ALTIMA
signed with Warner Bros. Music
debuted 8/28/2011 in Saitama Super Arena

ALTIMA Official Site

Profile

MAON (Maon Kurosaki)

Female vocalist of ALTIMA. Officially debuted in 2010 with her album H.O.T.D.  Also the member of Dear Stage.

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motsu (Mototaka Segawa)

Leader and male rapper of ALTIMA. A member of the longtime pop group, m.o.v.e. Has lent his musical talent for writing and composition to other acts such as Kumi Koda, AAA, V6, and Ayumi Hamasaki’s remix albums. Owns a designer clothing line.

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sat (Satoshi Yaginuma)

In charge of music. A composer of “digital pop music.” Blends his love of trance and euro-beat into his own pop sound. Creator and producer of fripSide.

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ALTIMA’s Beginnings

ALTIMA’s beginning dates back all the way to the last third of September 2010.

It was then that m.o.v.e’s motsu (MOTSU), the man to become leader of ALTIMA, felt a strong attachment to the musical approaches of sat (SAT), fripSide’s keyboardist and producer. motsu began regular contact with fripSide’s creator. He then discovered Maon Kurosaki (MAON), a new female singer who had just released her major debut album H.O.T.D. motsu was able to contact her through sat, his new friend and her label mate.

Maon Kurosaki was quickly becoming one of the voices of the next generation anime song scene as she took on more and more projects. fripSide’s sat already had an overwhelming presence with his unique sound. m.o.v.e’s motsu continued to garner attention as his activities took him across different areas from J-POP/J-HIP HOP to anime, cars, overseas, and movies. With each person a master of different fields, the three made positive progress with each meeting. Perhaps the deepening of their exchange was inevitable.

Deciding to move forward with their genuine approaches towards music, they waited until Summer 2011. This is when sat was originally contacted about creating a Shakugan no Shana ending song.

With an image of what he wanted of the song, sat began production, keeping in mind motsu, Maon Kurosaki, and himself. What sprouted from his efforts was a completely new digital pop sound. Then, sat introduced his colleagues to the demo he had written for the trio, and the situation quickly made a 180. The recording session was intense with energy, and the demo, filled with this intensity, became I’ll believe. After recording, motsu told his partners “that session was on fire” and gave their next generation music project the name ALTIMA.

Finally, it was time to raise the curtain. They unveiled themselves to the anime public as secret guests of Animelo Summer Live 2011 -rainbow- at Saitama Super Arena and they gave a shocking and powerful performance in front of 26,000 people.

ALTIMA is the triangle of flexibility, beauty, and strength, symbolizing both anime song and 2010 J-POP scenes. A unit of real strength and ability aiming to bring about an evolution revolution is finally beginning to write a new chapter in the music scene.

Translation and summary from official What’s ALTIMA? story

Sources: ALTIMA Official Site, GenerAsia

Discography

1st Single
I’ll Believe

01. I’ll Believe
02. -Indefinitely-
03. I’ll Believe-instrumental-
04. -Indefinitely–instrumental-