Head Phones President

Infobox musical artist
Name = Head Phones President


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Alias = Deep Blue, HPP
Origin = Nagoya, Japan
Genre = Nu metal, hard rock
Years_active = 1999-present
Label = Independent
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URL = [http://www.hpp-official.com/ hpp-official.com]
Current_members = Anza Hiro Mar Narumi
Past_members = Okaji (drums) Kawady (bass) Head Phones President is a Japanese nu metal band. They are noted for having a female vocalist–uncommon in metal.

History

After vocalist Anza Ōyama left the Sailor Moon musicals, she tried a solo career for almost two years, receiving help from the guitarist Hiro and met his brother Mar. In that time she was asked if she wanted to be in a different kind of band and eventually agreed. Together they formed the band Deep Blue. They found bassist Kawady and drummer Okaji managing to release their first single, "Escapism" in 2000 after changing the name to Head Phones President.cite web
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Before the band's second single "Crap Head," bassist Kawady decided to leave and was replaced by Narumi. Playing at small clubs all over Japan, they started to gain more popularity. In 2002, Head Phones President made their first international tour, including a stop in New York City.

Head Phones President's first album "Vary" was released in late 2003, after which the band returned to America for another short tour and started releasing CDs in the United States.

In 2005 Okaji left the band, desiring to make his own music. They recruited a support drummer Batch. They continued to tour Japan, taking intermittent breaks, allowing Anza to work on her solo career.

The end of 2006 saw the release of their first live DVD, "Toy's Box" in August. The band desired still to tour Europe,and in February 2007, they went to Sweden for two performances.

In November, they performed at the animation convention Pacific Media Expo in Los Angeles, California. The latest album, "Folie a Deux", was released on December 12, 2007.

Members

*Anza – vocals
*Hiro – guitar
*Mar – guitar
*Narumi – bass guitar

;Support members
*Batch – drums

;Former members
*Okaji – drums
*Kawady – bass guitar

Discography

;Albums and EPs
*"ID" (February 9, 2002)
*"Vary" (April 25, 2003)
*"Vacancy" (November 23, 2007)
*"Folie a Deux" (December 12, 2007)

;Singles
*"Escapism" (December 6, 2000)
*"Crap Head" (May 16, 2001)
*"De Ja Dub" (April 23, 2004)
*"Whiterror" (June 6, 2005)

;DVDs
*"Toy's Box" (August 30, 2006)

References

External links

* [http://www.hpp-official.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/headphonespresident5848 Official Myspace page]