Sunday, May 27, 2012. FiRESiGN finishes up their spring show schedule in America with an evening of eclecticism and anarchy at The Acheron in Brooklyn. The Acheron is located at 57 Waterbury Street (between Scholes and Messerole). The band is scheduled to take the stage at 10pm. Ages 21 and over w/valid ID.
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Saturday, May 26, 2012. The first of FiRESiGN's final two shows before they begin their 2012 Year of the Dragon Tour in Japan. Returning to The Delancey, a luxurious three-level lounge in Manhattan's Lower East Side, at 10pm FiRESiGN's kicks off an evening of wild abandon culminating with the Bombardiers Pantera Tribute featuring Blue Wilding, Joe Hogan, Fernando Rosario, Mike Gambino, Supermorgan, Craigman, Aerik Von, Eric 13, Mike sos, Lisa Brown, Purple Pam & LA Jeca. The Delancey is located on the Northeast side of Delancey Street between Clinton and Attorney, at the base of the Williamsburg bridge. $10 Cover. 21 and over w/valid ID.
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Monday, May 21, 2012. 8pm. FiRESiGN makes their first appearance at Fontana's, a three level, three bar hotspot located at the edge of Chinatown on the Lower East Side at 105 Eldridge Street (between Broome and Grand). 7$ Cover charge. Ages 21 and over w/valid ID. Don't forget to tell'em at the door that FiRESiGN sent you. ;-)
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Saturday, April 21, 2012 at Snapper Magee's. FiRESiGN is pleased to be appearing as guests of Japanese pop rock artists UZUHi at this, their first ever Kingston performance. UZUHI are well experienced masters of the Japanese concept, "Usagi", a state of true happiness and joy. Snapper Magee's is located at 59 North Front Street in Kingston, New York. We're looking forward to a rockin' good time. Come join us! Ages 21 and over w/valid ID.
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Sunday, March 11, 2012. Presented by Stairway to the Dream in memory of the disaster that devastated Japan last year on Friday March 11th, 2011. This event will take place at The Public Assembly, which is located at 70 North 6th Street in Brooklyn (bet. Kent & Wythe) Doors open at 1:30pm (FiRESiGN on stage 3:45-4:15pm in the backroom) $5 cover ($10 after 5pm) All Ages.(Under 15 y.o. free all day) Unable to attend? Watch Live streaming video from Ustream http://www.ustream.tv/channel/stairway-to-the-dream-tv
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Friday, February 24, 2012 at 10:15pm. Join FiRESiGN as they re-ignite the night in another return performance Downstairs at the Delancey. $5 Cover. 21+ with valid ID. The Delancey is located on the North East side of Delancey Street between Clinton and Attorney, at the base of the Williamsburg bridge.
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Thursday, February 16th - Alternative artists Transcend the Core return to The Fat Baby along with the witchy guitar and spooky vocals of Matthew Ravens, the lovely voice and beautiful piano work of Amanda Ashley followed by the soulful story-telling stylings of War & Blues. Stay up past baby's bedtime with a harcore game of cat's cradle by Pile of Kittens and then it's lights out as FiRESiGN finishes things off with a last-call lullaby that's sure to have the bogeyman moshing in his closet. Fat Baby is a multi level bar/lounge located at 112 Rivington Street, two blocks south of Houston, between Ludlow and Essex Streets. Doors open at 6pm. Ages 21 and over with valid ID. $8 Admission at the door.
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Sunday, February 12th - Presented by Echo Music Festival, Chasing the Dragon Night celebrates the new year by bringing together a eclectic, almost elemental mix of musical genres upon one stage, under one roof and for only one night. Don't miss it. The event takes place at Arlene's Grocery located at 95 Stanton Street, one block south of Houston in New York's Lower East Side. Doors open at 7pm. Ages 21 and over with valid ID. $10 Admission at the door (Be sure an' tell 'em FiRESiGN sent you).
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Wednesday, December 28th - FiRESiGN will be appearing on Stairway to the Dream TV, a New Entertainment that broadcasts Live Music and introduces Various types of Dreamful Artists talking and playing their Dreams on USTREAM. Watch online at http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/19437753 - or come down to Michiko Studios, located at 149 W 46th Street, for a chance to win prizes from the band. Show starts at 9pm. All Ages Welcome. $5 Admisson
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Monday, November 14th - Things are sure to get wild at The Trash Bar in Williamsburg when, at eight o'clock, alternative, aquaintances, Subject of the Question set the fuse for FiRESiGN to "ignite the night™" at nine. The Trash Bar is located at 256 Grand Street (between Driggs and Roebling). Please note: There is an $7 Cover charge; also you must be 21 years of age or older to enter.
