Taka Hirose
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Takashi Hirose |
| Also known as | Taka |
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28 July 1967 Mizuho, Gifu, Japan |
| Genres | Rock, pop rock, soft rock, post grunge, grunge |
| Occupation(s) | Bass guitarist |
| Instruments | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Echo, EMI |
| Associated acts | Feeder, Inoran, Muddy Apes |
| Website | www |
Takashi "Taka" Hirose (Japanese: タカ・ヒロセ (広瀬 隆), born 28 July 1967 in Mizuho, Japan) is a Japanese musician and chef who is the current bass guitarist for the rock band, Feeder.
Hirose began playing bass at the age of 14 in secondary school and played in several jazz and metal bands during his school years. After leaving school, he moved to Tokyo and worked for guitar manufacturing specialists ESP as well as working at night in a downtown bar.
In 1992 Hirose moved to London to work as a graphic designer. After moving to London, Hirose planned to continue his musical activities, and answered an advertisement in the local Loot magazine from Grant Nicholas and Jon Lee, who were searching for a bassist in their new band, which would later become Feeder. A few days later, Hirose met Lee at Camden Station and they went back to Nicholas' house where the band was officially formed.
As Feeder began to take off, Hirose began to consider quitting. He had only planned for his music to be a sideline, and was unwilling to give up his newspaper office job to do it professionally. Following persuasion from Nicholas and Lee, and supported by his wife, Hirose resigned from his previous occupation. After winning critical acclaim for their debut release Swim and their first full length album, Polythene, the band made their chart breakthrough with Top Ten follow-up Yesterday Went Too Soon. In January 2002, after Feeder had spent the previous year enjoying the success of their third album Echo Park, Lee took his own life at his house in Miami. Hirose returned to Japan to spend time with family and friends.
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