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KOTOKO (real name 堀川ことこ—Horikawa Kotoko), born on January 19, 1980 in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan, is a female j-pop electronic/dance vocalist whose songs draws on electro rock, techno and trance. She has released five albums (three associated with Geneon and two associated with I've Sound), twelve maxi singles (seventeen overall) and two DVDs that were released in the US.
She also composes and writes lyrics (for herself as well as other singers in I've Sound) for numerous other song collections. She frequently works with the producers I've Sound, and has contributed songs to numerous anime and video games including Onegai...
There are at least two artist with name Makoto:
1. Based in Tokyo, Makoto Shimizu, better known as simply Makoto, is Japan's chief Drum & Bass ambassador. After completing an Acoustic Engineering major at Nippon University, Makoto first signed with LTJ Bukem's legendary Good Looking Records back in 1999.
Since then he has gone from strength to strength, releasing a long string of quality music in the form of singles and EP's, but also on the famous 'Earth' and 'Progression Sessions' compilation albums. 2003 saw the release of his much anticipated debut album 'Human Elements'this album was widely praised as...
A band's break up leaves two different types of "ex-members of": those who want to grow up and take on more adult responsibilities; and those who refuse to grow up, choosing instead to keep the crappy jobs that enable them to jump on a tour at the drop of a hat. The former of the two find jobs and research dental plans, the latter need somewhere else to go and new bandmates to play with. Mikoto was that somewhere to go for Dan Tracy (drums), Kelly Orr (bass), Martin Diaz (guitar), Matt Moody (guitar), and Ray Harkins (vocals). With a...
Kawabata Makoto (河端一) is the guitarist and leader of Acid Mothers Temple. Kawabata is chiefly famous for his leadership of Acid Mothers Temple and its variants; however, he has also played in many other bands since the start of his career in the late 1970s (Baroque Bordello, Mothers of Invasion, Floating Flower, etc), and has an extensive solo discography. In 2000, Kawabata wrote "Music, for me, is neither something that I create, nor a form of self-expression. All kinds of sounds exist everywhere around us, and my performances solely consist of picking up these sounds, like a radio tuner, and...
Maikotobranco is a band from Tokyo, Japan. They formed under influence from the shoegaze band, My Bloody Valentine. Maikotobranco is not just a retrospective shoegaze band though. Ryuta's songwriting skills and artistic performance will go beyond your thoughts about the indie music scene of Tokyo. Experience their everlasting songs! .