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Friday, November 11th, 9:30pm - For more than 30 years Frank Wood has been promoting musicians in New York's Lower East Side. Join FiRESiGN and a company of others in celebrating the birth of this local legend downstairs at the Delancey, a luxurious three-level lounge in Manhattan's Lower East Side. The Delancey is located on the Northeast side of Delancey Street between Clinton and Attorney, at the base of the Williamsburg bridge. $5 Cover. 21 or older to enter.
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Saturday, November 5th, 4pm - FiRESiGN will be participating in this year's Japanese Arts Festival as part of the "Talent Night" performance line-up. This event will take place at The Theater for The New City located at 155 First Avenue (between 9th & 10th Streets). This event is open to all ages, so bring your family. Please note: performances for this event are divided into three-parts: Talent Night 1, Talent Night 2 and Special Guest Performances. FiRESiGN will be performing during the Talent Night 2 segment. All-Day Passes (Includes Talent Night & Special Guest Performers ) Advanced Purchase: $20 Purchased at door: $25 Talent Night Only Advanced Purchase: $5 Purchased at door: $8
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Wednesday, September 28th, 11pm - FiRESiGN'S Impromtu 2011 Tour will be stopping by Local 269 for a late night performance presented by Super Morgan Music. Join DJ Super Morgan for a night of downtown downtime, starting from 7pm. The Local 269 is located at 269 East Houston Street (at the corner of Suffolk). Please note: There is an $8 Cover charge; also you must be 21 years of age or older to enter.
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FiRESiGN returns to The Delancey for an encore engagement on Friday, September 9, 2011 at 8:45pm. The Delancey is located on the North East side of Delancey Street between Clinton and Attorney, at the base of the Williamsburg bridge. To get there by subway, take the J.M or Z train to the Essex Street stop or the F train to Delancey Street stop. If you will be going by car (From Brooklyn), take the first right off of the Williamsburg Bridge onto Clinton Street. (From Uptown Manhattan), take 2nd Ave. to Houston St., turn right on Ridge street, and right onto Delancey. The Delancey is between Attorney and Clinton Streets. Please note: There is a $5 Cover charge; also you must be 21 years of age or older to enter. No exceptions.
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Watch FiRESiGN's live interview on Rew & WhO? Wednesday, August 17th at 4:30pm. Rew & Who? is the quirky, raw, internet talk show hosted by Rew Starr, featuring an eccletic mix of resident "rizing stars" and local "living legendz" and streamed live from the "fantabulous" 'Otto's Shunken Head' the best tiki bar in town. To view this broadcast simply vist http://www.ustream.tv/channel/rew-who at 4:30pm EST on 8/17.
FiRESiGN has been invited to perform at the August 14th installment of J-Summit New York's monthly fund-raiser. The event will be held at The Bowery Electric , Sunday August 14, 2011, located at 327 Bowery Street, East Village New York and is for ages 18 and over. Admission is $15 in Advance/$18 at the Door w/1 drink (21 and over) or $13 in Advance/$15 at the Door w/1 non-alcoholic drink (Under 21) Live music begins @ 7:30 FiRESiGN (scheduled to go on at 9) will be sharing the stage with a host of local NY musicians, including the sexy sounds of Mama's Dirty L'il Secret. Proceeds from the event will go to the Consulate General of Japan in New York to aid in recovery efforts after the massive destruction and devastation caused by the earthquakes and tsunami, which struck Japan on March 11th of this year.
Friday, July 8th - Join FiRESiGN as they celebrate the coming of summer with their first show of the season at the Delancey, a luxurious three-level lounge in Manhattan's Lower East Side. The Delancey is located on the North East side of Delancey Street between Clinton and Attorney, at the base of the Williamsburg bridge. To get there by subway, take the J.M or Z train to the Essex Street stop or the F train to Delancey Street stop. If you will be going by car (From Brooklyn), take the first right off of the Williamsburg Bridge onto Clinton Street. (From Uptown Manhattan), take 2nd Ave. to Houston St., turn right on Ridge street, and right onto Delancey. The Delancey is between Attorney and Clinton Streets. Please note: There is a $5 Cover charge; also you must be 21 years of age or older to enter. No exceptions.
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FiRESiGN has made it to the Finals in J&R's Metal Bands music contest, where we will be performing a couple of new songs. Come check us out Saturday, April 9th at 23 Park Row New York, NY 10038 (across from City Hall Park) in downtown, Manhattan. We go on stage at 3PM. Don't miss it!
Subway Directions Take the number 2 or 3 train to the Park Place or Fulton Street station A or C train to the Broadway-Nassau Street station E train to Chambers Street station J train to Fulton Street R train to City Hall 4, 5, or 6 train to the Brooklyn Bridge station or Fulton Street station.
Maps and Schedules - Google map of J&R @ 1 Park Row • Lower Manhattan MTA map • MTA system schedule • New Jersey PATH Train timetable (Need the latest PDF reader? Download for Free from Adobe.)
