Nao Nakashima

Nao Nakashima is an LA-based Hard Rock riff maker attempting to inject danger and defiance back into Rock 'n' Roll. At the beginning of 2024, he released his first solo single "Bad Attitude" featuring the vocal and lyrical talents of Seann Nicols (ex-Quiet Riot, Westfield Massacre). In 2025, he released his second single "Let's Kill Rock 'n' Roll" featuring Gene Louis, the singer from the heavy Rock 'n' Roll outfit Bullets and Octane. Fired up with influences from a wide variety of other music genres and his pioneer spirit, he rejects stock templated structures and washed-out pentatonic guitar riffs. He is not looking for a revival or a trend. His music gives the enduring and unique elements of authentic Rock 'n' Roll not found easily these days.