Yuyutopia

Genre: Singer/Songwriter
Secondary Genre: Alternative Paris, Not Applicable France Contact

“This artist clearly has a refreshing range of influences and I would love to hear more. Her music covers some interesting, brave and spiritually pleasing ground. She has a lot of potential " -KK, English top producer (Dido, Bjork, Britney Spears).

Artist Information

Biography

Her first album, 'Aqua Shift' was released in January 2012.
She began a series of 15 concerts from March 2012 in Paris, featuring a duo of vocal-synthesizer and piano +computer.

A japanese singer/composer/programmer/ pianist, Yuyutopia's artistry evokes a unique and innovative cross over style. She is keen on blending very different musical languages: pop, jazz, classical and contemporary. Her music seeks an adventurous, emotional and potentially profound territory.
An award winning film composer, she avails herself of her experience of film music composition, in nurturing her song composition.

The artist’s music draws on her original background.

She started her studies as a classical pianist in Japan at the age of three and some years later, she began writing poems and music. She continued to compose by herself while studying Aesthetic of Art and French Literature at Keio University.

Profoundly marked by the idiosyncratic musical style of Kate Bush, Yuyutopia, then 18, felt driven like never before to create a musical style that was uniquely hers.

In order to expand her musical range, she quickly turned towards the contemporary music scene, convinced that she could draw a primitive, yet complex energy from this musical style that would marry perfectly with the lyricism that she felt within herself. Thanks to this energy, she sensed that it was possible to bring two different musical traditions together as one: art music and popular music.

In her passionate desire to learn more, she headed for France and thus really began her studies in the field of music composition. Following 3 years in Parisian conservatoires, she perfected her musical skills at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon (CNSM de Lyon).

After having obtained a Master's degree in Contemporary Composition in 2000, and influenced by contemporary music, she gravitated towards a more informal musical style. She returned to song-writing, now with an added daring, still more imagination and a deeper spiritual dimension, as well as a musical technique of increased flexibility.



2001: Winner of the professional competition for film music composers, organised by Céci (Centre d'écriture cinématographique).

Winner of Martirano Awards, organized by Illinois University (Composition competition).

2007: Her song, "The Last Forest" was selected as a Runners-Up of “We Are Listening” contest (Singer song writer competition)

2008: "New voice" was selected as a Semi-Finalist in the UK Songwriting Contest.

2010: "Aquatic Dance" was selected as a Semi-Finalist in the UK Songwriting Contest.

January 2012: Her first album, "Aqua shift" was released from Plaza Major Company.

"The Trace" was selected by MobileNetwork1 Promotional Mix CD Vol. 2 - Summer 2010.

Instrumentation

Yuyutopia, Marc Bollengier, Matthieu Naulleau, Jean-François Roger - Bass, Piano, Vocal, Drums / Percussion, Vocal/ Synthesizer

Discography

Aqua Shift (2012) - from Plaza Mayor Company
Multimedia interactive work - 2003
DVD of film work (Romeo et Julietta) -2002

Official Website

http://yuyutopia.com

Links

Audio

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Video

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Press

  • Yuyutopia- Album Aqua Shift (2011) (in English) [+ Show ]

    It was seated at the piano that Yuyutopia had her first experience of music. She embarked on her fir...

  • Bienvenue dans l’univers de Yuyutopia [+ Show ]

    Inspirée par de nombreux courants musicaux, la musicienne japonaise livre un premier opus très prome...

  • Interview (Lemague) French version [+ Show ]

    1. Bonjour Yuyu, peux-tu te présenter pour ceux qui ne te connaissent pas encore ? Je suis une comp...

  • Interview (Lemague) English version [+ Show ]

    Interview: Singer song writer Yuyutopia by Frédéric VIGNALE, 1. Hello Yuyu, can you introduce yo...

  • Live report : Yuyutopia au théâtre Les Déchargeurs [+ Show ]

    Live report : Yuyutopia au théâtre Les Déchargeur Ambiance minimaliste, superposition d'effets et e...

  • Welcome to the world of Yuyutopia (in English) [+ Show ]

    Inspired by a kaleidoscope of musical movements, the Japanese musician has produced a very promising...

  • Interview : Dans la bulle de Yuyutopia [+ Show ]

    En concert tous les mercredis jusqu'au 20 juin 2012 au théâtre Les Déchargeurs à Paris, Yuyutopia se...

Setlist

Longing
The Trace
Aquatic Dance
Jungle of Words
The Sailing
The Last Forest
Snow
L'île du Désir
Kaléidoscope
A Man Eater Tree
What Scares Me
New Voice
Safari


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