Birth name Hiroshi Inaba Role Vocalist | Name Koshi Inaba Years active 1985–present | |
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Born September 23, 1964 (age 59) ( 1964-09-23 ) Origin Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan Occupation(s) Musician, lyricist, composer Albums Hadou, Singing Bird, Koshi Inaba LIVE 201, Brotherhood, EPIC DAY | ||
Joshua ray guitar solo koshi inaba live at budokan
Koshi Inaba (稲葉浩志, Inaba Kōshi), born Hiroshi Inaba (稲葉浩志, Inaba Hiroshi) on September 23, 1964 in Tsuyama, Okayama, is a Japanese vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. He is best known as the singer and lyricist of the rock duo B'z.
Contents
- Joshua ray guitar solo koshi inaba live at budokan
- Slash Sahara feat Koshi Inaba
- Early life
- Bz and solo career
- Vocal style and influences
- Albums
- Singles
- Digital Exclusive Singles
- InabaSalas
- Guest Appearances
- References
On January 18th, 2017, Inaba released a collaborative album with Stevie Salas under the name "Inaba/Salas." The album, "Chubby Groove," went to #2 in the Japanese Music Charts.
Slash Sahara feat. Koshi Inaba
Early life
Hiroshi Inaba was born and raised in Tsuyama, Okayama, and enrolled in Yokohama National University's Faculty for Education in 1983 to become a qualified mathematics teacher. Inaba made his musical debut in 1985 whilst still a student, contributing vocals to Toshiya "Ran" Matsukawa's album Burning ~Tribute to Randy Rhoads~ under the stage name Mr. Crazy Tiger. He graduated in 1987.
B'z and solo career
Beginning with B'z in 1988, Inaba has, together with guitarist Tak Matsumoto, continued to release new material and tour as part of B'z almost every year since. He has also periodically released solo material, starting in 1997 with the album Magma, produced whilst B'z were on a brief hiatus. Unlike in B'z, where he contributes only lyrics, Inaba has composed all the music for his solo releases.
Inaba has also sung on other artists' releases, such as the Steve Vai song "Asian Sky" from the album The Ultra Zone in 1999. On September 29, 2009, it was announced that Inaba would be featured in Slash's 2010 solo album, Slash. Inaba sang on the first single, "Sahara", released on November 11, 2009 in Japan. The song Sahara was featured in the 15th track of the Japanese edition of the album. On February 24, 2010, it was announced that single "Sahara" won the Western single of the year 2010 at Japan Gold Disc Award 2010 held by RIAJ.
Vocal style and influences
Inaba has a wide vocal range, covering three and a half octaves.
Amongst Inaba's musical influences are Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Queen, and Guns N' Roses. He respects David Coverdale, Robert Plant, Axl Rose, and especially Steven Tyler as vocalists. He is also a fan of Elvis Presley.