KiAme and Friends is a J-rock cover band formed with the goal of bringing together a group of musician friends to play music. The band was formed by vocalist/rhythm guitarist KiAme, an indie artist specializing in alternative rock heavily inspired by Japanese and anime music. KiAme started out as a cover artist on YouTube making fully arranged covers of various Japanese or anime music before debuting his first original, Sing Me A Requiem, in 2022. The band features singer/songwriter/producer Dasloe on vocals, guitarist/producer BluhEw on lead guitar, music theory video essay YouTuber Cadence Hira on piano/violin, singer/pianist/cellist hyunji on second piano, composer/multi-instrumentalist Daryl Vanessa Barnes on bass, trailer composer Brandon Lau on drums. The Anime Expo performance in July will also feature guest vocal performances from voice actor/youtaite M0MORI.