TETSUNORI TAWARAYA is a Japanese musician and artist, known as the guitarist and vocalist for the noise punk band 2up and for his graphic art. Tawaraya is originally from Miyagi, currently based in Tokyo, Japan. He started drawing portraits of people and musicians in San Diego, CA in the late 1990s, and prolifically created sci-fi/experimental graphic novels. His San Diego-based band Dmonstrations was active and toured until 2007 besides 2up. His grotesque and vibrant perspective has been appreciated over generations. He works with publishers such as Colour Code, Hollow Press, and Le Dernier Cri to release books with screen printing, and risograph. Brain Dead, Element, NTS Radio, RVCA, Volcom respectively collaborated, and his works have been active on multiple platforms.