Maya or Maayatan, real name Masahito Yamazaki (born July 30, 1979) is the lead singer in the Japanese visual kei

Visual Kei

is a movement among Japanese musicians, that is characterized by the use of make-up, elaborate hair styles and flamboyant costumes, often, but not always, coupled with androgynous aesthetics. Some sources state that visual kei refers to a music genre, or to a sub-genre of Japanese rock, with its...

 electro rock

Electro rock

Electronic rock, also commonly referred to as synthrock, electro rock or digital rock, is rock music generated with electronic instruments...

 band, LM.C

LM.C

LM.C is a Japanese visual kei rock duo playing a mix of electronic rock and pop, which they call "new century electrock".-History:LM.C was founded by Maya, a guitarist for musician Miyavi his support band Ishihara Gundan and a guitarist in his own band The Sinners...

. but before he founded LM.C he was a support guitarist for musician Miyavi

Miyavi

, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese visual kei musician. His work as guitarist for Dué le Quartz and his successful solo career have established him as an accomplished musician in the Japanese music scene.- Early life :...

 in his support band Ishihara Gundan (Ishihara being Miyavi's real last name, Gundan means "brigade" or "army" in Japanese) and a guitarist in his own band, The Sinners. While still with Miyavi, Maya and other support members also played live shows as LM.C. Later they were joined by Aiji of Pierrot

Pierrot (band)

Pierrot was a Japanese visual kei rock band, originally founded as Dizy-Lizy in 1994 by Kirito and Jun in Nagano. The original band members were Hidelow on vocals, Kirito and Jun on guitar, Kohta on bass and Luka on drums. After changing their name to Pierrot, Luka left in November and Takeo joined...

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