
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms . The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in...
.
Their natural, overwhelming enthusiasm to music has been inspiring lots of music fans not only Japan, but also Asia, USA, and other countries, especially their solid, driven & incredible powerful sounds performed by this 3 pieces @ live compelling "RIZER" = RIZE fans calling themselves without any doubt.
"ZERO" from CD album "Experience" has been featured on Coca Cola TVCM in Japan and Asian countries.
Formation & Debut
RIZE formed in 1997 with members JESSE, Kaneko Nobuaki and TOKIE. They started performing live concerts in the Shimokitazawa area. In 2000 they performed at the 10th Kitazawa Music Festival and, after having been signed to Epic Records Japan, released their debut single "Kaminari". They followed up their debut in November with the hit single "Why I'm Me", with an album being released the same month. However, original member TOKIE left after the album's release, with u:zo joining as the new bassist and Nakao Yoshihiro coming in for guitar.2001-2006: First nationwide tour and tour outside of Japan
The following year proved to be a busy one for RIZE. In April, JESSE and Kaneko Nobuaki became radio personalities for the program All Night Nippon until September. They also performed again at the Kitazawa Music Festival in July, as well as the ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVALRock in Japan Festival
The Rock in Japan Festival is an annual three-day rock festival held during early August in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, organized by Rockin'on. At this festival appear many J-pop artists. Rock in Japan Festival is the biggest rock festival in Japan....
, ARABAKI ROCK FEST and SUMMER SONIC'01 in August. The band's collaboration with ZEEBRA
Zeebra
, real name , is a Japanese hip hop artist, who made his first appearance in 1995. Zeebra is a former member of the hip-hop group King Giddra, which also included DJ Oasis and K Dub Shine, and the older brother of fellow hip-hop artist SPHERE of INFLUENCE...
, "I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT MY RADIO", became the theme song for FM Festival. They followed it up with a tour in December called 4CITY (there were four performances).
In May 2002, RIZE appeared on the stage @ MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
Japan event with Oasis
Oasis (band)
Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs , Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher...
, Jay-Z
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...
, etc., in September RIZE participated in the South Korean field festival 2002ETPFES at the Olympic stadium. The event was the largest field festival in history, with over 30,000 people in attendance. In July 2003 they moved to Los Angeles to tour with Kottonmouth Kings
Kottonmouth Kings
Kottonmouth Kings is an American rap rock group from Placentia, Orange County, California. Kottonmouth Kings officially formed in 1994, and describe themselves as "psychedelic hip-hop punk rock"...
and Phunk Junkeez
Phunk Junkeez
The Phunk Junkeez are an American rap rock band from Phoenix, Arizona that formed in 1991 and have established a strong underground following. The band regularly tours the United States and Japan....
. In 2005 JESSE formed their own label "TENSAIBAKA RECORDS". And in July, RIZE could successfully perform on the stage of “Live 8
Live 8
Live 8 was a string of benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. They were timed to precede the G8 Conference and summit held at the Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Scotland from 6–8 July 2005; they also coincided with the 20th anniversary of Live Aid...
” as the opening act, a world-renowned event broadcasted in 7 other countries. Their powerful performance was highly praised and left a big impression with the international music community.
In November, Bassist u:zo left, KenKen (brother of Kaneko Nobuaki) replacing him. KenKen was made an official member of the band in April 2006. Their first Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
appearance happened with the release of "Pink Spider
Pink Spider
is the ninth single by hide, the second to bear the hide with Spread Beaver name, released on May 13, 1998, eleven days after Hideto "hide" Matsumoto's death. The single debuted at number 1 on the Japanese Oricon weekly charts with sales over 513,000 copies in the initial week of the release...
" in November 2006, debuting at #8.
2007-Present
On the top of the successful performance at “LIVE 8”, in 2007 RIZE was proudly invited as only representative rock band from Japan at “LIVE EARTHLive Earth
-Background:Founded by Emmy-winning producer Kevin Wall, in partnership with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Live Earth was built upon the belief that entertainment has the power to transcend social and cultural barriers to move the world community to action...
