HIZUMI Joins GAN-SHIN Records

GAN-SHIN Records has announced that former D'espairsRay vocalist HIZUMI will be joining the company to promote his art, design, and fashion brand known as Umbrella. The details are still being finalized, but the collaboration intents to bring the Umbrella brand to the European market. In celebration of the artist's debut, HIZUMI will be putting together an exclusive box with three items from his design line to offer to release. Details are available in English on the GAN-SHIN website.

GAN-SHIN web here

HIZUMI Shop on Facebook & Interviews

HIZUMI, former vocalist for the band D'espairsRay, has brought his online design business to Facebook. The artist has added a new small business page for his Umbrella design and gift shop to the popular social media network, offering images of his designs and new products and descriptions in English. The creation of the page follows HIZUMI's recent appearance at a convention in the United States. The page also includes a post on March 21 that lists several English-language interviews with the artists that are available to read online.

Umbrella Official Facebook here

HIZUMI's UMBRELLA Store 1st Anniversary

HIZUMI (ex-DespairsRay) will celebrate the one-year anniversary of his UMBRELLA store in October. To celebrate, he plans to hold anniversary events at his offline Koenji Badi store that will include new product launches as well as autograph signings on the days HIZUMI is in attendance. To keep up with event details, sign up for the store's e-mail newsletter. The online store also sells products to international customers.

UMBRELLA online store here

Umbrella Online Store on Twitter

The Umbrella online store now has a Twitter account. The store, a recent project for Hizumi (vocalist, ex-D'espairsRay), features art prints and gifts.

Umbrella Twitter here
Umbrella Store site here