Sugizo Musical artist

Yūne Sugihara (杉原 有音, Sugihara Yūne), born Yasuhiro Sugihara (杉原 康弘, Sugihara Yasuhiro, on July 8, 1969 in Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter, composer and record producer. Known exclusively by his stage name Sugizo, he is best known as lead guitarist and violinist of the rock band Luna Sea. He started his solo career in 1997 and has since collaborated with many artists. In 2007 he became a member of the trance/world music act Juno Reactor, and of the Japanese rock supergroup S.K.I.N., and in 2009 officially joined the heavy metal band X Japan. In addition to being known to experiment with many musical genres, mostly rock, psychedelic and electronica, he is known for his political ideas and views, being an anti-war, anti-nuclear and environmental activist.

Personal facts

Sugizo
Birth dateJuly 08, 1969
Birth place
Japan , Hadano Kanagawa , Kanagawa Prefecture

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Musical artist

Career started1987
associated musical artist
X Japan
Juno Reactor
Luna Sea
Skin (Japanese band)
Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Heavy metal music
Rock music
Trance music
Ambient music
World music
Psychedelic music
Experimental music
Electronica
instrument
Bass guitar
Cello
Guitar
Piano
Violin
Singing
Sitar
ESP Guitars
Kokyū
record label
Polydor Records
Universal Music Group
Nippon Crown
Avex Trax

Sugizo on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.espguitars.co.jp/gallery/sugizo/index.html
  2. http://www.sugizo.com
  3. http://www.youtube.com/user/SUGIZOofficial?feature=watch