Akai
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History
Drawing from the common failures of many relationships, Saint Paul based Robbie and Hiromi Matsumoto began writing tongue-in-cheek pop songs soon after they started dating in 2000 and decided to name their efforts after their shared favorite color red, or in Japanese, "Akai". Though most of their raw material was composed on two guitars, in early 2005 producer Eric Elvendahl began to arrange and record their songs with full instrumentation, which by 2006 grew into their first full-length album entitled "Pretty Songs About Ugly Things". Today Akai draws on the talents of 10 musicians for live support, playing mandolin, glockenspiel, flute, classical guitar, accordion and banjo.
Members
Hiromi Matsumoto: Accordion, Vocals
Robbie Matsumoto: Banjo, Vocals
Reed Sutter: Drums
Ezra Moore: Classical Guitar
Bethany Moore: Percussion, Vocals
Justin Grimes: Mandolin, Bass
Shawn McClain: Flute, Clarinet, Bass
Cindy Iverson: Percussion, Vocals
Aaron Kleid: Glockenspiel
Josh Ewer: Electric Guitar
Discography
2005: EP ".5"
2006: LP "Pretty Songs About Ugly Things"
Audio
Related Web sites
www.theakai.com [1]
www.myspace.com/theakai [2]
www.bandkidsunite.com [3]
www.sonicbids.com/akai [4]
Related groups
Band Kids Unite
Cindy Iverson
Pop Riveter
Daytrip
Kloey
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