Kamijo

KAMIJO Is A Well-Known Vocalist Composer Lyricist And Producer In The Visual-Kei Scene In Japan. He Was Born On July 19th 1975. Having Been In The Industry Since 1994 KAMIJO Is Particularly Famous For His Incredibly Flowery And Garish Aesthetic As Well As For Being A Passionate Gallophile. His Two Most Successful Projects LAREINE And VERSAILLES Both Used Elaborate Costumes And Had A Heavy Classical Influence In Their Music. Kamijo First Formed Lareine In November Of 1994 With Guitarist Mayu Whom He Met As Roadie For Malice Mizer. Together Along With Bassist Emiru Lareine Became A Successful Visual-Kei Act Of The Late 1990's Bewitching Audiences With Their Romantic And Frilly Performances. The Height Of Their Career Was In The Year 2000 A Time When The Band Was Signed To Sony Music Entertainment Japan And Released Their Second Album フィエルテの海と共に消ゆ～THE LAST OF ROMANCE～ FIERTE No Umi To Tomo Ni Kiyu . Unfortunately Shortly After This Release Emiru Announced His Departure From The Band Followed By Subsequent Secessions From Mayu And Drummer Machi. From That Point Until 2001 Lareine Acted As A Solo Project For KAMIJO And Released The Two Albums Scream And Vampire Scream. In 2002 KAMIJO Joined The Band New Sodmy With Mayu. Although This Project Was A Change Of Style For KAMIJO Changing To A More Of A Soft Straightforward Rock Sound As Opposed To The More Symphonic And Whimsical Style Of Lareine The Band Only Lasted About A Year Before Breaking Up. In 2003 Both Mayu And Emiru Rejoined Lareine And The Band Revived. After A Few More Releases And Another Two Drummer Changes Lareine Ultimately Disbanded In 2007 After Mayu Started To Become Unreliable With Attendance For Live Shows. Their Last Concert Was In 2006 With Hizaki Filling In As Their Guest Guitarist. 2007 Also Marked The Year That KAMIJO And HIZAKI Formed The Band Versailles. Like His Other Projects Versailles Was French Themed And Played On The Themes Of Eternal Life Vampirism And A Love Of All Things Rosy. Unlike Lareine This Band Was A Symphonic / Neoclassical Metal Group And Had A Much More Steady Lineup. After Only Two Releases The Band Blew Up In Popularity And Became Signed With The European Label CLJ And Did Shows In Both Europe And North America. After 2 Years Of Activity The Band Got Signed To Warner Japan And Became One Of The Most Successful Visual-Kei Acts Of The Decade. The Band Remained With Warner Until 2012 It Was Then That The Band Went On An Indefinite Hiatus From Lack Of A Clear Direction. In 2013 It Was Announced That Kamijo Would Embark On A Solo Project. Support Members Were Not Announced Until After The Title Of His First Single Louis ～艶血のラヴィアンローズ～ Enketsu No LA VIE EN ROSE Was Declared. Like His Past Bands Kamijo's Solo Project Retains An Overall French Theme And Continues The Vampiric Storyline Set Up By Versailles. However This Story Was Meant To Be Supplementary To Versailles' Rather Than A Continuation And Is Kamijo's Attempt To 'rewrite History.' KAMIJO's First Single Was Released On August 28th 2013. It Came In 3 Types Two Of Which Had DVDs And The Regular Edition Contained An Extra Bonus Track And Instrumental Versions Of Each Song. The Music Video For The Title Track Also Featured A Cameo By Fellow Visual-Kei Musician Mana Of Malice Mizer And Moi Dix Mois. Having Been A Roadie For Mana Back In The 90's As Well As Taking Considerable Influence From His Projects Many Fans Were Both Shocked And Delighted To See Them Working Together. It Was Later Revealed That Mana Had No Part In The Single's Composition But Rather Had Helped In 'reviving An Aesthetic' Both He And KAMIJO Enjoyed. On March 5th 2014 KAMIJO Released His First Mini Album Entitled Symphony Of The Vampire. This Also Marked His Return To The Record Label Warner Japan And Would Be His First Large Release As A Solo Artist. The Mini Album Contained 7 Songs That Flowed Into Each Other Creating A Cohesive Piece Of Music That Was To Be Digested As Its Name Implies Like A Symphony. The Album Also Contained Music Videos For Each And Every Track Telling The Story Of A Young French Prince Who Was Granted Eternal Life By Becoming A Vampire. Similar To His First Single This Mini Album Came In 4 Different Types Two Editions Came With The Music Videos