PRISA - The new indonesian guitarist queen

Nama lengkap: Prisa Adinda Arini Rianzi
Tempat/Tgl Lahir : Jakarta / 6 Januari 1988
E-mail Address : prisa.adinda@gmail.com
Pekerjaan : Musisi
Tempat Tinggal Sekarang : Jakarta
Gitar :
Jackson DKMG Arch Top, Jackson USA Randy Rhoads RR1, Fender USA Telecaster Flathead Custom Shop, Martin & Co X series & Fender Strat Eric Clapton
Efek : Line 6 PODXTLive, Tonebone Hot British, Ibanez Tube Screamer 808
Ampli : Roland Cube 30
Group Band Saat ini : Dead Squad
Pengalaman Band : Zala
Pengaruh Musikal : Slayer, John Mayer, As I Lay Dying
Style Permainan : Metal
Teknik Favorit : Power Chord
Gitaris Favorit : Mick Thompson, Steve Vai, dll
Band Favorit :
God Forbid, Trivium, As I Lay Dying, Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall, Megadeth, Slayer, Unearth, Lamb of God, The Black Dahlia Murder,
Album Favorit :
Frail Words Collaps (As I Lay Dying), Ascendency (Trivium), Unhallowed (The Black Dahlia Murder), Gone forever (God Forbid), the end of heartache (Killswitch Engage), The Subliminal Verses (Slipknot), Ashes Of The Wake (Lamb Of God), The War Within (Shadows Fall), Waking The Fallen (Avanged Sevenfolds), The Uncoming Storm (Unearth)
Lagu Yang Pertama Dipelajari : Anugerah Terindah (Sheila On 7)

PRISA EXPERIENCE N HISTORY IN MUSIC:
Prisa pertama kali belajar gitar karena kebetulan. Sewaktu masih SMP, Prisa tinggal di asrama kemudian iseng maenin gitar punya temannya. Gara-gara dimarahin sama yang punya gitar, akhirnya Prisa bertekad balas dendam dengan ikut ekskul gitar. Akhirnya Prisa dan temannya ikut ekskul barengan sambil balapan siapa yang nantinya lebih jago.

Tahun 2005 sampai pertengahan tahun 2006 nama Prisa cukup dikenal di scene underground bersama band metalnya, Zala. Band ini cukup menyita perhatian lantaran isi personelnya cewek semua. Tapi tidak hanya sekedar menjual image saja, skill mereka juga tidak kalah sama band-band cowok. Tahun 2006 bisa dibilang sebagai tahun emasnya Prisa dimana karirnya baik secara pribadi maupun kelompok makin sukses. Secara pribadi, ia terpilih menjadi model untuk portal gitar pertama di Indonesia, Gitaris.com. Ia juga sering disebut sebagai Miss Gitaris.com karena selalu menjadi wakil Gitaris.com di berbagai event dan media. Bersama bandnya, Zala, ia beberapa kali tampil di event metal underground bahkan sampai Java Jazz 2006.

Bulan Juni 2006 kemudian Prisa tergabung dalam band baru bernama Dead Squad. Di band ini ia berpasangan dengan salah satu gitaris dari keluarga Item yang juga merupakan personel Andra & The Backbone, Stevie Item. Kemudian pada bulan Juli Prisa mendapat kehormatan untuk berkolaborasi dengan salah satu maestro gitar Indonesia, Eet Sjahranie dalam penampilan Edane di PRJ. Bersama Edane, Prisa tampil membawakan lagu Cry Out dan Kau Manis Kau Ibliz. Selain itu ia juga dikontrak selama 2 bulan sebagai additional gitaris dan backing vocal untuk ‘band sejuta copy’, Sheila On 7, yang baru ditinggal salah satu gitarisnya. Bersama SO7 sempat tampil di SCTV dalam acara World Cup 2006 dan ikut dalam tour hingga ke Malaysia.

