Moi dix Mois (モワディスモワ) is a musical project founded by Japanese musician and fashion designer Mana (musician) founded in 2002 after his previous band, Malice Mizer paused activities.

History

March 19, 2002, approximately three months after Malice Mizer announced their indefinite hiatus, Mana (musician) announced the formation of his solo project, Moi dix Mois. Their first single, "Dialogue Symphonie , was released October 19 of the same year. Moi dix Mois played their first concerts outside Japan in March 2005 in Munich Germany and Paris France as part of their Invite to Immorality Tour After the tours final engagement on April 24, 2005 in Tokyo, singer Juka left the band. A new stage of the band began on March 1, 2006, when they released the album, [[Beyond the Gate]] This featured a new vocalist named Seth. Before the album was released, Mana indicated that the sound would mean the beginning of a renewed direction for the band, possibly more integrated towards electronic music After the announcement of the Beyond the Gaterelease was made, Seths identity was revealed as the new vocalist, and it was announced that Kazuno (bass) and Tohru (drums) were also leaving the group. In June 2006, Moi dix Mois headlined the Wave-Gotik-Treffen in Leipzig Germany They then returned to touring in Japan. A prospective five city tour in the United States was scheduled for July 2006, but canceled due to the band citing "differences in policies" with the tour organizer; however, Mana did make a U.S. appearance at the 2006 Anime Expo in Anaheim, California on July 1, where he announced that Moi dix Mois is planning to tour America sometime "within the calendar year".http://web.archive.org/web/20060613210737/http://midi-nette.com/mdm/news/20060517-usture-e.html - Cancelled US 2006 Tour] Nevertheless, this U.S. tour did not materialize in 2006. On March 28, 2007, Moi dix Mois released their fourth album, [[Dixanadu]] the first album with the current lineup. On June 17, 2009, Moi dix Mois announced they would attend Anime Expo 2009, the largest anime convention in North America. Their performance was scheduled for July 2nd, at 3pm, at the Los Angeles Convention Center In a recent interview before Anime Expo Mana said that hes making a new album. Its conception would go deeper in his world, but he didnt reveal any details of it. At the V-Rock Fest 2009, Moi Dix Mois played two new songs, "Dead Scape" and "The Sect", and a new version of "The Prophet". On July 3, 2010, Mana announced on his blog that Moi dix Mois 5th album, entitled "D+SECT", would be released in December 2010.

Name

The bands name, which literally translates from French as "me ten months", has special meaning to Mana. "Moi" stands for his debut as a solo artist; "Dix" stands for the number ten and while one symbolizes the beginning of something, zero means something similar to "eternity"; "dix mois", again, means "ten months", the average time a baby grows inside its mothers womb before being born (the Japanese traditionally count gestation in lunar months).http://midi-nette.com/mdm/profile-english.htm midi-nette.com - Moi dix Mois profile]

Project Member History

Moi dix Mois has experienced numerous lineup changes. Originally the lineup included: * Mana (musician) – guitar * Juka – vocals * Kazuno – bass * Tohru – drums Juka and Kazuno were employed from Moi dix Mois conception, with Tohru being a support drummer originally. Tohru officially joined with the release of [[Shadows Temple]]in May 2004. K was introduced as guitarist and death vocalist with the Dis Inferno III event in December 2004. At the end of the Invite to Immorality Tour on April 24, 2005, Juka announced that he would be leaving. It was announced that Kazuno and Tohru would also be leaving with the release of Beyond the Gate. At the same time, Seth was announced as being added to the project as vocalist. Sugiya and Hayato provided live support until the release of "Lamentful Miss , which included them for the first time as full members. The current lineup consists of: * Mana (musician) – guitar * Seth – vocals * K – guitar and vocals * Sugiya – bass * Hayato – drums

Discography

Albums

* [[Dix Infernal]](March 19, 2003) * [[Nocturnal Opera]](July 20, 2004) * [[Beyond the Gate]](March 1, 2006) * [[Dixanadu]](March 28, 2007) * D+SECT(December, 2010)

Singles

* "Dialogue Symphonie (November 19, 2002) * "Shadows Temple (May 31, 2004) * "Pageant (song) (October 6, 2004) * "Lamentful Miss (October 4, 2006)

DVDs

* Dix Infernal ~ Scars of Sabbath(December 16, 2003) * Invite to Immorality ~ Moi dix Mois Europe Live Tour 2005(July 27, 2005) * Dixanadu ~ Fated "raison detre" Europe Tour 2007 (January 30, 2008) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://midi-nette.com/mdm/ Moi dix Mois official website] * [http://www.mana-sama.com/ Mana official website] Category:Gan-Shin artists Category:Japanese heavy metal musical groups Category:Visual kei artists Category:Gothic rock groups Category:Gothic metal musical groups Category:Musical groups established in 2002 bg:Моа Ди Моа cs:Moi dix Mois de:Moi dix Mois es:Moi dix Mois fr:Moi dix Mois hr:Moi Dix Mois it:Moi dix Mois ja:Moi dix Mois no:Moi dix Mois pl:Moi dix Mois pt:Moi Dix Mois ru:Moi dix Mois sk:Moi dix Mois fi:Moi dix Mois sv:Moi dix Mois