One As A DVD The Other A Blu-Ray And The Third With An Instrumental Bonus Disc Containing Songs KAMIJO Had Written For The Movie Vampire Stories. Soon After The Release Of Symphony Of The Vampire KAMIJO Announced He Would Embark On His First Consecutive Single Campaign For The Summer Of 2014 Releasing The Single Moulin Rouge In June And 闇夜のライオン Yamiyo No LION In July. These Two Singles As Well As His First Single Led Up To His First Album HEART Which Is Set To Release In September Of 2014. In Addition To KAMIJO's Extensive Music Career He Has Also Owned And Ran Two Record Labels. His First Formed In The Year 2000 After All Of The Members Of Lareine Left The Band Called APPLAUSE RECORDS. Through This Label Kamijo Released Several Indie Albums And Singles For Lareine In Addition To Producing And Supporting Bands Such As IZABEL VAROSA 神崎 ＲＩＢＢＯＮ And Collaborating With Record Label UNDER CODE PRODUCTION For The Omnibus Anamorphosis. APPLAUSE RECORDS Ceased Activities In 2006. In 2007 KAMIJO's Other Record Label Was Created--Sherow Artist Society. This Label Housed Two Very Success Bands' Early Careers Versailles And 摩天楼オペラ. Both Of These Bands Have Toured Overseas And Are Currently Signed With Major Record Deals. Other Artists Signed To Sherow At Some Point Include Juka Metis Gretel ドーリスマリィ -The- UnForGiveness ルシア And Hizaki Grace Project. 2010 Marked The Year Both Versailles And 摩天楼オペラ Left The Label Due To Getting Signed To International Record Deals As Well As The Year All Of This Label's Activities Stopped As None Of The Other Groups Signed To It Were Still Active . This Label Remained Dormant Until 2014 In Which Kamijo Announced He Has Signed A New Band And Became Their Producer MU . Sherow Artist Society Also Had A Short Lived Super Group Entitled Node Of Scherzo. This Group Was Made Up Of KAMIJO Kaya And Juka As Vocalists HIZAKI As The Guitarist And Jasmine You As The Bassist The 2nd Guitar And Drums Were Played By The Rest Of Versailles As Support Members . This Band's Music Told A Story About The Battle Of Light And Darkness And Even Featured A Spot From Asagi Of D . Node Of Scherzo Only Released 1 Official Song While Playing Songs Also Playing Songs From Each Member's Solo Projects. In Addition To Producing And Performing KAMIJO Has Also Written Music For The Movie Vampire Stories As Mentioned Earlier . He Has Also Performed Guest Vocals In An Album For 哀旋士. Recording Support Members Guitar Anzi 摩天楼オペラ Guitar HIZAKI Versailles Currently In Jupiter Guitar MEKU Ex-GALEYD Bass JU-KEN VAMPS Bass IKUO BULL ZEICHEN 88 Rayflower Bass Masashi Versailles / Jupiter Ex-ＡＬＰＨＡ Ａｓｈ Bass 根岸孝旨 Negishi Takamune Dr.StrangeLove Drums 山崎慶 Yamazaki Kei Venom Strip Live Support Artists Guitar HIZAKI Currently In Jupiter Guitar MEKU Ex-GALEYD Guitar DAISHI MU Ex-天照 Bass IKUO BULL ZEICHEN 88 Drums Shinya Ex-La Sadie's DIR EN GREY Discography 2013.08.28 Maxi-Single Louis ~Enketsu No La Vie En Rose~ Louis ～艶血のラヴィアンローズ～ 2014.03.05 Mini-Album Symphony Of The Vampire 2014.06.18 Maxi-Single Moulin Rouge 2014.07.16 Maxi-Single Yamiyo No Lion 闇夜のライオン 2014.09.24 Heart 2015.06.10 Best-Album 20th Anniversary All Time Best ～革命の系譜～ 2015.07.15 Royal Blood -Revival Best- 2015.07.20 Live DVD Tour 2014 - The Death Final - The Empire Of Vampire 2014.12.13 AiiA Theater Tokyo 2016.07.13 Live DVD LA VIE EN ROSE 2015.12.28 Zepp Divercity Tokyo 2016.07.18 Live DVD LA VIE EN ROSE 2015.12.28 Zepp Divercity Tokyo Blu-Ray Edition 2017.04.00 Live DVD KAMIJO Epic Rock Orchestra 2017.05.10 Maxi-Single CASTRATO 2017.09.27 Maxi-Single Mademoiselle 2018.01.16 Maxi-Single Nosferatu 2018.01.31 Live DVD Epic Rock Orchestra At Zepp DiverCity Tokyo 2018.03.21 SANG 2018.03.21 Maxi-Single SANG -Another Story- 2018.07.18 Maxi-Single Sang ~君に贈る名前~ 2018.12.19 Live DVD Sang Live At Zepp DiverCity Tokyo 2019.01.30 Maxi-Single Chamber Music Selection I 2019.02.27 Maxi-Single Chamber Music Selection II 2019.03.27 Maxi-Single Chamber Music Selection III 2019.07.17 Live DVD Dream Live "Symphony Of The Vampire" KAMIJO With Orchestra 2019.07.24 Maxi-Single Eye Of Providence 2019.11.27 Maxi-Single TEMPLE -Blood Sucking For Praying- 2020.02.26 Maxi-Single SYMBOL OF THE DRAGON 2020.04.29 Maxi-Single Persona Grata OHP Https //www.Kamijo.Club/ read less