Kisaki

For the village in Tanzania, see Kisaki, Tanzania.

Kisaki
Birth nameTadashi Matsuura
Born (1976-03-10) March 10, 1976 (age 48)
Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Genres
Occupations
Instruments
Years active1993–present
Labels
  • Matina
  • Under Code Production
Formerly of
Websitekisaki-official.jp

Tadashi Matsuura (Japanese: 松浦忠史, born March 10, 1976),[1] known exclusively by his stage name Kisaki (きさき), is a Japanese musician, record producer and businessman, whose career in the visual kei scene spans more than 30 years. He is best known for having been the bassist of several bands, including La:Sadie's, Mirage, Syndrome, Kisaki Project,[2] and Phantasmagoria.[3] When Phantasmagoria disbanded in 2007, Kisaki announced his retirement as an active musician. However, in 2010, he ended his retirement and formed the band Lin -The End of Corruption World-.

Kisaki also works as a record producer, including for his two former visual kei record labels, Matina and Under Code Production.[4] These labels launched the careers of many bands, including Vidoll, The Gazette and 12012. In 2023, Matenrou Opera vocalist Sono stated that the visual kei scene would not be what it is today without Kisaki.[5]

  1. ^ "脱税：ビジュアル系バンドの経営者が４６００万円". Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). December 22, 2006. Archived from the original on January 10, 2007. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "KISAKI PROJECT feat.樹威 / 描写風 [CD+DVD] [限定] - CDJournal". CDJournal (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "Phantasmagoria - CDJournal". CDJournal (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 30, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  4. ^ Cure Vol. 27, December 2005, pp. 7–35.
  5. ^ "Vijuttoke23年4月号「TAKA（defspiral）×KISAKI×苑（摩天楼オペラ）」インタビュー". clubZy. Channel (in Japanese). Niconico. April 28, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2024.