Member Since: 17/04/2007
Band Website: myspace.com/qasb
Band Members:
amy-A
amy's "a"meansASIA. "m"meansMUSIC...these 2are the words I love.
I was born in a little city near Tokyo,and brought up in the southern part of Japan. Since I was a little child,my father had made me listen to lots of records of great dance music from America that he had collected. Glowing up in a musically rich environment made me become an active girl who loves singing,dancing and playing the instruments.
When I was 12, some songs of The Beatles inspired me and gave me a chance to start writing songs. In my teens I joined some of my friends' bands.(We mainly performed at school festivals..At first, I was a keyboards player..later became a vocalist.)
till2000,In Tokyo,I belonged to some bands. I learned a lot of kinds of music...funk,soul,rock,jazz,salsa,etc. from the Tokyo underground music scene( It's the real exciting and creative scene that I love...)!! I was also a member of a singing and dancing girl hiphop group. Also, I worked as a back up singer and as a vocal teacher.
2001-2003 Retired from music business..(because of my health problem)
2004 In Taipei, Taiwan where I was staying in, I decided to start to sing professionally again. After I came back to Tokyo,I started singing again as a solo singer,amy-A (my new name!) That was my rebirth.
2005In Tokyo, finally I started a funk band with my good friends. It's called"Q.A.S.B."!!!
Japanese name: Masako
Nick name: Japanese:Mako, English:Amy
Birthday: March15
Hometown: Matsuyama city, Ehime, Japan
Ethnicity: Asian
Personality: Active and friendly
Bodytype: 5'0" (153cm) Average
Ocupation: Singer, Songwriter ,Director of a recording label
Interests: Singing, dancing, writing songs,
sports, cooking, traveling, making friends, fashion,
cosmetics, etc.
Music: JAMES BROWN, funk, soul, breaks, jazz,etc
Food: Korean food!!!!!!
Cosmetics: Shiseido,Mac
Kind of boys: I like a guy who has optimism and loves his own life.
Quote: Watashi wa watashi (i am what i am)
Goal of 2009: to release my band, Q.A.S.B. 's 1st album
Dream: To write,sing and record the real good music
that can live forever...even after my death.
Influences:
I've been learning a lot from Funk and Soul of 1960s and 1970s .....
And HipHop culture is also really important to my life...
Sounds Like:
"1970sFUNK&SOUL"...James Brown,Kool&TheGang,Sly&TheFamilyStone,War,etc
Record Label: soulsia records , Soul Garden Records
Type of Label: Indie