Shinya
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Shinya is a Japanese musician, known for being the drummer of Dir en grey
. He has been with the band since its inception in 1997 and was previously a member of La:Sadie's. Shinya has composed a handful of songs for Dir en grey, his compositions alternating between melodic ("Hotarubi", "Fukai") and upbeat tunes ("Raison Detre", "Umbrella").
. In 1995 he helped form and joined La:Sadie's. La:Sadie's disbanded in 1997. Later that year, he joined Dir en grey
. In 1999, Dir en grey made their major debut. He has been with the band since its inception.
and Yamaha drums and has used cymbals by Alchemy (a cymbal line from Istanbul Agop
). He is currently endorsed by Pearl
in Japan and is using a Masters Retrospec kit. He has also used a version of this kit with roto-toms instead of traditional toms.
His current drum kit, a Masters Retrospec Maple/White Marine Pearl (According to the Official Pearl Japan Website)
His front tom's are all arranged to be 8 inches in depth and has a 16" tom hanging on his hi-hat side. His racks are all gold, racked on top of each other to form his double-rack style. His main hi-hat is remotely controlled. He does not use any normal crash cymbals; instead he uses several different type of cymbals including the O-zone that has a short sustain to create the attack-ish feel along with the use of his twin bass pedals.
The heads on his hitting ends are: Power stroke 3 for his bass drum, toms are clear, snare is CS coated, gong bass is coated. They all use a thick emperor and a thin ambassador on the other side.
His left bass drum and roto tom are equipped with a drum trigger.
Shell
Cymbals
Drum Stick
Current (as of April 23, 2010)
2007
Pearl Drum Kit
Copper front tom with a 3 Tom setting
Hi-hat is remotely controlled
His left Bass drum is 20"
2004
Pearl Drum Kit
Roto Tom settings in the front
The double-rack system was used from this period
2003
3 Tom-style front
Bass drums were changed from 22" to 24"
Yamaha racks were used
2000
Ludwig Drum Kit
2 Bass 3 Tom setting was used which later shifted to a 4 Tom setting
A 6" Tom was added for the 4th Tom
This Drum kit was used during the "Macabre" era
1999
Pearl Classic Maple Drum Kit
The first drum kit used for Dir en grey
A 3 Tom setting consisting of 10", 12", 13"
Others
9 Favorite Snares he has used since his Indies Era:
Dir en grey
Dir En Grey is a Japanese metal band formed in 1997 and currently signed to Firewall Div., a sub-division of Free-Will. As of 2011, they have recorded eight full-length records...
. He has been with the band since its inception in 1997 and was previously a member of La:Sadie's. Shinya has composed a handful of songs for Dir en grey, his compositions alternating between melodic ("Hotarubi", "Fukai") and upbeat tunes ("Raison Detre", "Umbrella").
History
Shinya was born on February 24, 1978 in Hirakata, OsakaOsaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
. In 1995 he helped form and joined La:Sadie's. La:Sadie's disbanded in 1997. Later that year, he joined Dir en grey
Dir en grey
Dir En Grey is a Japanese metal band formed in 1997 and currently signed to Firewall Div., a sub-division of Free-Will. As of 2011, they have recorded eight full-length records...
. In 1999, Dir en grey made their major debut. He has been with the band since its inception.
Influences
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- Absolute - Amphibian - Doppelganger
- Buck-TickBuck-TickBuck-Tick is a rock band formed in 1983 in Fujioka, Japan. The band has consisted of Atsushi Sakurai , Hisashi Imai , Hidehiko Hoshino , Yutaka Higuchi and Toll Yagami for the majority of its existence...
- Kurutta TaiyouKurutta Taiyouis the sixth album by Buck-Tick, released on cassette and CD on February 21, 1991. The album was digitally remastered and re-released on September 19, 2002, with two bonus tracks. It was remastered and re-released again on September 5, 2007. "M・A・D" and "Jupiter" were rerecorded for the 1992... - The CardigansThe CardigansThe Cardigans are a Swedish rock band formed in the town of Jönköping in October 1992.Their debut album Emmerdale gave them a solid base in their home country and enjoyed some success abroad, especially in Japan. It was not until their second album Life that an international reputation was secured...
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- La Vie En RoseLa Vie En Rose (album)La Vie En Rose is the debut album by D'erlanger released on February 10, 1989. The first press sold out by pre-order alone, so another press was made just 11 days later, which had a different cover. That version was reissued one month later on March 21. On December 10, another press was released in... - CharlotteCharlotte GainsbourgCharlotte Lucy Gainsbourg is an Anglo-French actress and singer. After releasing an album with her father at the age of fifteen, more than twenty years passed before she released two albums as an adult to commercial and critical success...
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Inspiration is Dead - Scare Crow - Risshun
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- Close Dance
Equipment
Shinya used to perform on drum kits by LudwigLudwig-Musser
Ludwig-Musser is a drum and percussion instrument manufacturer that is part of the Conn-Selmer division of Steinway Musical Instruments.The first product made by the Ludwig brothers, William and Theobaldner , was a bass drum pedal capable of playing faster beats than was typical of products of the...
and Yamaha drums and has used cymbals by Alchemy (a cymbal line from Istanbul Agop
Istanbul cymbals
Istanbul is the name of two brands of cymbals, Istanbul Agop and Istanbul Mehmet, made in Istanbul using traditional cymbal making methods...
