MIYAVI

Biography

[Website](https://miyavi.com/) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/miyavi_official) | [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/miyavi_ishihara/) | [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/MIYAVI.OFFlCIAL/) | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC_nn4TlgMKp2li_kvUcWsg) | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/7sBtBCNVRujQhaHDODkfTN) Takamasa Ishihara, otherwise better known by stage name Miyavi, is a Japanese vocalist, guitarist, lyricist, composer, actor, record producer, and businessman. He is known for his finger-slapping style of playing a guitar. He has been active since 1999, first as guitarist for the now defunct visual kei rock band Dué le Quartz and then as a solo artist starting in 2002. In 2007, he became a member of the rock supergroup S.K.I.N., and in 2009 founded his own company, J-Glam. He toured worldwide several times, with over 250 shows in 30 countries as of 2015. As of 2016, he has released ten solo albums and 27 singles.