Dynamite Tommy
| Dynamite Tommy | |
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| Birth name | Hiroshi Tomioka |
| Born | 14 September 1964 |
| Origin | Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| Genres | Punk rock |
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| Years active | 1985-present |
| Labels | Free-Will |
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| Website | www |
Hiroshi Tomioka (Japanese: 冨岡裕 Hepburn: Tomioka Hiroshi?), better known by his stage name Dynamite Tommy, is a Japanese musician, record producer and businessman. He first rose to prominence as vocalist of the punk rock band Color in the late-1980s and early-1990s, but now predominantly works behind the scenes running his record label Free-Will.
Dynamite Tommy formed the punk rock band Color in 1985, for which he was initially the guitarist before quickly taking over the role of vocalist. In 1986, Tommy formed the independent record label Free-Will to distribute his band's work. It is one of two labels credited with helping to spread Japan's visual kei movement. It has also been a major contributor in spreading modern visual kei outside Japan.
During a break in Color activities in 1992, Tommy teamed up with Kenzi of the recently disbanded Kamaitachi to form Sister's No Future.
In 2008, Tommy wrote and directed the music film Attitude, with various Japanese rock artists from the 1970s-1990s appearing as themselves. Tommy called in Taiji and Tatsu (Gastunk) to help with the film's music and, after later recruiting Kenzi, this led to the creation of The Killing Red Addiction. The group made its debut at the Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles on June 22, 2009. They released a cover of Gastunk's "Devil" on iTunes on January 13, 2010.
Among the artists Tommy has produced include Dir en Grey, Phantasmagoria, Miyavi, and The Gazette. He has also been involved in the formation of fashion brands DIRT (produced by Toshiya of Dir en Grey) and KOMACHI 2266531 Dark Lolita (a gothic lolita line designed by Dada of Velvet Eden). He also wrote the screenplay to Miyavi's film Oresama and produced the 2001 anime adaptation of Grappler Baki.
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