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Akiko Matsuura (also known by the name Keex) is a Japanese drummer and vocalist residing in the
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. She has worked in numerous bands in the U.K.


Career

Matsuura is the front woman of the English art rock band PRE. Matsuura has worked with numerous bands, as the front woman for Comanechi, along with guitarist, Simon Petrovich. Matsuura played drums with
The Big Pink The Big Pink are an English electronic rock band from London, consisting of multi-instrumentalists Robertson "Robbie" Furze, Akiko Matsuura and Charlie Barker. Initially a duo, they signed to independent record label 4AD in 2009 and won the ...
, and has a side project called
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. Matsuura met her partners in The Big Pink while attending art school in London; they were all well known in the London punk and noise rock scene. She has also played with the Glasgow band, Divorce.


Personal life

Matsuura formerly dated English actor
Charlie Heaton Charlie Ross Heaton (born 6 February 1994) is an English actor and musician. He is known for starring as Jonathan Byers in the Netflix science fiction horror series '' Stranger Things'' (2016–present) and for his roles in feature films like ' ...
. The two share a son who was born in 2014.


See also

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Women in punk rock Women have made significant contributions to punk rock music and its subculture since its inception in the 1970s. In contrast to the rock music and heavy metal scenes of the 1970s, which were dominated by men, the anarchic, counter-cult ...


References

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