Manabe Yoshiaki

Manabe Yoshiaki Promoting REVOLUTION IS MY NAME (2008)

Manabe Yoshiaki (真鍋 吉明), is a Japanese rock guitarist and composer. He is well known as the lead guitarist of the band the pillows. He has his own solo career known as NINE MILES.

Profile

• Name: Manabe Yoshiaki (真鍋 吉明)
• Birthdate: October 2, 1962 (1962-10-02)
• Birthplace: Hokkaido, Japan
• Bands:
  • Persia (1987 - 1989)
  • the Coinlocker Babies (1987 - 1989)
  • the pillows (1989 - Present)

Information

Manabe Yoshiaki grew up listening to punk rock and reggae. In 1987 he began playing guitar for the group Persia.

In 1987 he joined up the group the Coinlocker Babies in Hokkaido with Yamanaka Sawao, Ueda Kenji and Sato Shinichiro. After re-recording some of the music from their earlier demo and renaming the band to the pillows they signed with Pony Canyon and came out with their first major release MOON GOLD in 1991. Since then they have released many successful albums and singles.

In 2001 Yoshiaki released his first solo album SOLOMONIC POLAR BEAR under the name NINE MILES named after the town in which Bob Marley grew up in Jamaica. He is in charge of almost everything and plays all instruments that are heard in the albums.

Discography

Albums

• [2001.03.07] SOLOMONIC POLAR BEAR
• [2003.08.06] Return of the Polar Bear
• [2008.01.30] REVOLUTION IS MY NAME

External Links

• NINE MILES Official Website
• the pillows Official Website