January 23, 2010 - Aya and Masaki meet for an interview with Jeremy Kenarangi of Rekuru, a comprehensive, online community of Japanese popular culture.
Seven years ago, following the production of FiRESiGN's first demo CD, "Rise From the Ashes," an independently published and printed newsletter was distributed throughout New York's East Village. Its name was FiRESiGN TiMES; its purpose... to introduce and inform any and all interested parties about FiRESiGN and their music. Today, with help from a dedicated staff of digital volunteers, another promotional publication has materialized; Derukui: FiRESiGN's new offical online newsletter.
*** Update: November 4, 2009 - Production of Derukui has been suspended until further notice.
Sunday March 15, 2009 - FiRESiGN will be attending "A Clockwork Orange Music Festival" as Guests of Genki Shock and at this time will be present in a "meet and greet" capacity only. There is as yet, no scheduled performance by FiRESiGN set for this event. We apologize for any confusion, and look forward to seeing many of you there.
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Although, initially begun by Aya in 1997 as a vehicle to promote her music and poetry, FiRESiGN has over the years, been host to a menagerie of musical misfits. The most notable of these is of course FiRESiGN's bassist, Masaki Yamada. His inception in 2001 sparked the flames of resurgence that would begin burning away tethers to the past, lighting a path to a then unglimpsed of future.
One year later, in 2002, FiRESiGN was ranked among the top 18 competitors by New York's local Japanese newspaper "American Dream," during a contest to discover the best music groups in the New York area. FiRESiGN's member structure has gone through many changes since then; with the positions of guitarist and drummer being filled, out of necessity, by a steady stream of talented transients. Core members, Aya and Masaki alongside an assortment of these musical mercenaries, have played a number of local venues together; such as Acme Underground, Continental, Trash Bar and Mean Fiddler.
Following an extended hiatus during which the band (in one of its previous incarnations) released the 2007 LP "Anger Management," FiRESiGN was invited to attend as special guests, a metal event called "Genki Shock" at the Club Europa in Brooklyn. The 2009 event was an unprecedented success for FiRESiGN as the band was asked up on stage for an impromptu, unscheduled performance; playing to a full house of about 400 enthusiastic revelers.
The following year, guitarist Kim Man Chan was recruited and shortly afterwards (Spring 2011), FiRESiGN was honored to have been selected as one of the top two finalists in J&R's The Next Big Metal Band Music Contest. Twelve months later... Welcome the band's newest member, drummer Kota, who has arrived just in time to begin rehearsals for FiRESiGN's first Japanese tour. In its current incarnation FiRESiGN has become somewhat of a regular at The Delancey in Manhattan's Lower East Side. The band has also performed at fund-raisers in order to aid victims of natural disaster, and participated in cultural festivals in an effort to encourage musical diversity. Their most recent festival was The Sunrise Fest on March 11th 2012, a benefit in remembrance of those affected by last year's earthquake and tsunami. FiRESiGN is currently preparing a limited CD single to promote their "Japan 2012 Year of the Dragon Tour."
Aya - VocalsFiRESiGN's front-woman and founder hails from Hiroshima Japan; where she established herself in earlier years as a writer of traditional poetry. In the early 90's, however, she began merging metrical composition with a budding musical ability and supplementing it with song. Eventually this equation led to her enrollment at Berklee College of Music, in Boston. Afterwards, Aya migrated to New York where she underwent additional vocal training with industry icon Don Lawrence, who coincidentally trained her then future band-mate Masaki, several years earlier.
Masaki - BassInfluential in the 80's as the voice of Japanese metal, Masaki has in recent years returned to his once-avocationally-only interest; the bass-guitar. Originally, from Hokkaido Japan, he has resided in New York since the early 90's. However, it was not until a reassessment of his role in metal music in the new millennium that he met Aya and subsequently contributed to FiRESiGN's reformation. Although, the subject of much conjecture and criticism, his decision has ultimately aided his development as a musician; allowed him the freedom to experiment creatively.
Kim - GuitarRarely do you find a professional guitarist whose talent and abilty is not over-shadowed by the posturing of his performance persona. A recent recruit and welcome addition to the FiRESiGN family, Kim's disciplined disposition seems to stray from the oft-expected ostentation exhibited by less serene six-stringers. His controlled, calm exterior often belies the intensity of his obsession. Raised in Hong Kong, China, he relocated to New York in 2002, where he has since learned the importance of practice and patience for developing his skills as a musician.
Kota - DrumsExperience: Born in Yokohama, Japan, FiRESiGN's newest member started playing at Percussion when he was 13. Later, he moved to Switzerland where he played in various bands. He also participated in the music event AMIS Solo and Ensemble in the Hague, AMIS Honor Band and Choir Festival 2005 in Berlin as a percussionist. After graduating high school, he moved to Virginia where he received a bachelor's degree in Music Production and Recording Technology from Shenandoah University. In 2010, he moved to NY in order to apply his abilities.
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