Head Phones President
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| Head Phones President | |
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| Also known as | Deep Blue, HPP |
| Origin | Nagoya, Japan |
| Genres | Nu metal Experimental metal Alternative metal |
| Years active | 1999 - present |
| Labels | Independent |
| Website | hpp-official.com |
| Members | |
| Anza Hiro Mar Narumi Batch |
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| Former members | |
| Okaji (drums) Kawady (bass) |
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Head Phones President is a Japanese nu metal band. They are noted for having a female vocalist–uncommon in metal.
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[edit] History
After vocalist Anza Ōyama left the Sailor Moon musicals in 1998, she tried a solo career for almost two years[1], receiving help from the guitarist Hiro and met his brother Mar. In that time she was asked if she wanted to be in a different kind of band and eventually agreed. Together they formed the band Deep Blue. They found bassist Kawady and drummer Okaji managing to release their first single, "Escapism" in 2000 after changing the name to Head Phones President. Before the band's second single "Crap Head," bassist Kawady decided to leave and was replaced by Narumi. Playing at small venues all over Japan, they started to gain more popularity. In 2002, Head Phones President made their first international tour, including a stop in New York City.
Head Phones President's first album Vary was released in late 2003, after which the band returned to America for another short tour and started releasing CDs in the United States.
In 2005 Okaji left the band, desiring to make his own music. They recruited a support drummer Batch, who was made an official member in 2009. They continued to tour Japan, taking intermittent breaks, allowing Anza to work on her solo career.[2]
The end of 2006 saw the release of their first live DVD, Toy's Box in August. The band desired still to tour Europe,and in February 2007, they went to Sweden for two performances.
In November, they performed at the animation convention Pacific Media Expo in Los Angeles, California. The latest album, Folie a Deux, was released on December 12, 2007.
In July 2008, they played the Formoz Music Festival in Taipei, Taiwan, and due to popular demand, they returned to the country again on July 2009 to play a club date in Taipei.
In October 7 was released the mini album "Prodigium" under the label Spiritual Beast, being mastered at West West Side Music by Alan Douches.
They have played various festivals, including Loud Park Festival 08, Taste of Chaos, Independence-D 07 and headlining appearance at Asia Metalfestival, sharing the stage with the likes of Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, Story of the Year, In This Moment and Visual Kei stars MUCC, to name but a few. They have also played in the U.S., Sweden, Australia and the neighboring Asian countries, and have been invited to South America for April/May 2010. There has also been some talk of a possible nationwide U.S. tour.[3]
[edit] Members
- Former members
- Okaji – drums
- Kawady – bass guitar
[edit] Discography
- Albums and EPs
- ID (February 9, 2002)
- Vary (April 25, 2003)
- Vacancy (November 23, 2005)
- Folie a Deux (December 12, 2007)
- Prodigium (October 7, 2009)
- Singles
- Escapism (December 6, 2000)
- Crap Head (May 16, 2001)
- De Ja Dub (April 23, 2004)
- Whiterror (June 6, 2005)
- DVDs
- Toy's Box (August 30, 2006)
- Paralysed Box (October 29, 2008)
[edit] References
- ^ J-Music Igneted profile ""J-Music Igneted profile""]. jmignited.com. http://www.jmignited.com/headphonespresident.php J-Music Igneted profile]. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
- ^ JAME profile ""JaME profile""]. jmusiceuropa.com. http://www.jmusiceuropa.com/uk/database-artists-biography-707-head-phones-president.html JAME profile]. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
- ^ HEAD PHONES PRESIDENT: New Album Samples ""HEAD PHONES PRESIDENT: New Album Samples""]. roadrunnerrecords.com. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/BLABBERMOUTH.NET/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=128186 HEAD PHONES PRESIDENT: New Album Samples]. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
