The focus of Hizaki's solo work is guitar instrumentals, creating the main melody with the guitar. He said the idea is to replace the vocalist with a guitar. Rather than technical skill, he thinks his ability to create melodies is where he excels. Hizaki said his approach to guitar solos in a band is different than other guitarists; instead of trying to match the flow of the song and insert a solo, he tries to "bring the song into another dimension." Instead of playing "on top of the hook," Hizaki creates a song within a song. He suggested this was influenced by She-Ja ( Gargoyle, Animetal, Volcano), who he said used to play solos "completely irrelevant" to the song. [25] Second Set of Artists to Participate in DEAD END Tribute Album Announced". barks.jp. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013 . Retrieved 19 August 2013. Kaya to Collaborate with Hizaki and Masashi in a Special Band!". musicjapanplus.jp . Retrieved 15 August 2012.

Schwardix Marvally ~Tenkuu e no Monogatari~ ( Schwardix Marvally～天空への物語～, 1 January 2007; compilation album) In response to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on 11 March, Hizaki composed and dedicated the song "Prayer" to its victims. [10] [11] Both Hizaki and Teru participated in the Blue Planet Japan project, which was created in response to the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The project is composed of many visual kei artists, including members of DaizyStripper, heidi., Matenrou Opera and Dolly. They performed live at Shibuya O-West on 25 June and released the single "Hitotsu Dake ~We are the One~" on 14 September, with the proceeds from the single donated to the victims. [12] [13] Hizaki admitted that at the beginning of Jupiter it was pretty similar to Versailles, as it had four of the same five members. But when Versailles reunited, they chose distinct directions for each, and in 2020, said the main difference was the vocalist's key. He described Kuze as having a "powerful, masculine voice with transcendent high tones while Versailles' vocalist has a mid-range voice with a great aesthetic appeal." Since the key is different, Hizaki's approach to composing music for each is different as well, and he views the two bands as completely different. [25] Hizaki Grace Project members [ edit ] Last line-up Visual-Kei Collab Band Blue Planet Japan Performs "We Are The One" ". jpopasia.com . Retrieved 31 December 2011. Versailles – short EU tour and special song from Hizaki". shattered-tranquility.net . Retrieved 2 May 2011.Three disc box set: includes Dance with grace, Maiden Ritual -Experiment Edition- and bonus CD-R with "Members Comment" and instrumental version of "Tragic Serenade". Jupiter's Hizaki in South America". shattered-tranquility.net. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019 . Retrieved 18 August 2015. KAMIJO & Sherow Artist Society オールスターズセッションバンド (KAMIJO & Sherow Artist Society All Star Session Band) - a session band that played at the UNDER CODE PRODUCTION session event held at Shibuya O-WEST on September 1st 2008. The lineup was made of members of 摩天楼オペラ and Versailles. KAMIJO, TERU, Anzi, yo and yu played People=Shit (Slipknot). After that KAMIJO, sono, HIZAKI, Anzi, Jasmine You, ayame and YUKI played alkaloid showcase ( 摩天楼オペラ). The last song played was The Red Carpet Day ( Versailles), by KAMIJO, sono, HIZAKI, TERU, Jasmine You, YUKI and yu.

After graduating, Hizaki moved to Kyoto and finally found the music scene he always longed for. [2] Already comfortable wearing makeup from shows in high school, he formed a visual kei band with a former upperclassman of his and the upperclassman's friends. He explained that ever since he started guitar, he felt that being able to play was not enough, one must be good-looking or put on a great performance; "I always thought about how I could stand out on stage, and eventually, my conclusion was to look like a girl." In 2020, Hizaki remarked that his visual kei style of makeup and skirts has been the same since high school. He also noted that he has a lot of childhood photographs where he is wearing red clothes, possibly being the reason a lot of his stage costumes are red. [2] Career [ edit ] In January 2011, he and the rest of Versailles started starring in their own TV mini drama called Onegai Kanaete Versailles ( おねがいかなえてヴェルサイユ, "Fulfill My Wish Versailles"). The show also starred Rina Koike and aired on Mainichi Broadcasting System and TV Kanagawa until March. [9] Hizaki (right) performing with Jupiter in 2015.New Releases from VERSAILLES, KAMIJO and HIZAKI grace project". jame-world.com. 23 March 2020 . Retrieved 23 March 2020. In early 2007, he became support for Node of Scherzo, a project fronted by Kamijo (Lareine), Juka and Kaya ( Schwarz Stein), and also supported by Jasmine You and Asagi ( D). At Node of Scherzo's first live performance on 14 March, Kamijo and Hizaki announced they were forming a band together. On 30 March, the details of the band were announced, it would be named Versailles and also included drummer Yuki (Sugar Trip) and Hizaki Grace Project's Jasmine You and Teru. [7] Hizaki's solo work was put on hold while he focused on Versailles. [ citation needed] Hizaki (stylized as HIZAKI, born February 17, 1979) is a Japanese visual kei metal musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as guitarist of the symphonic power metal band Versailles. He is also a member of Jupiter and has a solo career. Before forming Versailles he was in several independent bands. Juka - Live Guitar (March 2007 ~ July 2007), Studio Guitar (March 2007 ~ October 2007), Studio Bass (March 2007)