Rina Suzuki (musician)

Rina Suzuki
Background information
Native name	鈴木 理菜
Born	August 21, 1991 Nara Prefecture, Japan
Genres	Pop rock, garage rock, alternative rock, hard rock, anison
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Drums, percussion, piano, synthesizers, guitar, vocals
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Epic, JPU Records (UK)[1]
Associated acts	Scandal, Keiko Terada, Stereopony, Nakagawa Shoko, Halloween Junky Orchestra, Momoiro Clover Z[2]
Website	www.scandal-4.com

Rina Suzuki (鈴木 理菜 Suzuki Rina, born August 21, 1991, Nara Prefecture, Japan), known for both with her full name or by her stage name RINA, is a Japanese rock musician. She is the drummer and occasional vocalist of the Japanese rock band Scandal. Suzuki is also part of a supergroup called Halloween Junky Orchestra^[3][4] led by established musicians such as Hyde and K.A.Z of Vamps for their October 2012 hit single Halloween Party.^[5][6]

Equipment

Suzuki plays and endorses Pearl Drums.^[7] She has her own signature edition drumsticks made by the same company.^[8]

References

1. "JPU Records Ltd". Jpurecords.com. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
2. "ももクロ & SCANDAL 行くぜっ！怪盗少女 FNS". YouTube.com. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
3. "HYDE leads an all-star musical project called "HALLOWEEN JUNKY ORCHESTRA"". BARKS.CO.JP. 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
4. "HALLOWEEN JUNKY ORCHESTRA". Natalie.mu. 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
5. "Halloween Party | Halloween Junky Orchestra | Oricon Style". Oricon.co.jp. 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
6. "The Monsters of J-Rock Throw a "Halloween Party" All-star music video headed by HYDE". Crunchyroll.com. 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
7. "パール楽器製造株式会社 » ドラムマガジン パール・マスターズ・スネア広告に、SCANDAL RINAちゃん登場です。". Pearlgakki.com. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
8. "パール楽器製造株式会社 » Pearl Drum Sticks "ARTIST MODEL LIMITED"新製品３機種発売！". Pearlgakki.com. Retrieved 2015-03-31.