Yoshiaki Manabe
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The Pillows. As a mixing engineer, Manabe has worked on albums by The Pillows and The Stereo Future. He enjoys reading in his free time and is an enormous fan of
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. He also has his own signature guitar made by Sago New Material Guitars.


History


Life

Yoshiaki was born in Hokkaido Prefecture on October 2, 1962. He was affectionately known as "Pee-chan" because his friends commented that he looked like the cartoon character,
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. He was in a band called PERSIA before joining The Pillows in 1989, then known as "Pisuke". Manabe is influenced by reggae legend
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, especially with his work in Nine Miles. He has said that he was influenced by reggae and some punk rock.


Bands


Persia

Before starting in the Pillows, Manabe was a member of a rock band named PERSIA, which disbanded some time before The Pillows formed.


The Pillows

The Pillows (formed September 16 1989) are Manabe's primary and current band. Has been playing with them since the beginning and is an important part of the group. Aside from playing guitar, he also works on some of the mixing for the albums.


Nine Miles

Nine Miles is a solo project named after the town in which
Bob Marley Robert Nesta Marley (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, he fused elements of reggae, ska and rocksteady and was renowned for his distinctive voca ...
grew up in Jamaica. Manabe is in charge of everything (excluding some track mixing) and plays all instruments that are heard in the albums. Manabe is influenced by reggae legend Bob Marley to build his own unique reggae sound. Manabe's constant use of reverbs, electronic effects, horns, among others are what give him his incredibly unique sound. The arrangement of instruments only adds to the uniqueness.


Discography


Albums

* 001.03.07''Solomonic Polar Bear'' * 003.08.06''Return of the Polar Bear'' * 008.01.30''Revolution is My Name'' * 012.11.14''Rutile''


Compilations

* 005.22.02''Go! Delicious Go!'' (Omnibus Album)


Covers by The Pillows

The single release by The Pillows (Nonfiction) contained a Nine Miles cover. Nonfiction contained a cover of the Nine Miles song HEART IS THERE.


References


External links


nine miles official website

the pillows official websitenine miles official myspace
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