Marty Bracey

Marty Bracey is a name most casual listeners won't know, but to Japanese music heads he's a legend behind the kit. What I find fascinating is that this American drummer built his entire career in Japan, playing for Minako Honda, Junko Yagami, Junko Ohashi, and even Kenji Ozawa. He was part of Omega Tribe and Monta & Brothers too, which puts him right at the heart of the city-pop and J-pop scene. To me he represents the unsung session musicians who shape a country's sound while staying invisible to the spotlight. A craftsman's craftsman, and exactly the kind of figure I love digging up.

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Name (English)

Marty Bracey

Name (Japanese)

マーティー・ブレイシー

Reading

まーてぃー・ぶれいしー

Born

September 17, 1954 (age 72)

Origin

United States

Occupation

drummer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Horse

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty%20Bracey
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43423566

Tags

• drummer

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.