- Dai Nagao
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Dai Nagao (長尾 大 ) Birth name 長尾 大 (Nagao Dai) Also known as D・A・I Born March 28, 1971 Origin Chiba, Japan Genres Pop Years active 1999–present Labels Avex Trax, True Song Music Website Official Site Dai Nagao (長尾 大 Nagao Dai , born 28 March 1971 in Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese composer, musician and producer. He was a member and composer of the popular musical group Do As Infinity from its founding until it disbanded in September 2005, although they have since reformed. He played live with the band full time when it first started, as an acoustic guitarist until about 2001. After he would appear occasionally in a few concerts as a special guest, including their final live performance on November 25, 2005. Nagao is one of the very few Japanese artists that plays a custom double-neck acoustic guitar.
His new projects include composing songs for Amasia Landscape, as well as composing for Asian bands and singers such as Seven, Sayaka Yamamoto, Mount Position, I-lulu, Voxray, Dazzfeed, Sacra, and Blazespirit. He frequently composes or co-composes songs for Ayumi Hamasaki with his most recent composition being "Ballad", released in December 2009.
In 2008 Dai began playing guitar at street venues with violinist ARIA.
External links
- Dai Nagao at the Internet Movie Database
Tomiko Van · Ryo Owatari · Dai Nagao Albums Break of Dawn · New World · Deep Forest · True Song · Gates of Heaven · Need Your Love · Eternal Flame · EightSingles "Tangerine Dream" · "Heart" · "Oasis" · "Yesterday & Today" · "Rumble Fish" · "We Are." · "Desire" · "Tōku Made" · "Week!" · "Fukai Mori" · "Bōkenshatachi" · "Hi no Ataru Sakamichi" · "Under the Sun / Under the Moon" · "Shinjitsu no Uta" · "Mahou no Kotoba (Would You Marry Me?)" · "Honjitsu wa Seiten Nari" · "Hiiragi" · "Rakuen" · "For the Future" · "Tao" · "∞1" · "Kimi ga Inai Mirai" · "∞2" · "Jidaishin" · "Chikai" · "Ariadne no Ito" · "Tasogare"Compilations Live albums DVDs 9 · "Tōku Made" · 5 · Live Tour 2001: Deep Forest · The Clip Selection · "Shinjitsu no Uta" · 8 · Live In Japan · Live Year 2004 · Live in Japan II · Do As Infinity: Final · 3rd Anniversary Special Live · Do As Infinity: Premier · Do the Clips · Free Live: Free Soul! Free Spirits! · Eternal Flame: 10th Anniversary in Nippon BudokanRelated articles Categories:- 1971 births
- Living people
- People from Chiba Prefecture
- Japanese composers
- Japanese musicians
- Acoustic guitarists
- Japanese musician stubs
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