). He is currently endorsed by Pearl
Pearl Drums
Founded in 1952, the is a multinational corporation based in Japan with a wide range of products, predominately percussion instruments.-History:Pearl was founded by Katsumi Yanagisawa, who began manufacturing music stands in Sumida, Tokyo on April 2, 1946...
in Japan and is using a Masters Retrospec kit. He has also used a version of this kit with roto-toms instead of traditional toms.
His current drum kit, a Masters Retrospec Maple/White Marine Pearl (According to the Official Pearl Japan Website)
His front tom's are all arranged to be 8 inches in depth and has a 16" tom hanging on his hi-hat side. His racks are all gold, racked on top of each other to form his double-rack style. His main hi-hat is remotely controlled. He does not use any normal crash cymbals; instead he uses several different type of cymbals including the O-zone that has a short sustain to create the attack-ish feel along with the use of his twin bass pedals.
The heads on his hitting ends are: Power stroke 3 for his bass drum, toms are clear, snare is CS coated, gong bass is coated. They all use a thick emperor and a thin ambassador on the other side.
His left bass drum and roto tom are equipped with a drum trigger.
- 16x13 Tom-Tom
- 10x8 Tom-Tom
- 12x8 Tom-Tom
- 13x8 Tom-Tom
- 16x16 Floor Tom
- 20x16 Bass x2
- 14x5.8 Free-Floating Custom Aluminum Shell Snare
- 14x3.5 Free-Floating Copper Shell Snare
- 13x6.5 Open-floating Brass Snare
- 14" AA Metal-X Hi-Hats
- 18" AAX Chinese
- 18" AAX Metal Crash x2
- 12" AA Mini Chinese x2
- 20" AA Metal-X Chinese x2
- 21" Signature Carmine Appice Definition Ride
- 18" Metal-X Chinese
- 16" AA Chinese
Drum Kit
2010Shell
- Pearl Masters Retrospec 24"x18"
- Pearl Masters Retrospec 24"x18"
- Pearl Masters Retrospec 12"x8"
- Pearl Masters Retrospec 13"x8"
- Pearl Masters Retrospec 16"x16"
- Pearl Masters Premium Maple 20"x14"
- Pearl Masters Retrospec 16"x13"
- Remo Roto Tom 8"
- Remo Roto Tom 10"
- Pearl Ultracast Free Floating(aluminum) 14"x5.8"
- Pearl Free Floating(copper) 14"x3.5"
Cymbals
- Sabian Pro Rock Hats 14"+AA Metal-X Hats 14"
- Sabian HHX Splash 10"
- Sabian Vault Radia Splash 10"
- Sabian Pro China Splash 10"
- Sabian AAX Chinese 18"
- Sabian AA Metal-X Chinese 20"
- Sabian AA Metal-X Chinese 20"
- Sabian AAX Chinese 20"
- Sabian AAX O-Zone Crash 18"
- Sabian AAX O-Zone Splash 12"
- Sabian AAX O-Zone Splash 10+AA Splash 10"
- Sabian AAX O-Zone Crash 18"
- Sabian AAX O-Zone Splash 10+AA Rocktagon 10"
- Sabian Vault Max Stax Splash 10"
- Sabian AA Metal-X Chinese 18"
- Sabian Vault Definition Ride 21"
Drum Stick
- Pearl Shinya's Signature Stick 14.5mm x 412mm Hickory
Current (as of April 23, 2010)
2007
Pearl Drum Kit
Copper front tom with a 3 Tom setting
Hi-hat is remotely controlled
His left Bass drum is 20"
2004
Pearl Drum Kit
Roto Tom settings in the front
The double-rack system was used from this period
2003
3 Tom-style front
Bass drums were changed from 22" to 24"
Yamaha racks were used
2000
Ludwig Drum Kit
2 Bass 3 Tom setting was used which later shifted to a 4 Tom setting
A 6" Tom was added for the 4th Tom
This Drum kit was used during the "Macabre" era
1999
Pearl Classic Maple Drum Kit
The first drum kit used for Dir en grey
A 3 Tom setting consisting of 10", 12", 13"
Others
9 Favorite Snares he has used since his Indies Era:
- Pearl Carbonply Maple Snare used during the "saku" era. 6.5" deep.
- Pearl Brass 6.5" used as his main snare during the"Withering to death." era.
- Pearl Steel Copper Fire Cracker used as his side snare during the "Withering to death." era. 12"x5" with gold rims.
- Pearl Toshi Nagai model snare used during the "Withering to death." era. 6.5" copper hammered body.
- Pearl Buzz produced by Tetsu from D'erlangerD'erlangerD'erlanger is a Japanese rock band considered to be important to the formation of visual kei...
. A thin brass body with black nickel. 4.5" deep. - Steel snare used during his Ludwig era with a Aquarian head with felt washers added.
- Bronze shell snares used during his Ludwig era. The thick head is CS coated.
- Tama Steel Shell Piccolo used during the start off of Dir en grey.
- Yamaha Maple Custom snare used during his Indies era.