Biography

Mix Speaker's,Inc.

12/06/2011 2011-06-12 12:20:48 JaME Author: Sarah J., Meg

Mix Speaker's,Inc.

Mix Speaker's,Inc.


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After the visual kei band Psycho le Cému went on hiatus, guitarist AYA and bassist seek returned to their original band, ISABELLE. MIKI, previously of SCISSOR, joined the band briefly until ISABELLE decided to disband. However, the members of ISABELLE continued, without vocalist Shou, and with a different name and an entirely new concept. Mix Speaker's, Inc. was thus created with a new face, YUKI, as one of the band's two vocalists.

The first concept revolved around classic monsters from Western mythology: vampires, witches, warlocks, zombies and mummies. They eventually developed the characters "Adam Dragon" (Keiji) and "Eve Dragon" (Aya) with YUKI and MIKI as their two sons, "Abel Monster" and "Cain Monster." The other two members, S and seek played the pet "Tiger" and a "God Turtle" respectively. This monsters theme would run through the first few singles until their first full length album in early 2008.

Mix Speaker's, Inc. released their first single, Mix Speaker's, BOX, on December 20, 2006, soon after their formation, which included a few special items for fun. It would be four months until they played their first one-man concert in Tokyo at Shibuya BOXX on April 13th, starting a trend of activities on the 13th day of various months in keeping with their ghoulish theme.

They grew quickly, releasing their first mini album, Friday Night "MONSTIME", on June 13th. This was followed by another one-man concert at the Tokyo Kinema Club on July 13th and, fitting for their spooky concept, the release of another single, "MONSTART" Family, on Halloween. Shortly afterward, in November, they embarked on their first tour, Mission!!Search[Pandora's BOX], in three cities, concluding with two appearances at Shibuya O-East, the first being an appearance at Dix Inferno ~LAST YEAR'S PARTY with Moi Dix Mois, and the second a New Year's Eve one-man.

2008 saw the resolution of the Monster's Series and the start of a journey into Outer Space as Mix Speaker's, Inc. continued to create their own unique universe. My wish[Horror] X'mas was released in late 2007 as the band's contribution to the Christmas season and their first full album, MONSTERS ~pocket no naka ni wa JUNK STORY, was released on February 13, 2008. The story of the Monsters concluded with the MONSTER WARS Tour that culminated with their first performance at Shibuya's C.C.Lemon Hall.

After the tour finale at C.C. Lemon Hall, the band slowed down a bit on the one-man front as they prepared to unveil their second story. Instead, they spent the summer doing event-based tours including V-kei Times Tokyo and the Zeal Link Anniversary in October.

The second story was unveiled in late August with the announcement of the mini-album Wonder Traveling. Set in a Cyber Universe, the MSI crew were now traveling through space with YUKI as a "Wonder Researcher," MIKI as the "Fickle Cat," AYA as an "SF Purser," seek as an "ET Bomb," Keiji as the "Mecha Police" and S as the "Robo Chef." The one-man tour, 1st Travel: Departure started in November, and ran until the end of the year.

By early 2009, the band headed to Europe to perform overseas for the first time, holding three shows in Paris, Bochum and Helsinki. In early spring, the band transitioned yet again with each member taking on the role of various musical instruments, in preparation for their new album, BANG BANG MUSIC!, which was released both in Japan and Germany, along with two new singles.

That summer, Mix Speaker's Inc held seven consecutive shows, each one stylized by a different member of the band. Soon after the band's story changed yet again, and each took on a new persona: YUKI as a "Prayer Cantor," MIKI as a "Weather Forecaster", KEIJI as "Hurricane Sala," AYA as "Dry Bandeira," seek as a "Thunder Mucho," and S as a "Quake Bateria."

The band held their fall tour which ran until December, and upon its completion, Mix Speaker's, Inc. pushed straight into 2010. By April, they had released their first album that year, ANIMAL ZOMBIES, and like each album before it, all members had a new reincarnation: YUKI as a dog, MIKI as a cat, AYA as a rabbit, KEIJI as a lion, seek as a condor and S as a sheep. It was not long before the band hit the recording studio again, and by June they saw the release of their second album for the year, which transformed each member's animal persona into its "pierrot" form. Mix Speaker's, Inc. soon embarked on their fall tour, Midnight Pumpkin, which kept them busy until the end of the year.

Mix Speaker's, Inc. hit the recording studio in early 2011 and by March came the drop of the single CIRCUS. It was not long before they returned to the studio, soon announcing to fans that in late June they would be releasing the new album It's a Dream World. On June 10th, the band appeared at Anime NEXT in New Jersey, their first performance in the United States. Upon their return, Mix Speaker's, Inc. are scheduled to attend a number of instore events, and then embark on their summer tour, XI ATTRACTIONS which begins July 2nd.

Mix Speaker's, Inc. continue to be one of the fastest rising bands on the visual kei scene with interesting concepts that should guarantee a fascinated fan base for a long time to come.
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