Emerging from the fertile San Francisco rock scene via local favorites JoJo and Capsule, Tokyo Marine Fire is comprised of Bob Byers (former Capsule singer), guitarist Brandon Arnovick (formerly of JoJo), drummer Ken Hard and bassist Chris Self.

West Coast Performer magazine wrote: "Tokyo Marine Fire still retains the energy and speed of the original punk style, but they don’t limit themselves by this influence. In fact, their music is often suggestive of The Bends-era Radiohead"; and musicbiz.net said, "They have a signature style that revolves around guitar-rock but is truly unique, due to the high quality of the players."

The group’s first EP was released exclusively on the internet in 2002, with a remixed track by Dan "The Automator" Nakamura. The group is currently touring and shopping new material to record labels. They are managed by Waddell Solomon at Prestige Management.

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