Shinya
Shinya (Shin'ya) is a Japanese given name, usually for males. It is pronounced as "Shin-ya", not "Shi-nya".
People named Shinya include:
Fictional
Shinya (musician)
Shinya (born February 24, 1978 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese musician, best known as the drummer of the metal band Dir En Grey. He has been with the band since its inception in 1997 and was previously a member of La:Sadie's. Shinya has composed a handful of songs for Dir En Grey, his compositions alternating between melodic ("Hotarubi", "Fukai") and upbeat tunes ("Raison Detre", "Umbrella").
Biography
History
Shinya was born on February 24, 1978 in Hirakata, Osaka. In 1995 he helped form and joined La:Sadie's. La:Sadie's disbanded in 1997. Later that year, he joined Dir en grey. In 1999, Dir en grey made their major debut. He has been with the band since its inception.
Influences
CD Albums that have influenced his music:
Soulmate (disambiguation)
Soulmate may also refer to:
Books
Film and TV
TV
Music
Albums
Songs
Soulmates (play)
Soulmates is a play by Australian playwright David Williamson, published by Currency Press and set in the world of publishing.
Among the people satired are a critic, which was seen as a reflection of Williamson's battles with the critics over a long period of time.
Williamson later said he was "surprised that no one picked up Soulmates" for a film. "It worked very well with audiences on stage and is a classic revenge story."
Plot
Set in Melbourne and New York, this is a tale of revenge as the best-selling expatriate author Katie Best engineers a scheme to bring her most craven critic Danny O'Loughlin undone.
First Production
Soulmates was first produced by Sydney Theatre Company, at the Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House, on 13 April 2002 with the following cast:
HEATHER: Jacki Weaver
DANNY: William Zappa
KATIE: Amanda Muggleton
GORDON: Barry Quin
FIONA: Deborah Kennedy
GREG: Jonathan Biggins
MAX: Sean Taylor
ATTENDANT: Ben Fransham
Director, Gale Edwards
Set Designer, Brian Thomson
Lighting Designer, John Rayment
Soulmates (Ben Webster album)
Soulmates is an album by saxophonist Ben Webster and pianist Joe Zawinul featuring tracks recorded in 1963 for the Riverside label.
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Jim Todd stating "What initially seems like an unlikely pairing for this session delivers on its unique pedigree with performances that do full justice to tenor legend Ben Webster and to the then up and coming pianist Joe Zawinul".
Track listing
All compositions by Ben Webster except as indicated
Podcasts:
