Ryosuke Kiyasu

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Biography

Ryosuke Kiyasu: Photography by Ken Andersson

Photography by Yunis Tmeizeh; Ryosuke Kiyasu has been active as a snare drum soloist since 2003 and is also known as a drummer in "SETE STAR SEPT", "Kiyasu Orchestra", Mr. Keiji Haino's band "Fushitsusha". He is also known as a founding member of The Endless Blockade in Canada.

His solo performances have been featured on BBC News (UK national broadcaster) and VICE Magazine, His performance in Berlin in 2018 was a big hit on social media with over 23 million views.

In 2022-2023, the world's largest classical percussion festival "Überschlag Festival", "Dr. Martens Fest 23", "Outsider Art Festival" in Finland, and "Alternativa Festival" in the Czech Republic. He continues to travel around the world and perform in various places.

In 2023, at the Edinburgh Art Festival in England, a short movie of his snare drum performance by a British director was shown as an exhibition and became a topic of conversation.

He also released a collaborative work with the Swedish apparel brand "Our Legacy". He has released more than 200 albums, both solo and with his band.

See the piece - https://www.discogs.com/artist/4957478-Ryosuke-Kiyasu
2003: Started performing solo shows using a snare drum in North America and Canada, collaborating with local contemporary musicians and Jazz musicians and performing live sessions. Formed a punk hardcore band, The Endless Blockade
2004: Returned to Japan and started his own band, SETE STAR SEPT and Kiyasu Orchestra.
2011: Since then, he has been touring around the world every year and his activities in Europe and the United States have begun in earnest.
2012: Formally joined Keiji Haino's band "Fushitsusha" and started touring and recording in Japan and abroad.
2014: SETE STAR SEPT's international tour is in full swing and they started performing at music festivals such as Chaos In Tejas and Maryland Deathfest
SETE STAR SEPT feature in the Japanese newspaper "Japan Times"
2015: Brazil Tour (14 shows in total)* SETE STAR SEPT
2016: Feature article in VICE France
https://www.vice.com/fr/article/qbv4nx/ryosuke-kiyasu-solo-batterie-grind-noise
SETE STAR SEPT feature in the Taiwan Times
All of his solo tour dates in China were cancelled at the last minute by the Chinese government due to the extreme nature of his performances.
https://www.smartshanghai.com/wire/music/bummer-ryosuke-kiyasus-shanghai-shows-canceled
Tour of Alaska, USA (4 shows in total)* SETE STAR SEPT
2017: Tour of Russia (15 shows in total)* SETE STAR SEPT
2018: Snare drum performance featured on 'BBC News' in the UK
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-tyne-45425992
A live video from Berlin, Germany, has been viewed 22 million times on the internet and is a hot topic of conversation.
https://www.facebook.com/214542985193/videos/473194633196212
SETE STAR SEPT feature on Europe's leading music TV show "TRACKS
The interview and solo performance had been broadcast live on the national FM radio station in Macedonia
2019: A long interview with the Taiwan Times
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3617510
Snare Drum Solo featured in the September issue of GINZA magazine
https://ryosukekiyasu.tumblr.com/post/186907421896/ryosuke-kiyasu-was-featured-by-tetsuya- nagato-in
The album "Ritual Offerings" is released as a 10" record
U.S. Tour 2019 (29 shows total) >Tour Date
2020: European Tour 2020 (14 shows in total) >Tour Date
he was used in a commercial for Swedish clothing brand Our Legacy
https://www.instagram.com/tv/B-M4OZhpQv-/
Interview aired on Swedish national radio Sveriges Radio
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9ocif5ouHK/
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Live Information

8/29/2024

March-April - Ryosuke Kiyasu EU tour 2025 in winter

3/12/2024

February-March - Ryosuke Kiyasu U.S. tour 2025

3/11/2024

October 2024 - Ryosuke Kiyasu in Kyushu, Japan

3/10/2024

September - Ryosuke Kiyasu Canada tour 2024

3/09/2024

July-August - Ryosuke Kiyasu UK/EU tour 2024 in Summer

3/01/2024

March-April - Ryosuke Kiyasu EU tour 2024 in Spring

2/13/2024

February, 2024 - Ryosuke Kiyasu Philippines tour

6/14/2023

January-February, 2024 - Ryosuke Kiyasu AUS/NZ tour

5/09/2023

November, 2023 - Ryosuke Kiyasu live in Czech Republic

4/30/2023

September, 2023 - March,2024 - Ryosuke Kiyasu live in Asia

4/16/2023

August-September,2023 - Ryosuke Kiyasu UK/EU tour

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