Miyavi

Miyavi (雅jap, miyabi, Artist name:雅- MIYAVI -, real name: Jap.石 原 贵 雅Ishihara Takamasa, born September 14, 1981 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese musician. Miyavi started his career as guitarist and backing vocalist for the visual kei band Due'le Quartz and since its dissolution solo artist. In 2007 he decided to Yoshiki Hayashi project SKIN to join as a guitarist.

Biography

Childhood

According to the magazine "Rock and Read" Vol.4 Miyavi was born to a Japanese woman and a zainichi - Korean in Osaka. Later the family moved to Kawanishi, Hyōgo Prefecture moved. Miyavi says of himself that he was a good student as a child and loved to play football.

At 15, the boy bought his first guitar and he began the songwriting to try after he drew upon an injury to the leg, so that he could play for a while no football.

Indies: Due'le quartz and first solo steps

Miyavi was at 17 the youngest member of the indie rock band Due'le quartz, which was founded in 1999. At the time he wrote himself " Miyabi " what "elegant" means. He wrote most of the lyrics of the band.

When Dué le Quartz disbanded in September 2002, Miyabi decided to continue his career as a solo artist. He was taken by the Japanese independent label PS Company under contract and presented under its new name " Miyavi " ( pronounced in Japanese as Miyabi ) his first album Gagaku ago. After the release of his first music videos Girls, be ambitious became apparent that Miyabi and Miyavi both visually and musically distinguished. Without the band, he began to use his freedom and to experiment more with the music. He now composed some humorous songs that were worn by screaming guitars and his smoky voice. In contrast, many other of his pieces seem chaotic and aggressive. Due to this wide range of styles he has opened up a new fan base.

Its appearance also changed greatly. Was he used to see in black lacquer and leather with intricately styled long hair such as in his Model - Photo shoot for the Gothic & Lolita Bible, he is now wearing more clothes and poppier. He still, however, belongs to the Visual Kei. In various Japanese music magazines like the Fool's Mate, Arena 37c, and Shoxx are regularly seen pictures of him on which he gambled and funny shows.

Small steps in the theater business accounted for the musician, as he along with his former bandmates in the movie Sakito Ryomano Tsumato Sono Ottoto Aijin. starred. In 2003 he also played himself in the movie Oresama.

Already in 2004 resulted for Miyavi 's first chance to play in the United States on three different anime conventions, but he had to cancel at the last minute due to internal problems. But in the same year, he scored with his single明日 元気 に なれ(German Expectant tomorrow happy / perk ) a great success, as they made ​​it to number one on the Oricon indies charts.

Major: Pop and Acoustic Phase

In October 2004, Miyavi moved temporarily to the major label Universal, and released the single rock no gyakushū superstar no jōken-/21 Seikigata Koushinkyoku, from which he was to be found in the credits as " MYV ". He composed, arranged and produced his music until his album Miyavizm (2005) alone. Since he can play all the instruments himself, which can be heard in his songs, he took up his songs on this album alone in the studio. Therefore, he needed a session musician for his live performances and already played with many famous musicians in the scene as the guitarist Pata (X Japan) and drummer Shinya ( Luna Sea ) together. In July 2007 Miyavi put the KAVKI Boiz ago, a group of musicians, consisting of a tap dancer, a beatboxer, a drummer and a DJ as well as a bass player, who accompanied him to the beginning of 2009. His music combines this collaboration pop, rock and hip hop.

From 2005 and 2006, the musician's music more pop and acoustic, which is to Miyaviuta - Dokusou listen to his other albums MYV Pops and was. Live was to hear his new music in five days on the occasion of his 25 Kinen Koen Tokyo Shunen Geijutsu Gekijo 5 Days Dokuso concert series, held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space at its 25th anniversary in September 2006.

Over the next six months, Miyavi took time to learn in America at a language school English. According to an interview from 2009, he learned in the morning, then took dance lessons, and then in the evening to meet friends and / or to make street performances.

U.S. debut, Neo Visualizm and S.K.I.N.

On 25 May 2007 Miyavi announced on the JRock Revolution, which was organized by Yoshiki at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, that he officially Yoshiki supergroup SKIN would join as a guitarist, besides Yoshiki, Sugizo ( Luna Sea ) and Gackt. S.K.I.N. had their first and hitherto only live appearance at the Anime Expo in Long Beach, California on June 29, 2007.

For Miyavi another solo live concert in America followed, which took place on February 17, 2007 in Las Vegas, after it had been announced only a short time previously to Miyavi online blog.

