VOLUME ACE

VOLUME ACE are always looking to go abroad! If you are interested in having us at your event, feel free to send us a message!!
WHO ARE WE?
『VOLUME』は「音量」のVOLUMEと
「量」などの多い、少ないのVOLUMEの2ã¤ã®æ„å‘ ³ãŒã‚り、
どちらの意味でも『ACE』--『一番』と言う事㠁¨ã€
カタカナ等でもゴロが良い事。
おまけに誰もが知っている簡単な単語でと命 名。
We use the word "VOLUME" as in music and its loudness, either small or large, and "ACE"
to refer to "number one!" Both Volume and Ace are easy words for the
non-English speaker to understand.
-History-
1994
テクノサウンドとロックサウンドの融合をテ ーマに名古屋で活動していたグループ(SEE ZAR)
でヴォーカル--ãƒ—ãƒ­ã‚°ãƒ©ãƒŸãƒ³ã‚°ã‚’æ‹…å½“ã€‚éŸ³æ¥½æ ´»å‹•ã®å ´ã‚’æ±äº¬ã¸ã¨ç§»ã—æœ¬æ ¼çš„ã«éŸ³æ¥½æ´»å‹•ã‚’é –‹å§‹ã™ã‚‹ã€‚
Yoshimasa Kamata (Main program and Voc) started out in 1994 with techno and rock
sound with a band named SEE ZAR (Nagoya, Japan).
Feeling Tokyo was a better place for music, he moved and started music in the capitol.
1996　
同グループにて当時では数少ないテクノサウ ンドグループによるイベントDIGITALIAN SPACE
を立ち上げ380人の動員を記録するとともにワ ンマン2days(総動員800名)を行う。
インディースレーベルよりマキシシングルを 発売。
全国ツアー30ヶ所決行。
There weren't many of the same techno sounding groups in the area at that time.
Kamata performed at the DIGITALIAN SPACE event which hosted over 380 people
at once, 800 in two days.
Following this came a nation-wide tour with 30 shows and the release of a maxi-single.
1998　
メジャーデビューが決定し、アルバム制作に 入るが音楽性の違いが浮き彫りとなり解散す る。
イベント知り合ったギターリストRICKYとVOLUME ACEを結成。
活動を再開する。
SEE ZAR was about to go major and had a record deal, however Kamata felt his music
tastes and direction were changing so he left the group and started
VOLUME ACE with the guitarist, RICKY.
1999　
VOLUME ACE1stミニアルバム[VOLUME ACE]を発売。
全国年間100本のライヴ活動を行う。
VOLUME ACE released its first mini-album, "VOLUME ACE."
100 lives were performed nation wide.
2000　
VOLUME ACE企画イベントA BIG PARTYを開催。
話題が話題を呼びNiftyよりライヴ取材を受けA BIG PARTY(動員数490名)が紹介される。
VOLUME ACE hosted its first event, "A Big Party," which hosted around 490.
2003　
VOLUME ACEワンマンを行う。
VOLUME ACE held its first one man live.
2004　
VOLUME ACEをKamataソロプロジェクトとして再始動。
VOLUME ACE became Kamata's solo project.
2005
Member KANABUN (from W.A.R.P.) joined as support vocal.
2006
Album "NEW EDGE-X" released.
2007
Member Ren joined as vocal.
WHAT WE DO:
We are both a studio group and live group. What you hear in recorded tracks is often different than what you will when you come to our lives. Each song is written a little bit differently for the stage as we appeal to both sight and sound.