” appearing on the stage with Linkin Park
Linkin Park
Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries...
, etc., an acclaimed charity live founded by producer Kevin Wall
Kevin Wall
Kevin Wall, born March 15, 1952 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is a producer, digital entrepreneur and environmentalist who creates and produces global events often viewed by a billion or more people...
, and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore
Al Gore
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election....
, where again RIZE’s outstanding performance brought them international fame.
In same year 2007, RIZE released their fifth album Alterna
Alterna (Rize album)
Alterna is the fifth studio album by Japanese rock band Rize.-Track listing:All tracks by Rize# "" – 3:24# "American Hero" – 2:47# "" – 2:35# "" – 4:31 # "" – 3:04# "Feeling" – 3:20# ""# "28" – 2:54# "124℃" – 2:31- Personnel :...
and in October released their latest single, LADY LOVE. RIZE released K.O.
K.O. (Rize album)
K.O. is the sixth studio album released by Japanese rock band Rize.-Track listing:#Lady Love###Live or Die#Dear Mr. President#Television Song#Rize# feat.E.D.O#Please Oh Please##I'm a Bich##Kush Berry...
, their sixth full-length album in April 2008. The following month saw the band performing at the hide Memorial Summit, at which they performed their rendition of Pink Spider in tribute. On May 20, the band announced through their official site that Yoshihiro Nakao would be parting ways from RIZE, citing creative differences as the main factor in his decision. However, the remaining members were determined to carry on activities as a trio. In June RIZE went on their 2008 "T.K.O. TOUR" that consisted of 29 shows and in November released a live DVD of the tour "T.K.O.".
In 2010, Jesse paved the road for RIZE to release their 7th album “Experience
Experience
Experience as a general concept comprises knowledge of or skill in or observation of some thing or some event gained through involvement in or exposure to that thing or event....
”. A majority of the tracks from this album were masterminded and produced by Jesse, enabling him to get huge attentions as not only an artist and musician, as a music producer. “Zero,” the iconic song of this album, was picked up by Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...
and lead to the collaboration commercial with Hide Nakata / former famous soccer player and Coca-Cola Zero, which is still being aired across a large part of ASIA.
In July 2011, RIZE released their 10th debut anniversary, band history and live DVD titled PIECE.
Jesse's Solo Project
Jesse’s passion, desire and multi musical “Gift” forced him to venture away from Rock and start up his Hip-Hop unit E.D.O., a diverse group of rappers and artists made up of some of Jesse’s old high school buddies. E.D.O. has put out numerous singles and their first full album “Revolvers” was a big hit among the Japanese Hip-Hop community. In the past couple of years, members of E.D.O. have ventured off on their own to start solo projects that have brought much attention to Jesse and his Hip-Hop unit.One project in particular that has received spotlight from underground music critics is Jesse’s own E.D.O solo project THE BONEZ. A mixture of Jesse’s favorite music genres, Rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, Hip-Hop, and Electro
Electro (music)
Electro is a genre of electronic dance music directly influenced by the use of TR-808 drum machines, Moog keytar synthesizers and funk sampling...
, THE BONEZ has put out 6 singles, with each having a different music concept from the previous.
Through E.D.O, Jesse was also able to express and expand his talents as a film director with his self-produced music video “Revolvers”. His camera work, use of colors and fast-edgy scene changes receive much attention from film and video critics.
Another source of recognition that Jesse has received respect for is his role in introducing the Japanese music community to the well-acclaimed duo, Def Tech
Def Tech
Def Tech is a Japanese pop band signed to Mind Shift Music, an independent label.-Career:Jesse, the vocalist from Rize, named the band, the members of which did their own songwriting, arranging, and production...
