Keyco

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Music and art have always been major inspirations to me since I was a little girl.
I am forever thankful to my mother, who taught me the importance of expressing who I am by providing me with musical instruments and allowing me to draw all over the house walls.
I thank my father, who taught me to use my time wisely, to cherish my roots, and to acknowledge what is happening in the world today. I am grateful for receiving my daughter, who constantly allows me to realize through interaction that energy I bring out, whether positive or negative, comes right back at me.
I have been noticing that friendship born and ties made among people through art are rapidly expanding to a global scale. It truly fascinates me that we are living in an era where values and information can be shared globally.
I sincerely hope that our earth as a whole will regain its health.
I sincerely hope that energy formed by our souls come to the world and linger. The time has come for us to put an end to our thoughts that energy is disposable.
On that basis, I hope art will eternally retain its freedom(I can’t live without its venom and stimulation. (laugh)).
Keyco’s limited sales of “Spiral Squall” on vinyls in 1999 attracted a great deal of attention and was ranked 1st in Hokkaido FM network NORTH WAVE’s “Street Flavor’s Request Chart” for six months.
Keyco followed this by making her debut from a major record label the next year, and have released four original albums and five concept albums over the years.
Keyco’s sense of creatively using many facets of her voice is something rarely seen among Japanese female vocalists.
Although Keyco considers new soul as the foundation of her music, she is constantly seeking new horizons incorporating essences of reggae, funk, drum’n bass, jazz, and broken beats into her music. She has collaborated with many prominent artists active in various front lines. Such musical versatility by itself makes her stand out in the musical arena. Keyco’s widely accepted originality is continuously expanding, and is even starting to cross borders. She recently received an offer from a foreign artist.
Keyco gave birth to her first daughter in 2002. This new page in her life has also inspired her to seek for a simpler, yet compassionate message and a new form of soul music to deliver it.
Since 2004, Keyco has expanded her field to act, with her thought "searching for a new sound of today under her conscious focusing on fusing digital and acoustic". In fact, since 2004, she has taken her part in a crew called "nbsa+×÷", which is formed by many bands playing future-styled club music. Also since 2005, she has performed her showcase with her backing band called "Kokyo" formed by members of Port:scape. In 2006, Keyco and LIBRO, a famous Japanese rapper and track maker, formed electronic unit called "Fuuri" while she has gotten more deeply involved in a collaboration with HIFANA & ZAMURAI for over four years since 2005. Keyco has now started expressing the other side of her talent developed as an illustrator and a jewelry designer.
'99年に「SPIRAL SQUALL」アナログのみの限定発売で話題となり 、北海道FM局NORTH WAVE[STREET FLAVOR]でリクエストチャート6ヶ月間1位の記録 を出す。
その後メジャーデビューを果たし、現在まで にオリジナルアルバム5作、コンセプトアルムãƒ 3ä½œã‚’ç™ºè¡¨ã€‚è‡ªã‚‰ã®æŒã¤å£°ã®ç‰¹è³ªã‚’å·§ã¿ã«ä ½¿ã„分けるセンスは、日本の女性シンガー・㠂·ãƒ¼ãƒ³ã«ãŠã„て突出した個性を誇る。ニュー㠃»ã‚½ã‚¦ãƒ«ã‚’ベースに活動しつつ、レゲエ、ヒ㠃ƒãƒ—ホップ、ファンク、ドラムン・ベース、㠂¸ãƒ£ã‚ºã€ãƒ–ロークン・ビーツなど、各シーン㠁®ä¸€ç·šã§æ´»èºã™ã‚‹ã‚¢ãƒ¼ãƒ†ã‚£ã‚¹ãƒˆãŸã¡ã‹ã‚‰åŽšã„æ ”¯æŒã‚’å—ã‘ã€å¤šæ•°ã®åã‚³ãƒ©ãƒœãƒ¬ãƒ¼ã‚·ãƒ§ãƒ³ã‚’å®Ÿç ¾ã€‚ãã®å¹…åºƒã„æ´»å‹•æ­´ã¯ã€ã¾ã•ã«å½¼å¥³ã®å­˜åœ¨æ „ŸãŒé¡žç¨€ãªåŠ›ã‚’持つことの証と言えるだろう㠀‚最近では海外アーティストからのオファー㠂’受けるなど、その揺るぎないオリジナリテ㠂£ã‚’国内外問わず認められるシンガーに成長㠁—てきている。
‘02年に長女を出産。それ以来、よりシンプ㠃«ã§æ„›ã®ç± ã£ãŸãƒ¡ãƒƒã‚»ãƒ¼ã‚¸ã¨ã€ãã‚Œã‚’ä¹—ã›ã‚‹æ œ€æ–°åž‹ã‚½ã‚¦ãƒ«ãƒ»ãƒŸãƒ¥ãƒ¼ã‚¸ãƒƒã‚¯ã‚’探求中。
‘04年から多数のクラブ・ミュージック型バ㠃³ãƒ‰ã§æ§‹æˆã•ã‚ŒãŸã‚¯ãƒ«ãƒ¼ã€Žnbsaï¼‹Ã—Ã·ã€ã§ã®æ´»å‹ •ã€â€™05年からはPort:scapeのメンバーで構成さ゠ŒãŸåˆã®ã‚ªãƒªã‚¸ãƒŠãƒ«ãƒ»ãƒãƒ³ãƒ‰ï¼ˆç¾åœ¨ã€Žé¼“響』だ¨ã„う名で活動中）でのライブ展開、‘06年に はLIBROとのエレクトロニカ・ユニット『Fuuri〠ã§ã®ã‚¢ãƒ«ãƒãƒ ãƒ»ãƒªãƒªãƒ¼ã‚¹ã€'05年から'09年にだ‹ã‘て近年深まりつつあるHIFANA&ZAMURAI とのコラボレーションなど、生音とデジタル の融合を意識しつつ、あくまでも今の新しい 音を求める姿勢で活動の幅を拡大中。また最 近ではイラストの出展、ジュエリーデザイン を手掛けるなど、マルチなアーティストとし ての活動を始動。
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