Miyavi (雅-miyavi-), born September 14, 1981 in Nishikujo, Japan, is a Japanese solo Japanese rock artist and former guitarist (under the name ) for the visual kei indies band Dué le quartz, which disbanded in 2002. In the same year, Miyabi announced that he was going solo, changed his name to Miyavi, and released his debut album "【雅楽】-gagaku-" He soon signed a contract with PS Company along with other artists such as Alice Nine, Kagrra,, Gazette, and Kra.