. With many major labels turning away their heads to the young and fresh pair, in 2001 Jesse decided to take Micro and Shen under his wings and mold them into the multi-platinum artists that they are today. Not only did Jesse create the road to success for DEF TECH but he also played a key role as their producer for their first album and helped DEF TECH write the hit song “My Way”. In 2005, Jesse has launched his own label TENSAIBAKA RECORDS, where DEF TECH, RIZE, and E.D.O. have released a majority of their work.
With much under his belt as a successful musician, artist and producer, Jesse has also become one of Japan’s leading icon in fashion with his original clothing line S&Co’s and clothing shop TAKENAKA SOUND SHOP located in his hometown of Togoshi. S&Co’s has become a popular brand amongst celebrities, with big names such as Ichihara Hayato being one of its many loyal customers and fans.
Starting in May 2010, lead by Jesse, BRING THE HOPE PROJECT was established. This project is a form of Jesse’s manifest to spread the message of “Hope
Hope
Hope is the emotional state which promotes the belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one's life. It is the "feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best" or the act of "look[ing] forward to with desire and reasonable confidence" or...
” through music and free live performances. The first BRING THE HOPE PROJECT LIVE took place on May 4, 2010, in which many artists and fans gathered to commend in a charity-live to raise hope and awareness for our past, present and future.
Goal / Motivation
Their “natural vibe” for world music stage has surely been expanding along their music career, because Jesse & RIZE has always been targeting to the glove. And finally, Jesse has just fixed his mind for fully entering into world, due that RIZE made 10th anniversary in 2010, heading for next 10 years towards the globe from 2011.But on the top of it, they are highly motivated for trying to become “Interactive HUB” between east and west through “their power of music to activate & encourage Japanese people & world when they faced with Tohoku disaster, navigating Jesse to this decision naturally with his double blood & culture.
This spirit is related to Samurai
Samurai
is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau...
fortitude, like Japanese historic hero = Ryoma Sakamoto realized opening the closed door locked by Tokugawa government for 260 years to the world in 1867.
Jesse & RIZE, about 150 years later from Ryoma, are honestly eager to open “another door” to world by their sharp swords, surely that is “RIZE sounds” with their own style.
Members
- Jesse McFaddin – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
& guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- In addition to Singer/Rapper, Rock Guitarist, he is also proven career as Music ProducerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
/ComposerComposerA 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...
, plus as “Fashion Icon” among youngsters appeared on SONYSony, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
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sponsored their 2009 Live Tour, etc.- Kaneko Nobuaki – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Kaneko Nobuaki – drums
- He is only signature drummer in Japan by PearlPearlA pearl is a hard object produced within the soft tissue of a living shelled mollusk. Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pearl is made up of calcium carbonate in minute crystalline form, which has been deposited in concentric layers. The ideal pearl is perfectly round and smooth, but many other...
. Chad SmithChad SmithChad Smith is an American musician, best known as the longtime and current drummer of Red Hot Chili Peppers. Smith is also the drummer of the hard rock supergroup Chickenfoot which includes Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, and Michael Anthony, former Deep Purple vocalist Glenn Hughes' backing band and...
from R.H.C.P has been evaluating N.K drum performance.- KenKen – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- KenKen – bass
- He is 1st ranked, recognized session bass player in various kind of collaborations with famous artists including performing @ Muzikmesse. Also known as professional level of “Gamer” appeared on PSPPSPPSP most commonly refers to the PlayStation Portable, a handheld game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment.PSP may also refer to:-Computing and programming:*Corel Paint Shop Pro, a graphics editor...
