Atsuko Yamano

Atsuko Yamano (Yamano Atsuko, born on 22nd February, 1964) is one of the founding members of Shonen Knife

(now retired from the band).

Bio
Atsuko, along with her friend Michie Nakatani and sister Naoko Yamano begun Shonen Knife in 1981, being the drummer in the band, plus providing backup vocals. After Michie had chosen to leave the band, however, she had moved from drummer to bassist.

She is also responsible for designing & making the band's stage outfits, being a former fashion designer herself.

The album Yama-no Attchan has part of her name in the title, being shortened to 'Att-' and having '-chan' added at the end.

After some time, she chose to leave the band, after moving to L.A. and having just been married. But she does appear in some of their concerts on U.S. tours in L.A.

Instruments played
While she was still a drummer, she was known for using a Yamaha drum kit, before changing to being a bassist.