is a Japanese musician and singer, best known as vocalist of the

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. He was a member of the band from its creation in 2001 until its disbandment in 2008, before launching a solo career in 2009. In 2011, Satsuki formed the duo Moon Stream and joined

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. He counts

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, and U2 among his musical influences.

History

After Rentrer en Soi disbanded in 2008, Satsuki launched a solo career in 2009. In an interview with JaME, he stated "My former band had a lot more shouting, but for now, I want to sing more beautifully." Satsuki has released four

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s, "Awake" on May 9, 2009, "Crystal" on August 21, 2009, "Moon Spiral," on February 14, 2010, and "Innocent" on June 27, 2011. His mini-album ''Upper Region'' was released on September 1, 2010. On July 4, 2009, Satsuki performed at

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, California. In September 2009, he performed at Anime Vegas in

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. He also performed at

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, Texas, on October 30, 2009, with a special musical appearance by guitarist Tomo Asaha of Echostream. In June 2011, Satsuki launched the duo Moon Stream with Echostream guitarist Tomo Asaha, with a debut performance at Sacramento, California's Kintoki-Con 2011. Moon Stream headlined

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in September 2011. Also in 2011, Satsuki became the vocalist of

. He released the single "Shouei" with them on November 1, and had his first gig with them on November 27. In 2012, Kisaki Project feat. Satsuki released the single "Sou ~Twinkle Vitality~" on February 15 and the mini-album ''Kaishi ~An Ideal of Beauty Desperate~'' on October 31. In August 2013, Moon Stream attended Quebec's Otakuthon, performing in a concert on the evening of August 16, and then in an acoustic live session on August 18. Satsuki's musical contributions also include the theme song "Awake" for the PSP game ''Amnesia'', a

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by Otomate. Outside of music, Satsuki appeared in the Japanese film''Cool Blue''. He also hosts a new monthly visual kei variety show called ''VisuBara'' with other visual kei artists, which debuted on August 14, 2011.

Discography

Singles

Albums & EP

DVD

References

External links

Official blog

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