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RIZE Music DNA
RIZE, all 3 members are born and raised with “real, professional” music environments on the backgrounds of all of their fathers were also forming the legendary 3 pieces band called “Pink Cloud” from 1979–1994, making huge influences in Japanese rock scenes.The front man of RIZE, Jesse McFaddin in English / Sorato Takenaka in Japanese, his father = CHAR
Char
Char is the solid material that remains after light gases and tar coal tar have been driven out or released from a carbonaceous material during the initial stage of combustion, which is known as carbonization, charring, devolatilization or pyrolysis.Further stages of efficient combustion are...
is musician’s musician type of genuine rock 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...
pioneer, having prominent music careers including collaborations with various type of top ranked artists, such as; Steve Lukather
Steve Lukather
Steve "Luke" Lukather is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer best known for his work with the rock band Toto. Lukather has played with many artists, released several solo albums, and worked as a composer, arranger, and session guitarist on more than 1,500 albums...
, Stevie Salas
Stevie Salas
Stevie Salas is a guitarist known for his work on George Clinton's albums, his collaborations with Koshi Inaba of B'z, and Hardware. He was in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, providing the fingerwork for George Carlin's guitar solo....
, Richie Kotzen
Richie Kotzen
Richie Kotzen is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter.At a young age, Richie Kotzen was taken by music and first began playing piano at the age of five. At the age of seven he was inspired by the band KISS to learn the electric guitar...
, Paul Jackson
Paul Jackson (bassist)
Paul Jackson is an American jazz bass guitarist and composer. He has played with many of the great jazz artists, most notably playing bass on several of Herbie Hancock's seminal albums, Head Hunters, Thrust, and others. He was born in Oakland, California and began playing bass at the age of nine...
, Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck
Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an English rock guitarist. He is one of three noted guitarists to have played with The Yardbirds...
, Micky Moody
Micky Moody
Michael Joseph "Micky" Moody is an English guitarist, and a former member of the rock bands Juicy Lucy and Whitesnake. He was also a founder-member of Snafu. Together with his former Whitesnake colleague Bernie Marsden he founded the Moody Marsden Band, and later, The Snakes...
, Brian Setzer
Brian Setzer
Brian Setzer is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He first found widespread success in the early 1980s with the 1950s-style rockabilly revival group The Stray Cats, and revitalized his career in the late 1990s with a jazz-oriented big band.-Career:Setzer was born in Massapequa, New York...
, Jeff Porcaro
Jeff Porcaro
Jeffrey Thomas "Jeff" Porcaro was an American session drummer and a founding member of the Grammy Award winning band Toto. Porcaro was one of the most recorded drummers in history, working on hundreds of albums and thousands of sessions...
, David Paich
David Paich
David Frank Paich is a session musician, keyboard player, recording producer, arranger, vocalist and main composer of the Los Angeles-based rock/pop band Toto. David is the son of the late jazz composer, musician, and arranger Marty Paich...
, etc.
RIZE rhythm section, N.K on Dr. and Kenken on Bass whom are brothers having legendary female rock vocalist, Mari Kaneko = famously known as “Japanese Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin
Janis Lyn Joplin was an American singer, songwriter, painter, dancer and music arranger. She rose to prominence in the late 1960s as the lead singer of Big Brother and the Holding Company and later as a solo artist with her backing groups, The Kozmic Blues Band and The Full Tilt Boogie Band...
” as mother + established rock drummer, Johnny as father, so RIZE have been cultivating their own unique “Alternative” rock sounds & presence distinctively different from other rock bands in Japanese rock scene from their start.
