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His musical influences are Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Queen, and Guns N' Roses. Beside beeing a big fan of Elvis Presley Koshi respects David Coverdale (Whitesnake), Robert Plant(Led Zeppelin), Axl Rose(Guns'n'Roses) and especially Steven Tyler(Aerosmith) as vocalists.<br> | His musical influences are Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Queen, and Guns N' Roses. Beside beeing a big fan of Elvis Presley Koshi respects David Coverdale (Whitesnake), Robert Plant(Led Zeppelin), Axl Rose(Guns'n'Roses) and especially Steven Tyler(Aerosmith) as vocalists.<br> | ||
== Discography == | |||
=== Albums === | |||
* ''Magma'' (29 January 1997) | |||
* ''Shian'' (9 October 2002) | |||
* ''Peace of Mind'' (22 September 2004) | |||
* ''Hadou'' (18 August 2010) | |||
=== Singles === | |||
* "Tooku Made" (16 December 1998) | |||
* "KI" (11 June 2003) | |||
* "Wonderland" (14 July 2004) | |||
* "Okay" (23 June 2010) | |||
Revision as of 03:23, 26 February 2013
| Koshi Inaba | |
|---|---|
 B'z vocalist and songwriter | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | Rock, Hard Rock, Pop Rock, Blues, Jazz, Dance, Adult Rock, Metal |
| Years | 1988–Present |
| Labels | BMG Japan (1988-1995) Vermillion Records (1995-Present) |
Koshi Inaba (稲葉浩志 Inaba Kōshi) was born on September 23, 1964, in Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture. His real name is Hiroshi Inaba (稲葉浩志 Inaba Hiroshi).
General
He graduated form the Faculty of Education at the Yokohama National University, and has a degree in mathematics. Formerly working as as session musician he send a demo tape to Tak Matsumoto who was searching for a vocalist to found his own band in 1988. After the first meeting Koshi was the new vocalist and songwriter for B'z.
Solo Career
During his solo-career he also worked with many artist abroad in the US. Beside providing vocals for Toshiya "Ran" Matsukawa's 1985 Album "Burning" he sang the song "Asian Sky" from Steve Vai's Album "The Ultra Zone".
2009 he featured Slash's solo album "Slash". He sang on the first single "Sahara" that was released in November 2009 in Japan.
Until now Koshi has released four solo albums and four singles.
Influences
His musical influences are Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Queen, and Guns N' Roses. Beside beeing a big fan of Elvis Presley Koshi respects David Coverdale (Whitesnake), Robert Plant(Led Zeppelin), Axl Rose(Guns'n'Roses) and especially Steven Tyler(Aerosmith) as vocalists.
Discography
Albums
- Magma (29 January 1997)
- Shian (9 October 2002)
- Peace of Mind (22 September 2004)
- Hadou (18 August 2010)
Singles
- "Tooku Made" (16 December 1998)
- "KI" (11 June 2003)
- "Wonderland" (14 July 2004)
- "Okay" (23 June 2010)