is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter and guitarist born of a Japanese mother and Spanish-Filipino father.

Career

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. At age 3, DURAN started learning piano and by 14, he learned to play the guitar. By 2009, he was member of a street musicians band known as The Rootless. He performed with them until 2013. He was also member of the bands a flood of circle, Made in Asia.
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, Kiyoharu and Exile Atsushi. With Atsushi, together with Fuyu and Phekoo, he contributes in the band Red Diamond Dogs, which Atsushi had created for his solo career, after Exile's hiatus in 2016. In November 2017, DURAN made his official solo debut, with the release of his first album, ''Face'', which features artists

, Kiyoharu and Katsuma (coldrain) as guests.

Discography

Albums

* ''Face'' (2017) * ''Kaleido Garden'' (2021)

Singles

* ''Ride 4 me'' (2019, digital) * ''Black & White / The World Is A Gimmick'' (2019, venue-limited physical CD) * ''Sampaguita'' (March 23, 2020) * ''Echo (Electric Gospel)'' (June 29, 2020) * ''No In Between (feat. Mars Daniel, Southeast!)'' (August 16, 2020) *''TWIAG_2 (feat. 906)'' (November 8, 2020) *''Phantasmagoria'' (December 22, 2020) *''Revive feat. Katsuma (coldrain)'' (August 25, 2021) *''No In Between'' (September 22, 2021) *''Leavin' It All Behind feat. 906'' (October 20, 2021) *''Shades Of Night'' (June 15, 2022) *''Zankon (Devil Talkin' Blues)'' (July 12, 2022) *''Real Eyes'' (December 29, 2022, 7 inch vinyl)

Other recordings

* ''Okay'' (single) (2020, collaboration with Yoshito Tanaka) * ''love letter'' (single) (2022, collaboration with Tatsuro (mucc) produced by ken (L'Arc〜en〜Ciel)

Stage

* ''

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'' (August 31 till September 29, 2019, several venues), as part of the band "The angry inch".

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Duran Living people Japanese male singer-songwriters Japanese singer-songwriters Japanese guitarists Japanese people of Filipino descent 1984 births