MASAYA NAKAHARA aka HAIR STYLISTICS

Since the end of the 1980s, he continued his musical activities under the name "Violent Onsen Geisha", and in 1990, He released a split LP with an Independent Label in America under the name Violent Onsen Geisha. and "QUE SERA, SERA (THINGS GO FROM BAD TO (WORSE)" and other albums.
He was nominated by Sonic Youth, Beck and John Spencer Blues Explosion's to perform as the opening act in their concert performances in Japan and also has performed overseas such as the 1995 US Tour therefore earning a high reputation overseas. Stylistics in 1997. The album "custom cook confused death" was released in 2004. Since then, he has released numerous works and played live shows. He has also worked as a film critic and novelist, and in 2001, He received the Yukio Mishima Award for "Bouquet of Flowers in Everywhere" and in 2006 he received the Noma Literary Award for New Writers for ''Grave of the Nameless Orphans''.
In 2008, He was awarded the Bunkamura Dumago Literary Award for ''Nakahara Masaya's work diary 2004-2007 (boid)'' and He is well- known for his diverse activities. After the completion of his monthly CD album "Monthly Hair Stylistics" series (Boid), which was released in March 2009, he continued to release a huge number of CD-Rs, and also released a mixed CD from Black Smoker. .

Since the end of the 1980s, he has continued his music activities under the name of "Violent Onsen Geisha", and in 1990 released a split LP under the name of "Violent Onsen Geisha" from an American independent label. After that, he released albums such as "OTIS" and "QUE SERA, SERA (THINGS GO FROM BAD TO WORSE)". Sonic Youth, Beck, John Spencer Blues Explosion, etc. were nominated as the opening act for their performances in Japan. Since 1997, the unit name has been changed to "Hair Stylistics". Since releasing the album "custom cook confused death" in 2004, he has been actively engaged in releasing numerous works and performing live. In addition to his music activities, he is also active as a film critic and novelist. In 2001, he received the Mishima Yukio Award for "A bouquet of flowers in every place..." and in 2006, the Noma Literature Award for "Nameless Orphans' Graves". In 2008, he received the Bunkamura Deux Magots Literary Prize for "Masaya Nakahara Work Diary 2004→2007" (boid). Known for a wide range of activities.
After completing the CD album "Monthly Hair Stylistics" series (Boid) released monthly over the course of a year in March 2009, he continued to release a huge number of CD-Rs, including mix CDs from Black Smoker. is also released. In July, he will release a collection of essays "Life is full of surprises" (Shinchosha).