Dai Nagao
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Dai Nagao (長尾 大?) | |
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Birth name | 長尾 大 (Nagao Dai) |
Also known as | D・A・I |
Born | March 28, 1971 |
Origin | Chiba, Japan |
Genre(s) | J-Pop |
Years active | 1999 - Present |
Label(s) | Avex Trax, True Song Music |
Website | Official Site |
Dai Nagao (Japanese: 長尾大; 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. Though sort of a behind the scenes member of the band later on, he did play live with the band full time when it first started, as an acoustic guitarist until about 2001. Then he would appear occasionally in a few concerts as a special guest, including the final live 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 SE7EN, 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 BLUE BIRD, released in June 2006.
In 2008 Dai began playing guitar at street venues with violinist ARIA.
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