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Aya
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亜矢 - Hands
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Aya was born in Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan, in a small town with a population of 2000. Most of her childhood was spent doodling while listening to her parents' oldies. In elementary school, Aya heard electric guitars for the first time at a Ventures' concert, and in junior high she henceforth devoted herself to hard rock and punk. She joined a girl band right after getting her first electric guitar, doing covers of bands like the Sex Pistols. Bored with school and with few friends, she missed half of the term and dropped out of school at 15.
She was introduced to grunge when she heard Nirvana's 1991 album Nevermind, which would have huge stylistic influence on her own musical career. Leaving home, she wandered around various cities in Hokkaido before ending up in Tokyo. While making a living by singing in bars, she was invited to audition for a band at a pop vocal contest. She won, only to have the band's songwriter die just moments before their debut. She considered giving up on becoming a professional musician, but soon immersed herself in song writing when she discovered it came easily to her. The first song she wrote became her debut song, "Hands (AYA song)". Making demo tracks took up a great part of her time, but she also sharpened her skills by performing on American army bases and the streets of Shibuya. By the time she signed with BMG Japan, she had 30 well-crafted songs ready for production. Aya arranged the songs and used an 8-track multi-tape recorder to create all the various effects and harmonies, playing guitar, bass, and drums (machine) herself.
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