In 2007, after Miyavi with his fourth major album. 7 Samurai Sessions - We're KAVKI Boiz, which was mixed by TeddyLoid, marked a further musical development in Miyavi career, because it included a variety of new sounds such as various drums, record player ( turntable ) and Tap Dance. For his next project, Miyavi joined together with the " KAVKI Boyz " under the motto " Neo Visualism ". Miyavi seventh major single咲き誇る 華 の よう に-Neo Visualizm - / Kabuki Danshi ( saki hokoru hana no you ni) came on 20 June 2007 on the market and debuted at number four on the Oricon charts. The support tour The Beginning of Neo Visualizm tour went on July 16, los, included 20 concerts in Japan and one in Korea, and lasted six weeks. On July 29, 2007 Miyavi was in Bonner Bridge Forum at Animagic his first concert in Europe and came to his two world tours in 2008 and 2009 again returned to Europe.

After his single Subarashikikana, kono sekai - What A Wonderful World ( 14 November 2007) he published together with Sugizo ( Luna Sea, SKIN ) the single日 の 光 さえ 届か ない この 場所 で( Hi no hikari sae kono basho de todokanai ) (16 January 2008 ).

2008 to today

A new album, This Iz the Japanese Kabuki Rock followed in March 2008. Subsequent Miyavi grabbed his crew for a nearly sold-out tour This Iz The Japanese Kabuki Rock Tour 2008, which took him to 33 cities in 14 countries and on the DVD This Iz The Original Samurai Style immortalized. Musically, Miyavi tried on his first remix album, Room No.. 382 ( with the support of TeddyLoid ).

The new year of 2009 on January 3, Miyavi greeted with the 10th Anniversary Commemorative Performance at Nippon Budokan, where all the artists who are under contract with PS Company occurred. There were other DVD and Photobook publications. The year held more surprises for the fans ready: Miyavi decided to separate after 10 years of PS Company and Inc. to start his own label, J -glam. He also confirmed rumors about his private fortune: Miyavi is melody with the singer since 2009. married and now has two daughters with her.

The fans in the U.S. had in 2009 his performances in the context of the second Neo Tokyo Samurai Black World Tour due to injury without.

Since 2010, Miyavi 's EMI contract and changed his stage name to雅- MIYAVI - purpose. Under the new name were the single Torture (September 15 ) and the album "What's My Name? " (October) published.

Others

Miyavi is easy to see even in public to his tattoos, to which it is practically " littered ". He said in an interview that they would all have something to do with things that played a role in his life. In his free time he performs an on-line diary in which he says in part, what he has experienced or his fans can send messages. Sometimes he asks his fans even about to send him jokes to cheer him up. Also, during live performances he has much contact with them.

Publications

Previously released albums:

• October 31, 2002 - Gagaku
• December 2, 2003 - Galyuu (CD DVD)
• December 2, 2003 - Galyuu
• June 1, 2005 - miyavizm ( Limited Edition w / DVD)
• June 1, 2005 - miyavizm (Normal Edition)
• November 23, 2005 - Galyuu (Reissue)
• November 23, 2005 - Gagaku (Reissue)
• August 2, 2006 - MYV ☆ POPS (CD DVD)
• August 2, 2006 - MYV ☆ POPS
• September 13, 2006 - miyaviuta - uta ~ ~ dokusou
• 18 July 2007 - 7 SAMURAI SESSIONS We're KAVKI BOIZ -
• March 19, 2008 -雅- THIS IZ THE JAPANESE KABUKI ROCK
• 27 June 2008 - AZN Pride THIS IZ THE JAPANESE KABUKI ROCK (asia limited edition album - Korea / Taiwan)
• August 27, 2008 - AZN Pride THIS IZ THE JAPANESE KABUKI ROCK (Japan DVD USA Tour )
• December 24, 2008 - Room No.382 - Remixed by TeddyLoid ( japanese version )
• March 24, 2010 - FAN 'S BEST ( Best -Of- Album)
• October 13, 2010 - WHAT'S MY NAME

Previously released singles:

• July 23, 2003 - Yadee Gekokujyou
• February 25, 2004 - Oresama (Film )
• August 21, 2004 - Hitorigei ( video collection )
• December 1, 2004 - Last Indies Live
• January 12, 2005 - Miyavi LIVE in Budokan noriko no ichi nichi ~
• November 23, 2005 - DVD Gekokujo (Reissue)
• December 7, 2005 - Hitorigei 2 ~ Kaette ki ta Mr. visual kei ~
• June 7, 2006 - Miyavi - load indies live in budokan LIVE (! Title nagai na, shikashi ) ~ " Noriko no ichi nichi ' hen" ~ ( renkaban )
• 7 June 2006 - Hitorigei 2 ~ Kaette ki ta Mr. visual kei ~ ( renkaban )
• December 20, 2006 - Hitorigei 3 (limited press)
• December 20, 2006 - Hitorigei 3
• May 2 - 25 2007 Kinen Koen Tokyo Shunen Geijutsu Gekijo 5 Days Dokuso -
• March 24, 2010 - NEO TOKYO SAMURAI BLACK WORLD TOUR Vol.1

Previously published photo books: