About

Atara Ara is a four-piece rock band consisting of singer / keyboardist Victoria Nguyen (Atara Ara), guitarist Caiden Craig (Melodrive), drummer Eli Furie, and bassist Tyler Fraser.

The 4 met as classmates in their university commercial music ensemble, quickly bonding over a shared love of Japanese rock and alternative rock styles. With a long-time ambition of starting her own band, Atara took a chance and formed a band with her classmates.

On March of 2024, the band would go to release their first single “Everything’s Okay” — An energetic pop-punk / j-rock style tune about the weight of expectation and a burning desire to reclaim one’s identity. Since then, they have released 2 more singles, and played many shows in and out of the anime convention scene around Orange County / Los Angeles. After a brief pause, Atara Ara is active once again with a 5-track EP in the works.

The spirit of the band is centered around the idea that every single person involved becomes an integral part of keeping the band alive. While they themselves do much of the creation, (writing, recording, designing, filming etc.), it is the friends, the listeners, and the newcomers that make what they do real.

Thank you for being a part of it and keeping our dream alive!