Ken Arai(18degrees.) profile

By coincidence, he listened the Beatles and became interested in music.
When he was 16 years old, for the first time, picked up a guitar and
from then on, he became immersed in Heavy Metal/ Hard Rock while in high
school and Fusion~Jazz while in University.
While a member of numerous bands, at the same time, started producing
his own original music and produced tracks. In 1999, he founded a unit
called transluv with Kaori Okano. In 2000, their activities was covered
by Groove magazine. Their interview in this magazine along with the
supplement CD which included their music was widely praised and they
started releasing their own material through mail order.
Also, they started monthly acoustic style live events and madee joint
appearances with Jazztronik amongst others. In 2004, they released a n 8
track mini-album called undercover. In many fields, they were highly
acclaimed but they stopped their activities the following year. At the
same time, they started their respective solo activities.
After that, Ken Arai produced, programmed, arranged, given tracks to
numerous artists such as Maki Nomiya, Olivia Ong, Ryohei, Moumoon, Cover
Lover Project, etc. And also as a guitarist, he has been active
extensively, performing in numerous artist's works as well as playing
live. And in 2007, as eighteen degrees, he is finally finished producing
his debut album and set to release it.