Tahun 2006 Prisa telah memutuskan untuk berhenti dari dunia pendidikan akademis dan memilih untuk terjun sebagai musisi profesional. Langkah yang diambil oleh Prisa untuk masuk ke industri musik adalah merilis album solo perdananya yang beraliran pop. Rencananya album tersebut akan dirilis setelah lebaran tahun 2007. Sebelum albumnya dirilis ia terlebih dahulu tampil sebagai ‘guest musician‘ di album ke-2 J-Rocks sebagai vocalis dan gitaris untuk single Kau Curi Lagi. Prisa juga memiliki side project lain yang ia beri nama Morning Star. Morning Star merupakan project iseng lain Prisa diluar album solonya. Hal ini menjadi pembuktian dari Prisa kalau ia juga mahir dalam permainan gitar akustik.

Bulan Juli 2007 Prisa diendorse oleh pihak Jackson Guitars. Ia dikontrak untuk menggunakan gitar Jackson DKMG Arch Top. Sebuah gebrakan yang sangat fenomenal mengingat ia adalah gitaris Indonesia pertama yang diendorse oleh Jackson.

dan sekarang alias tahun 2008 prisa berhasil membuat album solonya yang bertajuk : muka dua

L'Arc~en~Ciel

PROFILE

L'Arc~en~Ciel started out as a visual kei band in Osaka more than fifteen years ago. Over the years the band has, in addition to assuming a more mainstream image, created songs with a wide range of sounds, from catchy pop-rock numbers to heart wrenching ballads, becoming one of Japan's top rock acts. Not only has L'Arc~en~Ciel's popularity held strong in Japan, but they've also captivated listeners and audiences around the globe, a true example of music being a universal language.

BIOGRAPHY

L'Arc~en~Ciel began in February of 1991 with tetsu, bassist and band leader, Hide (now known as hyde), vocalist, hiro, guitarist, and pero, drummer. The name L'Arc~en~Ciel, translated literally as "an arc in the sky", was chosen by tetsu after a movie he'd seen.

In 1992, ken, a childhood friend of tetsu's, who'd abandoned attending university to join the band, replaced hiro on guitar. December of the same year saw pero's exit from the band. tetsu invited Sakura to join the band after seeing him play, despite not knowing him very well. After agreeing to come see L'Arc~en~Ciel play first, Sakura joined the band in 1993. Their first album, Dune, was also released in 1993, making it to number one on the Oricon Indie charts and gaining the attention of major labels.

In 1994, L'Arc~en~Ciel signed with Sony's Ki/oon division and released their second album, Tierra. Their first major single, Blurry Eyes, was chosen to be the opening of Masakazu Katsura's anime "DNA²". Heavenly was released in 1995, and 1996 saw the release of the band's first million copy seller, True.

Early in 1997, at a high point in the band's success, Sakura was arrested for heroin possession. He officially left the band on October 4th. When Sakura's arrest was made public, L'Arc~en~Ciel's CDs were removed from shelves and songs like The Fourth Avenue Café, which had been used as a theme for the anime "Rurouni Kenshin", were quickly replaced. Despite this low point in the band's history and the release of The Fourth Avenue Café being postponed, True stayed on the charts for two years.

A few months of uncertainty regarding the band's ability to recover from the blow caused by Sakura's drug scandal followed. In addition to covering songs by Marilyn Manson and Nirvana, L'Arc~en~Ciel poked fun at their own songs when they created The Zombies, a self-cover band.

Their official return was marked by the Reincarnation '97 Live at the Tokyo Dome. With 56,000 people in attendance, the first show sold out in a still-standing record four minutes. This was also the first time that yukihiro (ex-Die in Cries, ex-Zi:Kill) performed as the band's new drummer, though Niji, their first single released following Sakura's departure, listed him only as a support member. Not long after the release, yukihiro was signed as an official member of the band.

Their next album, HEART, came in 1998 and in 1999, ark and ray were released at the same time, also becoming the first Japanese albums to be released simultaneously in both Japan as well as in other Asian countries. Each album sold over two million copies and topped the Oricon charts at number one and number two.

In 2000, REAL, which would be their last original album before a break for solo works, was released. Their last song, Spirit dreams inside, was used as the closing theme to the "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within" movie.

