Artist description Led by Scottish/American/Japanese singersongwriter Maya Saito with her bandmates: Shinsuke Komiyama(gtr), Akifumi Ikeda (bs), & Taro Dai(drms), , this Tokyo and New York-based band creates haunting, powerful, melodic rock and roll.

Music Style Alt/Progressive/Indie Rock

Musical Influences Nick Drake, Jim O'Rourke, James Brown, Joni Mitchell, early Veruca Salt, Tamio Okuda...

Similar Artists Cranberries, Patti Smith Group, Radiohead

Artist History FEED began in 1998. Maya and Shinsuke attended ICU, were joined by Ikeda, then in 1999 Dai joined. They play live in Tokyo frequently, and have played NXNW in Portland(Oregon), SXSW in Austin (Texas) and CMJ in New York. Their new self-produced mini-album Make Every Stardust Shimmer, is out now at fine record stores everywhere, and at www.japanmusicshop.net. They signed to a major indie in Japan, Zone/Sony, and their major label debut album was produce in New York in Winter 2000 by Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Group, Nuggets..).

Group Members Maya Saito (vcls)Shinsuke Komiyama (gtr)Akifumi Ikeda (bs)Taro Dai (drms)

Instruments gtr, bs, drms

Albums Make Every Stardust Shimmer

Press Reviews FEED are the international face of new world pop, beyond-theborders rock that moves from wind chime shimmer to the ultra distortion of stun volume guitars...just my kind of music.Lenny Kaye Feed are setting the template for intelligent, powerful Japanese rock with haunting art rock full of nuances...Billboard 3/6/99

Location New York and Tokyo, New York, and Japan - USA

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