artists
大貫妙子＆坂本龍一
what's new
- 2011/01/22
- Taeko Onuki & Ryuichi Sakamoto's "UTAU" wins grand prize at the "CD Journal Grand Prize"!
- 2010/12/24
- "UTAU TOUR 2010" tour pamphlet, previously sold only at venues, finally available on commmonsmart!
- 2010/11/09
- Taeko Onuki & Ryuichi Sakamoto "UTAU" New media coverage!
- 2010/11/05
- Taeko Onuki & Ryuichi Sakamoto "UTAU" album pre-listening started! !!
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Taeko Onuki
www.onukitaeko.jp
Singer-songwriter. Born in Tokyo.
In 1973, formed the group Sugar Babe with Tatsuro Yamashita.
Released "Songs," the first urban pop album in Japan in 1975, but disbanded in 1976. In the same year, made her solo debut with the album "Gray Skies." Since then, released 26 original albums. Is a trailblazer among female singers and songwriters in Japanese pop music. Has hypnotized many a fan with her unique but delicate musical style and her pure voice.
Released a number of timeless masterpiece albums in Japanese pop: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Haruomi Hosono, Yukihiro Takahashi, Kenji Omura joined for her first hit albums "Romantique"and "Cliche," long-time session partner and pianist Febian Reza Pane joined for "Pure Acoustic," and in 1992, released "DRAWING" featuring Takeshi Kobayashi, an up-and-coming musician of that era.
In addition, has visited all six continents, including Antarctica, for recording music and video. Penned her travels in a travel memoir and her daily thoughts in various essays, earning her raving reviews as a writer.
Is an outspoken advocate on familiar topics such as environment, energy, and food issues. Is also a promoter of Oriental medicine in healthcare and the cultivation of rice.
Ryuichi Sakamoto
www.sitesakamoto.com
Musician born in 1952.
Debuted with "Thousand Knives" in 1978, and joined YMO in the same year.
After YMO broke up, continued pursuing innovative new sounds, gaining himself worldwide acclaim after composing music for various movies and winning an Academy Award as a composer. Since his 1999 opera "LIFE," he has often spoken out on environmental, peace, and social issues, and in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, published a collection of essays entitled "No War." He also established “artists' power”, an artist group advocating the use of renewable energy. In 2006, he started "stop-rokkasho.org" to oppose the operation of the Rokkasho nuclear fuel reprocessing plant, and in July 2007 announced the establishment of the limited liability intermediate corporation "more trees.” His activities range from educating people about the prevention of global warming to tree planting. In 2006, Sakamoto founded "commmons" with the aim of creating a new music community, and in 2009, he was awarded the "Echo Award" at the ECHO Festival held by the United Nations Environment Programme as part of World Environment Day for his active environmental efforts in the field of music. In July of the same year, he was decorated as an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters by the Ministry of Culture of the French Republic. In 2010, he was awarded the Minister of Education's Art Encouragement Prize by the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs, and his overall work has been held in extremely high regard all around the world. Sakamoto has been living in New York, USA since 1990.
