BUSINESS WIRE: Samurai Guitarist "MIYAVI" Ready fo...

BUSINESS WIRE: Samurai Guitarist "MIYAVI" Ready for North American Tour! New
Single, SURVIVE,

to Be Available Worldwide on iTunes(R)!



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Tour Rehearsals in Japan on March 23rd Will Be Broadcast Live Online
(Jointly on MySpace, Ustream and Twitter)

TOKYO --(BUSINESS WIRE)--19.03.2010--

EMI Music Japan is jointly sponsoring online promotions for MIYAVI, the
artist who made a name for himself as a world-standard samurai guitarist,
to coincide with the worldwide release of his new single on iTunes® and the
announcement of his North American tour.

MIYAVI used the Internet to release information about himself and his music
and in so doing he became known throughout the world as the "samurai
guitarist." His incredible performances and unique style made him a hot
topic among fans, propelling him to intense popularity as a next-generation
artist.

The success of his world tour last year, which brought him to 27
performances in 18 countries in roughly three months time (in Europe, South
America and Asia) saw him expand the scope of his activity beyond Japan.

His new 2010 single, SURVIVE, will be the first to be made available
worldwide on the iTunes® Store. Furthermore, plans have been made to go
forward with a North American tour, that was delayed last year, on a grand
scale, hitting fourteen cities in the US and Canada, completing at last the
'round-the-world' circuit which begun last September, over a ten month
period.

In addition, at 11am EDT, on March 23^rd, on MIYAVI's MySpace page, and
with connections through Ustream and Twitter, MIYAVI's tour rehearsal at
his studio in Tokyo will be broadcast live. (http://www.myspace.com/miyavi)
This will only be broadcast once, so it is an extremely rare opportunity.

This is the first time this kind of live online broadcast is being
attempted in Japan. Since it is MIYAVI who is planning it, his fans in
Japan and around the world will be anxiously looking forward to it.

MIYAVI had the following to say about the North American Tour.

"I really have to thank all the people who have worked so hard to put this
tour together for me, and I also need to thank the fans in the US who've
been so patient in waiting since the cancellations last year. We've heard
from so many more fans as well and have been able to schedule shows where
we weren't able to go before, on the East Coast and in Canada, so it's
really exciting. The Samurai Guitarist from Tokyo show is going to be one
to remember.

Last year, I've toured through Europe, South America, and Asia, so I'm
really stoked for this upcoming tour. Cuz it'll be my first time to rock
out on the East Coast and Canada. I promise to let you guys experience the
original SAMURAI guitarist style from Tokyo."

EMI Music Japan will continue to support MIYAVI globally in a variety of
ways.

* MIYAVI Tour Rehearsal Live Broadcast Schedule, March 23^rd, 11:00am to
12:00pm EDT (planned)

* MIYAVI Ustream streaming: http://www.myspace.com/miyavi

* Official MIYAVI website: http://www.myv382tokyo.com/

* MIYAVI's SURVIVE YouTube Music Video:
http://www.youtube.com/user/myv382tokyo

* MIYAVI, NEO TOKYO SAMURAI BLACK WORLD TOUR

6/10   San Diego, CA / House Of Blues 6/12 Los Angeles, CA / Club Nokia
6/13 Anaheim, CA / The Grove of Anaheim 6/15 San Francisco, CA /
Fillmore 6/17 Vancouver, BC / Commodore Ballroom 6/18 Seattle, WA /
Showbox 6/23 Chicago, IL / House Of Blues 6/24 Toronto, ON / Sound
Academy 6/25 Boston, MA / Wilbur Theatre 6/27 New York, NY / Irving
Plaza 6/29 Washington, DC / 9:30 Club 7/1 Atlanta, GA / Masquerade 7/3
Dallas, TX / House Of Blues 7/4 Houston, TX / House Of Blues

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Kontakt: EMI Music Japan, Inc. Yuria Shio, +81-3-6830-8160 Marketing
Promotions Division yuria.shio@emimusic.com

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