During the band's lengthy hiatus, hyde released two solo albums and starred in the movie "Moon Child" with Gackt, as well as playing the part of Adam in "Kagen no Tsuki". ken formed Sons of All Pussys with Sakura, while tetsu transformed into TETSU69 and yukihiro became a vocalist for acid android. Their break also saw the release of Clicked Singles Best 13, which included twelve favorite songs picked by fans, and Anemone, the band's only new song during this time span.

After L'Arc~en~Ciel's three year hiatus and much speculation over the band's possible disbandment, they surprised their fans with the announcement of a series of seven concerts called Shibuya Seven Days, after which came the release of their first new single. Topping the charts and being used as an opening for the "Fullmetal Alchemist" anime, READY STEADY GO went on sale in February of 2004. Following another single release, L'Arc~en~Ciel's much anticipated SMILE album went on sale on March 31st.

Previously, while Sakura was still a member of the band, they'd done some work under the name D'Arc~en~Ciel. However, with the release of the band's next single came the introduction of P'UNK~EN~CIEL, in which the members switched positions and re-recorded a previously released L'Arc~en~Ciel song. They've continued in this manner for most of their subsequent singles.

On July 31, 2004, L'Arc~en~Ciel appeared as guests before a 12,000 person audience at Otakon, an anime convention in Baltimore, Maryland; it was the band's first performance in the USA. Noting the incredible response the band garnered from the fans, Tofu Records, Sony Music Japan's U.S. label, signed the band in May of 2005 and released a DVD of their North American debut live.

Following the release of several singles and a new album, AWAKE, in 2005, the band went on a tour of Japan before embarking on the ASIA LIVE 2005 tour, which took the band to Seoul, Korea and Shanghai, China, before returning them to Tokyo for two final shows.

After closing out their tour, the band members' attentions were once again focused on solo activities. tetsu recorded several singles and an album with Creature Creature and released a single of his own, while yukihiro rejoined acid android, releasing a new single and joining MUCC for two performances in Shanghai. hyde composed Glamorous Sky, sung by Mika Nakashima, for the manga-based movie "NANA". He also released two singles and another album, FAITH, which took him on an extended tour of Japan and to California in the United States. Later in the band's break, ken released a solo single, Speed.

On November 25th and 26th, 2006, L'Arc~en~Ciel played two shows to celebrate their 15th anniversary. Titled L'Anniversary, the shows took place at the Tokyo Dome with the set lists being at least partially determined by fans via an online poll.

Since the celebration of their successful first fifteen years together, L'Arc~en~Ciel has released Seventh Heaven, their first single since 2005, in May of 2007. This was followed by three more singles before the release of KISS, their first original album in over two years.

In December of 2007, the band embarked on their THEATER OF KISS tour, taking them to venues across Japan until February of 2008. Their first single of the year, DRINK IT DOWN, was released just prior to the start of L'Arc~en~Ciel's TOUR 2008 L'7~Trans ASIA via PARIS~, which took the band to China, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan in addition to Paris, the band's very first performance in Europe.

Amidst announcements of the releases of new live DVDs, another single and a photo book, the band stated they will be taking a break from performing live until their 20th anniversary in 2011. This is likely to give each member, tetsu having recently married and hyde being a family man as well, time for solo work and to spend with their loved ones.

hyde is already busy again with VAMPS, a new project with guitarist K.A.Z, while ken is said to be producing MUCC's upcoming single.

Having already proved their staying power, L'Arc~en~Ciel is a band that is sure to continue making waves in the Japanese rock scene for a long time to come. Carrying messages of love, peace, and a world where people can live as one without fighting, L'Arc~en~Ciel's music transcends musical boundaries and language barriers to make a mark and leave a positive impression on listeners all over the globe. Fans have but to wait and see what's next for this legendary group of artists.

the GazettE (ガゼット)

PROFILE

Made up of five members, The GazettE is one of the most popular bands on the PS Company label, home to such other bands as Kagrra and alice nine. Although rock music is definitely the soul of this group, they're not afraid to experiment with their sound and their songs range widely from soft ballads to punk rock to even some songs with hip-hop elements. The GazettE is a visual band, their look varying wildly from single to single and album to album, but their sound is always unmistakably 'Gazette' and rock.

