Satsuki (musician)

Satsuki
Genres Pop, rock
Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano[1]
Years active 2001-present
Labels Free-Will Records (2001-2008)
Associated acts Rentrer en Soi, Moon Stream
Website http://satsuki-official.com/
Notable instruments
piano, violin

Satsuki (砂月?) is a Japanese musician and former vocalist of the band Rentrer en Soi. Satsuki was a member of Rentrer en Soi from its creation in 2001 until it disbanded in 2008. In 2009, he launched a solo career. He counts Dir En Grey, Nirvana, and U2 among his musical influences.[2]

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History

After Rentrer en Soi disbanded in 2008, Satsuki launched a solo career in 2009. In an interview with JaME, he stated "My former band had a lot more shouting, but for now, I want to sing more beautifully."[3] Satsuki has released four maxi singles, "Awake" on May 9, 2009,[4] "Crystal" on August 21, 2009,[5] "Moon Spiral," on February 14, 2010, and "Innocent" on June 27, 2011. His mini-album Upper Region was released on September 1, 2010. On July 4, 2009 Satsuki performed at Anime Expo in Los Angeles, California[6][7]. In September 2009, he performed at Anime Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada.[8] He also performed at Oni-Con in Houston, Texas on October 30, 2009[9], with a special musical appearance by guitarist Tomo Asaha of Echostream.

In June 2011, Satsuki launched his new overseas unit band with Tomo Asaha, called "Moon Stream", with a debut performance at Sacramento, California's Kintoki-Con 2011.[10] Moon Stream is scheduled to headline Anime Weekend Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia in September 2011.[11]

Satsuki's musical contributions also include the theme song "Awake" for the PSP game Amnesia, a visual novel by Otomate.[12] Outside of music, Satsuki is scheduled to appear in the upcoming Japanese movie Cool Blue.[13] He also hosts a new monthly visual kei variety show called VisuBara with other visual kei artists, which is scheduled to debut August 14, 2011.[14]

Discography

Singles

"Awake" (May 9, 2009)
No. Title Length
1. "La Lune"   3:57
2. "Veil of Maria"   4:53
3. "Awake"   4:08
4. "In a Lucid Dream"   2:40
"Crystal" (August 21, 2009)
No. Title Length
1. "Crystal"   3:26
2. "Rain Drop"   2:56
3. "Heart"   5:54
4. "Dazzle"   3:23
"Moon Spiral" (February 14, 2010)
No. Title Length
1. "Moon Spiral"   4:34
2. "Pray for the Sun"   4:33
3. "You"   3:33
4. "Closs of Yellow"   3:32
"Innocent" (June 27, 2011)
No. Title Length
1. "Innocent"   4:51
2. "Strawberry Summer"   3:42
"Sympathy" (August 24, 2011)
No. Title Length
1. "Sympathy"   3:41
2. "AWAKE (UPPER REGION Ver.)"   4:32

Mini-albums

Upper Region (September 1, 2010)
No. Title Length
1. "Awake (Upper Region Ver.)"   4:33
2. "Ryūshi ni Tokete Nagareru Namida to Memai no Sō ni Ranhansha Suru Saisei no Koe (粒子に溶けて流れる涙と眩暈の装に乱反射する再生の声?)"   6:30
3. "Moon Spiral (Upper Region Ver.)"   4:33
4. "Veil of Maria (Upper Region Ver.)"   5:14
5. "Horizon"   3:26
6. "Crystal (Upper Region Ver.)"   3:26

References

  1. ^ A Brief Interview with Satsuki at Anime Expo
  2. ^ http://www.myspace.com/rentrerensoi
  3. ^ http://www.jame-world.com/us/articles-52338-a-brief-interview-with-satsuki-at-anime-expo.html
  4. ^ http://www.jame-world.com/us/database-items-22048-awake.html
  5. ^ http://www.jame-world.com/us/database-items-22540-crystal.html
  6. ^ http://www.anime-expo.org/special-guests/industry-guests/satsuki/
  7. ^ http://www.jame-world.com/us/news-49546-satsuki-and-auncia-to-appear-at-anime-expo-usa.html
  8. ^ http://www.jame-world.com/us/news-53294-alsdead-and-satsuki-to-perform-at-anime-vegas.html
  9. ^ http://www.oni-con.com/guests/2009/satsuki
  10. ^ http://www.jame-world.com/de/concerts-13393-moon-stream-at-kintoki-con-2011.html
  11. ^ http://www.awa-con.com/index.php?page=guests
  12. ^ http://www.otomate.jp/amnesia/
  13. ^ http://coolblue-movie.com/
  14. ^ http://npop.tv/vijubara/

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