- Koichi Fukuda
Infobox musical artist
Name = Koichi Fukuda
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Img_capt = Koichi Fukuda during the Operation Annihilation tour October 2007.
Born = 1975Osaka ,Japan
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Instrument =Guitar , keyboard
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Genre =Industrial metal
Nu Metal
Alternative metal
Associated_acts =Static-X
Revolve
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Years_active = 1994–present
URL = [http://www.static-x.com www.static-x.com]Koichi Fukuda (born in 1975) is a
Japanese American musician, and the leadguitarist , programmer, andkeyboardist for theindustrial metal bandStatic-X .He was present on the band's debut album, "Wisconsin Death Trip", but left the band prior to the recording of their second album, "Machine", citing personal problems due to excessive touring. However, he did still contribute keyboards to the record. He rejoined Static-X after the firing of their then-current guitarist,
Tripp Eisen , at the end of the recording process of the 2005 album "Start a War ", and was present to record their latest album, "Cannibal".Between his stints in Static-X, he formed another, less aggressive band, called Revolve. Drawing comparisons to early
30 Seconds to Mars , they were very successful locally and played several concerts in and around theLos Angeles, California area. They released several demos as free downloads on their website, and released one EP containing several reworked versions of previously released demos, as well as a few new tracks.On Koichi Fukuda's rejoining into the band, frontman
Wayne Static said: cquote|We invited [Fukuda] back to do some programming on the record ("Start a War"). Then Tripp got arrested ... My first thought was let's ask Koichi if he wants to rejoin. I just crossed my fingers and, lucky for us, he said yes. Koichi was with us back in the club days here in Los Angeles, played on our first record, "Wisconsin Death Trip", and did the first two years of touring with the band. He's been in the studio with us since October working on the new record and this feels like a very natural transition.Fact|date=September 2007He uses
*ESP Guitars (particularly favoring the M-1000 model)
*Seymour Duncan Distortion and Custom bridge pickups, with a Cool Rails in the neck position.
*Hughes & Kettner Switchblade heads.
*BOSS GS-10 effects unit.
*Electro-Voice digital wireless system. (the same one Wayne Static uses)External links
* [http://www.static-x.com Official Static-X website]
*MySpace|koichifukuda
* [http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/static-x_were_going_to_attack_full_steam_ahead.html Interview with Ultimate Guitar along with Wayne Static]
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