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Erika

Silence is Bliss

About Me

Erika Kimura is a singer/songwriter/film composer/artist manager/digital media specialist.

Click Here for Erika 's current project, Defable . The Songs on this site: "M. E." is by Defable .
"Defable"

Also, Click Here for Official Defable Website .

"Passerby" is by Erika 's former band in Boston, called TeiouSekkai. It is pronounced "tay-o-SEK-eye" and it means "Caesarean Section."

An amazing guitarist, Shane Gibson plays in both bands.
Click on this Picture or the Banner below, to go to Shane's Myspace page .

Also, Click Here for Shane Gibson's Official Website

Erika 's solo tunes will be up on this site in the future once she finished recording for Defable .

You can also listen to her other music on Erika's Personal Website .
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/9/2005
Band Website: defable.com
Band Members: Current:
Defable (2004 - now):
Erika Kimura - vox,
Shane Gibson - guitar,

We need a bass player and a drummer!!

Previous:
TeiouSekkai (2000 - 2004):
Erika Kimura - vox,
Shane Gibson - guitar,
Chris Stanbrook - bass,
Damion Sanchez - drums,

TeiouSekkai (1999 - 2000):
Erika Kimura - vox,
Shane Gibson - guitar,
Chris Jann - guitar,
Matt Hamel - bass,
Jeremy Miller - drums

Influences: Metal, metal, metal!!! old Megadeth, Meshuggah, Tool, The Mars Volta, Stravinsky, Bjork, UA, Fredrik Thordendal, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Shane Gibson , Dillinger Escape Plan, John Corilliano, Rimsky Korsakov, Scriabin, Deftones, System of the Down, APerfect Circle, Dream Theater, Mr. Big, Coheed and Cambria, Korn, Queens of the Stone Age, Sikth, Seven Dust, Stuck Mojo, MuDvAyNe, Primus, Paula Cole, Tori Amos,
Sounds Like: Serenity meets Madness
Record Label: Dr. Dragonfly Music
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Cingular or Verizon...?

Cingular or Verizon...?Questions:1. Which one should I switch from T-Mobile?? 2. I want your opinion and WHICH ONE YOU HAVE! (So that I know which phone company most of my friends are with)3. Internat...
Posted by Erika on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:35:00 PST

Shane VIDEO at NAMM

As you know, Defable's guitarist, Shane Gibson is at the NAMM show endorsing Bugera Amps distributed by Behringer (booth 6756, Hall A). Here's a video clip:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3vD6CxVd...
Posted by Erika on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:06:00 PST

NAMM TONIGHT! - change of plan

CHANGE OF PLAN!!! Shane is playing at Hilton Hotel TONIGHT!!!! around 7pm. at "California A" (don't know what that means but that's what they told me. lol)He is NOT playing tomorrow, Thurs for the Pre...
Posted by Erika on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 04:08:00 PST

Shane @ NAMM Show!

Hi, Everyone! Shane Gibson, the guitarist of Defable will be performing at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA, starting Jan 18th (Thurs.) tomorrow till 21st (Sun)!!! He is a proud endorser of the Bugera Am...
Posted by Erika on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 01:37:00 PST

Watch ABC tonight at 9/8c!

Erika (vox) and Shane Gibson (gtr) from Defable have been working on sampling and editing of the music for the show!! It is the season premiere of a new show, "Day Break" which will be aired TONIGHT!!...
Posted by Erika on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 06:25:00 PST

Happy Halloween!!

Happy Halloween everyone!!
Posted by Erika on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 03:27:00 PST

The Grudge Lady (NEW SONGS ARE UP!)

Heeeey! How are you guys doing??? I have good news for ya. New songs are up!!! 2 songs which are composed and sang by Erika, recorded/engineered by Hiroko Ito!!!! They are for the upcoming movie, t...
Posted by Erika on Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:19:00 PST

new pix

I added some new photos to my pics page... enjoy!
Posted by Erika on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 02:25:00 PST

im here in west LA

so, I settled in west LA area.  I love it.  There are so many Japanese markets and restaurants.  I eat nothing but Japanese food now!  Unagi!!!
Posted by Erika on Wed, 02 Aug 2006 04:32:00 PST

Relocated to LA

I just moved to Los Angeles. Drove from Florida to Cali in 3 days...That was freaking crazy...Did some apartment hunting today. Need to look more...Wish me luck!!
Posted by Erika on Thu, 06 Apr 2006 09:43:00 PST