SINGER / SONG-TRACK MAKER /
DJ G. Rina is a Japan born and raised young woman who is a quarter English. She uses only the letter "G" from her full English family name, and places it in front of her given name, as is Japanese custom. Her music is also a hybrid - a mix of electronic and acoustic, pop/jazz/Brazilian/reggae/hip-hop sounds sung in Japanese, English and sometimes Spanish. She also deejays on a regular basis, and while she plays both guitar and piano, most often she sings while accompanying herself on turntable or personal computer. G. Rina in fact describes herself as 'singer/song-track maker' She began deejaying in clubs starting in 1996, playing a wide variety of music. Her first commercial release was the 12 inch single 'Wandering Balloon', released in 2001 on the indie Angel's Egg, which received a fair amount radio airplay.