Author : Sarah (2007-05-02)

BIOGRAPHY

(A side-note : When the band first formed, the GazettE was originally known simply as Gazette and will be referred to as such in this biography up until their formal name change.)

Gazette began in early 2002, comprised of five men all of whom, despite their youth, had quite a bit of experience in the music scene. Three of the members had worked together on previous bands (Ma'die Kusse and Kar+te=zyAnose); vocalist, Ruki, one of the guitarists, Uruha, and bassist, Reita. Two ex-members of Arita completed the early line-up; Aoi on guitar and Yune on drums. Originally signed to the Matina label, they released their first single, Wakaremichi, and a video on VHS in April before immediately working on getting their name out there through various events and omnibus releases. It worked, and the band held their first real one-man in October of that year. At the end of the year, they took part in "FINAL PRELUDE 2002～2003 Matina PRESENTS" as the Matina label then dissolved.

When 2003 began, Yune announced he would be leaving Gazette. He was immediately replaced by Kai (ex Mareydi†Creia) and the band signed onto the PS Company label. They took part in their first real tour then with fellow indie band Hanamuke, and released their first mini-album, Cockayne Soup, which was then immediately followed by two other mini-albums in the next two months. They continued to do joint-tours and events for the rest of the year, such as 2003's Beauti-Fool's Fest with other acts such as Merry and D'espairsRay.

When 2004 came, Gazette kicked the year off by holding a one-man at the Shibuya AX (the concert was later released on DVD) and opening their official fan club. Nearing the end of the year, the band released a second live DVD and then gave their fans what they'd been waiting for for nearly two years, their first full album, Disorder. In December, they took part again in that year's Beauti-Fool's Fest and held a short tour.

In 2005, Gazette seemed to spend most of their time either in a tour bus or on the stage as they nearly constantly toured the country. They released a few items in between their touring and their first photobook, "Verwelktes Gedicht", went on sale in September. They finally seemed to take a brief break until December when they took part in the "PEACE & SMILE CARNIVAL TOUR 2005" put on by their label and released the single, Cassis, which would be the last single to be released under the Gazette name.

2006 was an extremely busy year for Gazette. Changing their name from 'Gazette', written in Japanese characters, to the GazettE, written in English, the band kicked off the year by releasing a new album, Nil. They immediately launched into an absolutely massive tour, spanning all of Japan and with over thirty shows. The tour final was held at the Nippon Budokan, one of the largest venues in Japan, and sold out. They also made their first European appearance in Germany at the end of July, to the delight of their international fans. Later that year, in October, an English version of their official homepage went up.

They finished 2006 and brought in 2007 with even more tour dates and new singles before announcing the release of a new summer album, STACKED RUBBISH, and two nearly back-to-back tours. The first tour will begin in July, stretching over the summer and into the autumn, and the second tour will cover the winter months. To the pleasure of their numerous international fans, the GazettE also decided to return to Europe as they announced a short, October that took the band through Germany, France, Finland, and England. In addition to this, they've already announced tour dates and a new single for 2008.

Guitar Techniques

The most usual guitar techniques:

Technique	How to	Tab
Bend	Play the first note, then bend the string with the playing finger (helped eventually by the other fingers) until you hear the next note (in the tab example, a whole step bend, from E to F#). There are also 1/2, 1 1/2, 2 steps bends.
Bend/Release	Bend then release back to the first note.
Hammer-on	Pluck only the first note, then hammer the second at a higher fret.
Pull-off	Pluck only the first note, then pull the second at a lower fret.
Slide	Fret a note (or notes) and then move (slide) to another fret without taking the pressure off your finger (fingers) as you move.
Vibrato	Repeatedly bend the pitch up slightly, and then let the note back down to the original pitch.
Tapping	Tap with the index or midfinger at the written fret.
Natural Harmonic	Touch the string lightly (don't press down) over the fret bar then pluck.
Pinch Harmonic	Pick the string, then touch the edge of your right hand thumb.
Palm Mute	Touch the string slightly with the palm of your right hand.

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