Masanori Mark Christianson
Masanori Mark Christianson (born Masanori Hakuta Shirota, January 18, 1976 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese-Korean-American musician, creative director, and visual artist. He may be best known as a bass guitarist and multi-instrumentalist for the Oakland, California indie rock bands Rogue Wave, The Heavenly States, and Release The Sunbird. Masanori, also an advertising art director, designer, and copywriter, has worked for clients ranging from the Target Corporation to the Tiger Woods Foundation.
Masanori Mark Christianson
- Name
- Masanori Mark Christianson
- Birth Name
- Masanori Hakuta Shirota
- Born
- 18 January 1976
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- Creative Director, Musician, Songwriter, Visual Artist
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- alternative rock
- Education
- Carleton College · Owatonna High School
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Although not a serious venture, Masanori occasionally dabbles in modeling, voice-over and extra work for corporations such as UnitedHealth Group and the Investigation Discovery Channel. Masanori is the older sibling of Los Angeles based musician and composer Ken Christianson. He is an alumnus of Carleton College.
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• Name — Masanori Mark Christianson • Birth Name — Masanori Hakuta Shirota • Alias — Masanori Mark Christianson • Born — 18 January 1976 • Birthplace — Tokyo, Japan • Instrument — Bass guitar, Drums, Glockenspiel, Guitar, Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Tambourine, Violin, Vocals • Genre — Alternative rock Indie rock Punk rock Rock • Occupation — Creative Director, Musician, Songwriter, Visual Artist • Years Active — 1990–present • Label — Bodycast Records Brushfire Records Easy Sound Recording Company Hippies Are Dead Records The Rebel Group Vagrant Records • Associated Acts — Ambulance BMXXX Golden Gram The Hawaii Show The Heavenly States The Lotus Eaters Masanori Plutonium Foil Release The Sunbird Rice Grinder Rogue Wave The Thrill Of It All
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