Asami

Named after the songwriter and lead singer, ASAMI, is a Melbourne based four-piece acoustic pop band. They currently have two EP’s under their belt, Sweeter and Please Stay.

With catchy and cheerful melodies, you could bundle Tokyo-born singer songwriter, Asami Koike’s, songs under the genre of “bubblegum” pop. But listen carefully and you’ll find that her lyrics are replete with memories of life, loss and love, drawing inspiration from artists such as Sia, Ben Harper and America to create timeless acoustic pop tunes.

In their time together, Asami Koike, Ranald Raimundo, James Douglas and Adam Russo have played a whirlwind of shows in Melbourne including Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds after-party as well as supporting notable artists such as Mach Pelican and The Wellingtons. Both their EP launches have been sold out events and the single Please Stay can be heard on community radio in Melbourne as well as the UK. In April 2011, they raised close to $2000 from merchandise and CD sales to donate to the Red Cross Japanese Disaster relief and more recently the band travelled to Sydney for a weekend of shows.

ASAMI are currently pre-producing their next release… more details to come soon!

Check out http://facebook.com/asamilovesyou for more info.