Crooked Sun 1st album release Live!!

Come celebrate the release of their long-awaited 1st album CROOKED SUN!

Reserve via email here > live@galabox.jp
Please include the following:
Email subject: “10/31 reservation“
Email body: first & last name, number of tickets, telephone number

Artist information:

Crooked Sun

An instrumental jam band with their unique brand of ambient and heavy music, with members: Kei Fushimi (lead guitar), Tetsuya Yamamoto (keyboards), Mitsuru Nasuno (bass), and Hiroshi Kido (drums).

Crooked Sun official (galabox disx)

Kei Fushimi guitars

Born in Tokyo. Already playing the guitar professionally since his teenage years. Besides being an active member in his own instrumental band Crooked Sun and The Maker, an ambient guitar band whose other members include Mitsuru Nasuno and Takahashi Numazawa, which performed in the 2017 Fuji Rock Festival, Kei Fushimi also engaged in live concert support and recordings of other artists (Momoiro Clover Z, KERA, Keiichi Suzuki, Kayoko Yoshizawa, etc.), theater music (Keralino Sandrovich’s Uncle Vania and A Prayer and A Monster, etc.), commercial music and background accompaniments.

Tetsuya Yamamoto keyboards, programming

Born in Osaka, and graduated with a degree in music composition from Nihon University College of Art. Composer, keyboardist, specializes in audio programming (including live and electronic music) and engineering. Has released 4 albums with his own band anonymass (MIDI). Currently an active member of World Standard, led by Soichiro Suzuki, and Kei Fushimi’s Crooked Sun. Has experience working in a wide range of fields, namely record production, live performances, production of commericial music, film scores, theater music, magazine journalism, etc. Has participated in the recordings and live tours of many artists as a producer, arranger, keyboardist, sound engineer and synthetic programmer. Established his own private studio Meguro Soko in 2003 as his base for production and experimentation. Artists he has collaborated with in the past: luki, DAITA, aiko, Nishino Kana, Kaori Kishitani, No Lie-Science, etc. Joined THE BEATNIKS as a supporting member this Summer 2018.

Mitsuru Nasuno bass

A important bassist figure in the underground scene. Form the band Altered States during the first half of the nineties. Joined Yoshihide Otomo’s group Ground Zero in its second member rotation after moving to Tokyo. Currently participating actively in bands such as Korekyojin, Unbeltipo, Fushitsusha, MUGAMICHIRU, The Maker, one would be under the impression Mitsuru Nasuno is always striving to surpass the limits of the electric bass and eventually reach the stratospheric pinnacles of his music with his distinctive musical style.

Hiroshi Kido drums

Began his musical education with the piano and classical guitar during his early childhood years, and later moved on to playing the drums when he was 16. At age 20, moved to the United States alone to master the 8th note beat. At around age 22, after returning to Japan and passing an audition, joined the group ‘JUDE’ led by former member of Blankey Jet City, Kenichi Asai. After taking a break from Jude, formed the band ‘unkie’ with Tokie and Yutaka Aoki. Engaged in recording and tour support for various projects while balancing his time with band activities. Main projects include: Fujifabric, Kazuya Yoshii, DREAMS COME TRUE, HYDE, J (LUNA SEA), PUFFY, SE7EN, Iki-monogakari, Ryota Fujimaki (Remioromen), Motohiro Hata, MiChi, Hitomi Yaida, Hatsune Miku, iLL, Peridots, Haruka to Miyuki, OLDE WORLDE, THE SLUT BANKS, etc.