KAZ
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KAZ is a Japanese musician, producer and guitarist.
Profile
- Real Name: Iwaike Kazuhito (岩池一仁)
- Stage Name: KAZ
- Birthday: October 11, 1968
- Birth Place: Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
- Height: 1.70cm
- Weight: 55kg
- Blood type: O
- Favourite band: Meat Beat Manifesto
- Hobby: fishing (he likes to go fishing on the mornings before they do a live performance)
- Siblings: He has an older sister.
Information
When he was a child, he was very competitive and absolutely hated to be defeated in anything. He can be an extremely obsessive person and can totally commit himself to something. However, if he's not interested in something, he just won't bother about.
He was guitarist of Gemmy Rockets and The Lovers, later of Oblivion Dust, until September of 2001, where Oblivion Dust disbanded.
In early 1998, he joined in hide with Spread Beaver as guitarist (although, he follows as Oblivion Dust member).
In 2001, he started working with L'Arc~en~Ciel's bassist tetsu on tetsu's solo project TETSU69.
In 2002, he formed the rock unit Spin Aqua with vocalist/model/actress Tsuchiya Anna. After producing three singles and one album, they dispersed in middle 2004.
In 2003, KAZ being Spin Aqua member began to work along HYDE as co-producer and guitarist in various singles and the album of 2006 FAITH, also supporting HYDE as support guitarist of his tours.
In late 2004, he started Sonic Storage with I.N.A. of Dope HEADz.
In late 2006 he produced a remix song from FAKE? and was released as a bonus.
In June 28th, 2007 was announced that KAZ is reuniting as Oblivion Dust member again.
