April Chase

Name: April Chase
Years active: ???-Present
Hailing From: San Jose, California, United States
Genres: Alternative, Rock
Signed To: Unsigned
Members: Carina Valdes (Vocals), Tim Ferguson (Guitar), Roderick Sajor (Drums), Mark Sahagun (Guitar), Brian Walker (Bass), Vincent Do (Guitar, Live), and Vincent Wang (Drums, Live).



April Chase is an alternative rock band from San Jose, California. While blending pop & rock influences (Paramore, Phoenix, My American Heart) with honest melodramatic lyrics, April Chase has set out to perfect their craft in pursuing a serious path within the music industry. Playing along such acts as The Higher (Epitaph Records), Story Of The Year (Epitaph Records), and over 60 shows in the last year, these are just humble beginnings for what is to come for this up and coming band.

While band members are at an average age of 20 years old, they have managed to release their first self-produced EP "In The Midst Of Sirens" on January 9th, 2010 in Cupertino, CA. Supporting My American Heart (Warcon Records) in their last bay area show & AJ Rafael (Youtube Sensation), the concert completely sold out through pre-sale tickets and door admissions. Since their first EP has been released, April Chase has gone on to shooting their first music video with Marco Bercasio (Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, E-40 & more) for the first song off of their new CD named "Turn It Down".

 

 

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Ami Tokito

Nickname: Amimi
Stage Name: Ami Tokito, 時東ぁみ
Birthdate: September 25th, 1987
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Blood Type: O
Height: 153cm

Ami Tokito is a Japanese pop singer, gravure model, and talent. She made her gravure debut after wining the Miss Magazine 2005 Tsuku Prize. In terms of her modeling, she seems to have gained notoriety due to her glasses. While many gravure models do wear glasses behind the cameras, few wear them in front of the camera. The only times they would wear glasses while modeling would be for either candid shots or cosplay. Ami on the other hand has the distinction of being rarely ever seen without glasses. Due to this, she is known as a "megadol" or "megane idol" with megane being the Japanese word for eyeglasses. Thus, it is the fact she is a "meganekko" or "glasses girl" that makes her appeal to many otaku. This has even gone as far as Ami releasing her own line of eyeglasses. All of this might be a weird thing to be known for, since some sources say her eyesight is perfectly fine.



As a solo artist her song Sentimental Generation is featured as the opening of the 2nd season of the anime School Rumble. She also happens to perform the closing song for that season of School Rumble as well. Ami also has been featured as a member of Gyaruru a 3 member "Para Para Gal Unit". A group that dances to and performs upbeat Eurobeat inspired style songs. Currently the status of the group is unknown, as Ami and the 2 other girls are heavily involved in their own separate careers.

Aside from modeling singing, and television appearances Ami has also shown interest in various athletic activities. She has played goalie for the Miss Magazine soccer team and is also an experienced basketball player. In a interesting turn of events, she appeared in the 8th Kunoichi Tournament(Women Of Ninja Warrior). She initially failed somewhat early in the first round and lost again in the second chance round. As an interesting fact, Kunoichi mentioned her profession as being a "glasses model".

































































Photos taken from Yahoo Japan,J-HeroThe Misc Box,Weird Asian News, Shin-Otaku, Cute-Mag, IDOLHOT, and Jappy Dolls.

Dinosaur Party

Name: Dinosaur Party
Years active: ???-Present
Hailing From: San Diego, California, United States
Genres: Alternative/Rock
Signed To: Cadence Coalition Records
Members: Grace Dandan(Vocals), Ashley Marquez(Vocals), Jeff Topacio(Guitar), Ryan Caganap(Drums), Raymond Alvarez(Guitar), Paul Everett(Bass)



Dinosaur Party is a six piece band out of San Diego, California. They feature Ashley (vox), Grace (vox), Ryan (drums), Raymond (guitar), Jeff (guitar) and Paul (bass). They have shared the stage with many amazing bands such as Forgive Durden, Family Force 5, Damiera, Goodbye Tomorrow, Lydia and Moros Eros." - last.fm





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