| Ricardo Cruz | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Brazil |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals, Baritone |
| Associated acts | JAM Project |
| Website | http://www.ricacruz.wordpress.com/ |
Ricardo Cruz (ヒカルド・クルーズ Hikarudo Kurūzu) is a Brazilian-born Japanese vocalist known for singing anime theme songs in Brazil[1] as well as collaborating with anison supergroup JAM Project[1] on their singles "GONG", "STORMBRINGER", and most recently "Shugojin-The guardian". He also wrote the Japanese lyrics for the bonus track "NEO" off of Aquaria's album Shambala[2] and for "Sempre sonhando" ("Always dreaming"), a song from the JAM Project album "Get over the border". As a "part-time" member of JAM Project, he tours with the group in Latin America, acting as a translator. Ricardo Cruz is also responsible for the Brazilian version of some anime songs such as Ohayo (Hunter X Hunter) and Megami no Senshi ~ Pegasus Forever ~ (Saint Seiya - Hades: Chapter Inferno).
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In the mid 1990s to early 2000s, Ricardo worked as a musician in Brazil, his native homeland. He also worked as a journal writer, typically translating from Japanese to Portuguese and English. He speaks Portuguese and Japanese fluently. In 2003, he met JAM Project's current leader, Hironobu Kageyama at the largest anime convention is Brazil, Anime Friends. Hironobu expressed interest in Ricardo's voice, and gave him a demo. The demo track later won him a position in JAM Project as a secondary member.[3]
Ricardo participated in the studio with JAM Project for the first time in 2005, starting with Neppu Cybuster Shippu!, followed by a second track on the same single, Meikyuu no Prisoner. In 2006, he performed as part of the group with the original leader Ichirou Mizuki on another single, Stormbringer. Shortly after in 2007, he shared the stage for the first time on the group's 4th live concert, JAM Project JAPAN CIRCUIT 2007 Break-Out.
He wrote the lyrics for the song Sempre Sonhando ~Yume Oibito~ on JAM Project's 6th best album in 2006, Get over the Border. In 2009 he joined with Wada Kouji to produce a song in Japanese and Portugese. On September 17, 2010, Ricardo joined up with JAM Project once more for their Reunion concert, where the original members, Ichirou Mizuki and Eizo Sakamoto but without Rica Matsumoto, sang with the current members.
Ricardo will be expected to return to JAM Project in late 2011 and early 2012 for their "Go! Go! GOING!!" world tour.