Former Members
- Tokie – bass (1997–2001)
- U:zo – bass (2001–2005)
- Nakao Yoshihiro – guitar (2001–2008)
Studio Albums
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Rookey | 2000 2000 in music See also:* 2000 in music Record labels established in 2000-Events:*January – Gary Glitter is released from jail, two months before his sentence for sexual offences ends.*January 1**John Tavener is knighted in the New Year's Honours List.... |
| Foreplay | 2001 2001 in music See also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 – Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band.... |
| Natural Vibes Natural Vibes Natural Vibes is the third album by Japanese rock band Rize.-Track listing:# # Wicked them Beats# Far Eastern Tribe# One# Respect# Kids# HGKROC# Answer# Gun Shot# Play Ground# Vibration # 02# Missing You... |
2002 2002 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI... |
| Spit & Yell Spit & Yell Spit & Yell is the fourth studio album by Japanese rock band Rize.-Track listing:#Rize In Ya Area#Havoc##Black Fly#Youth II Youth#Tokyo Rats#Konomama-Tenssai Baka Rize backing Def Tech#Cry#Stray Dog#Owtkast#Stand Up#Frade#Bush... |
2005 2005 in music -Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:... |
| Alterna Alterna (Rize album) Alterna is the fifth studio album by Japanese rock band Rize.-Track listing:All tracks by Rize# "" – 3:24# "American Hero" – 2:47# "" – 2:35# "" – 4:31 # "" – 3:04# "Feeling" – 3:20# ""# "28" – 2:54# "124℃" – 2:31- Personnel :... |
2007 2007 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame... |
| K.O. K.O. (Rize album) K.O. is the sixth studio album released by Japanese rock band Rize.-Track listing:#Lady Love###Live or Die#Dear Mr. President#Television Song#Rize# feat.E.D.O#Please Oh Please##I'm a Bich##Kush Berry... |
2008 2008 in music 2008 was a huge year in music history with the emergence of pop superstars Lady Gaga and Katy Perry into the mainstream. Also, this is the year that is widely agreed upon by critics as the start of the fall of hip hop from the mainstream and the rise of Synthpop into the mainstream due to acts such... |
| Experience Experience (Rize album) Experience is the seventh studio album by Japanese rock band Rize, released on June 23, 2010. This is the first album Rize have released since guitarist Nakao Yoshihiro left the band in 2008.-Track listing:#Jesus and Maria#Me#Experience#Laugh It Out... |
2010 2010 in music 2010 in music may refer to:*2010 in American music*2010 in Australian music*2010 in British music*2010 in Canadian music*2010 in European music *2010 in Irish music*2010 in Japanese music*2010 in New Zealand music... |
Singles
- [1998.09] "Project from the East Tokyo"
- [2000.08.23] "Kaminari"
- [2000.11.01] "Why I'm Me"
- [2000.01.24] "Music"
- [2001.04.25] "Name"
- [2001.09.05] "Light Your Fire"
- [2001.11.07] "Dream Catcher"
- [2002.11.07] "02/One"
- [2003.01.22] "Vibration" (introducing Def TechDef TechDef Tech is a Japanese pop band signed to Mind Shift Music, an independent label.-Career:Jesse, the vocalist from Rize, named the band, the members of which did their own songwriting, arranging, and production...
) - [2003.02.19] "Gun Shot"
- [2006.11.22] "Pink SpiderPink Spideris the ninth single by hide, the second to bear the hide with Spread Beaver name, released on May 13, 1998, eleven days after Hideto "hide" Matsumoto's death. The single debuted at number 1 on the Japanese Oricon weekly charts with sales over 513,000 copies in the initial week of the release...
" - [2007.02.27] "Kami/Heiwa"
- [2007.10.10] "Lady Love"
- [2008.03.26] "Live or Die"
- [2009.10.28] "Zero"
- [2010.05.19] "Laugh It Out"
Compilations
- [2005.02.23] Kakumei (YamaArashiYAMAARASHIYAMAARASHI is a six member Japanese rock group based in Kanagawa Prefecture. They use a blend of metal, reggae, and rap, to perform what is called nu metal. YAMAARASHI was formed in 1996. In April 2002, YAMAARASHI also runs a label called Chokkyu Recordings. YAMAAARASHI has performed with popular...
vs. Rize) - [2005.03.24] Fuck'n Best
DVDs
- [2001.04.25] Fresh Blend
- [2002.11.07] Fuck'n Live
- [2005.03.24] Lost Clips
- [2007.10.10] Alterna Live
- [2008.11.05] T.K.O.
- [2011.07.20] Piece