Duran (Japanese musician)


DURAN is a Japanese musician, guitarist and singer-songwriter born of a Japanese mother and Spanish Filipino father.

Career

Born in Japan, raised in Philippines
DURAN was heavily influenced by his father, who was a bassist, as well as musicians Prince, Jimi Hendrix and Michael Jackson. At age 3, DURAN started learning piano, and by 14, he learned to play the guitar.
By 2009, he was member of a street musicians band known as The Rootless. He performed with them until 2013. He was also member of the bands a flood of circle, Made in Asia.

He has also worked with artists such as Koshi Inaba, Shikao Suga, Kiyoharu, and Exile Atsushi. With Atsushi, together with Fuyu and Phekoo, he contributes in the band Red Diamond Dogs, which Atsushi had created for his solo career, after Exile's hiatus in 2016.
On November 2017, DURAN made his official solo debut, with the release of his first album, Face, which features artists Shikao Suga, Kiyoharu and Katsuma as guests.
Started regular solo activities, attracting attention for his blooming talents as singer songwriter.

Discography

Albums