Juri-Juri
"Guitars are people, too."
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
"I started doing music when I was about... 7 years old, starting with rap. That's pretty weird, huh? After two years or so (with many songs once memorized) I moved on. What did I move on to? I moved onto dance/trance/techno music. During that time, I was very into video game music (especially works by Nobuo Uematsu, of the Final Fantasy Series). Also, I found a guitar in my mom's closet. It was an S-Series Ibanez electric, signed by someone famous. I really can't recall who it was, since I never really payed attention to it. Turns out that that guitar wasn't my moms. So, she had to give it back to who it belonged to: My uncle. Couple months later, she bought herself an Ovation Acoustic. I needed something to play, so I picked that thing up and practiced s'more guitar. At the Christmas of 2003, my father brought my to the local guitar shop. From there, we wandered the store for hours, trying and examining guitars as hard as possible. After those hours, I finally chose my guitar. Now, during these two and a half years, I have researching, composing, writing, and practicing obsessively." "Now, at the age of 15, I continue on." Currently the Lead Guitarist/Lead Vocalist of Aestus, the 4-man band from New Milford and Dumont.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
I don't play live, yet, by myself, at least.
Your musical influences
Audioslave, Daisuke Ishiawatari, Dir En Grey, DragonForce, Green Day, Hitoshi Sakimoto, Joe Satriani, Masaharu Iwata, Metallica, Megadeth, Michiko Naruke, Nobuo Uematsu, Noriko Matsueda, Paul Gilbert, Rage Against the Machine, Shiro Sagisu, Toshiro Masuda, X-Japan, Yngwie Malmsteen
What equipment do you use?
Guitars: ESP LTD EC-50, Yamaha F-310, Fender Jazz Bass
Amps: Fender Champion 110, Marshall MG10
Pedals: Guitar Dunlop Original Crybaby Boss SD-1 Overdrive Boss DS-1 Distortion Digitech Digital Delay Amp
