Rei

What follows is an interview with Rei, an incredible performer, auto-translated in the Safari browser, the original in Japanese can be found at https://fendernews.jp/signaturemodel-interview-rei/ More information at her website: https://guitarei.com

Singer-songwriter/guitarist with outstanding guitar play and singing skills. She spent her childhood in New York, started playing classical guitar at the age of 4, and met the blues at the age of 5, and began to create her own music that transcends genres.

In February 2015, Ryosuke Nagaoka (Petrols) was co-produced and the 1st Mini Album “BLU” was released. FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL, SUMMER SONIC, RISING SUN ROCK FESTIVAL, SXSW Music Festival, Les Eurockéennes, Heinek Appeared at many domestic and international festivals such as en Jazzaldia. In the fall of 2017, she performed live at “TED NYC”, which was the first Japanese musician. February 26, 2021 The International Edition of the 1st Album “REI” will be distributed worldwide by the US label Verve Forecast. April 2022 The collaboration album “QUILT” was released. She colored the work with friendly musicians such as Haruomi Hosono, Kazumi Watanabe, Masayoshi Yamazaki, and Cory Wong. In August 2022, Forbes JAPAN magazine announced that she was selected as one of the “30 Japanese under the age of 30 who will change the world”. In 2023, she will sign a partnership agreement with instrument manufacturer Fender. In 2024, the special video “Voodoo Child: Forever Ahead of Its Time” to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Fender Stratocaster, Nile Rogers and other countries Performed with Tist.