Masayoshi Fujita is a Japanese vibraphonist and composer based in Berlin. Masayoshi first learned how to play the drums, followed by extensive vibraphone training to craft and play his own compositions.

Determined not to stick to traditional vibraphone styles or techniques and theory of composition, he seeks his own sound of vibraphone and new possibility of it. Masayoshi also prepares his instrument with strings of bead, strips of foil and similar objects. The resulting new sounds, akin to distortions, help to expand the vibraphone spectrum without eroding the instrument’s intrinsic character or even abandoning it altogether.

Inspired by the silence and deepness of the fog, the mountains and the gravity within, His music evokes images, atmospheres, sceneries and stories in the listener, the images that have accumulated in himself. At the same time he explores the unexplored beauty of the vibraphone, and pursues the charm of the instrumentation 
and the music itself.

Under his electronic solo project alias, el fog, Masayoshi combines the vibraphone and analogue/digital electronic sound and textured noises using divers experimental methods.

His recent collaboration with German electronic musician Jan Jelinek received a lot of attention from experimental music fans around the world
 
Releases:
"Apologues" / Masayoshi Fujita (Erased Tapes 2015)
"Stories" / Masayoshi Fujita (Flau 2013)
"Schaum" / Masayoshi Fujita & Jan Jelinek (Faitiche 2016)
"Do you know Otahiti?" / Masayoshi Fujita & Jan Jelinek (Faitiche 2013)
"Bird, Lake, Objects" / Masayoshi Fujita and Jan Jelinek (Faitiche 2010)
"Rebuilding Vibes" / el fog, (Flau 2009)
"Reverberate Slowly" / el fog (Moteer 2007)

http://masayoshifujita.com/
http://www.erasedtapes.com
http://www.flau.jp
http://www.faitiche.de

Big Phony is a Seoul, Korea based singer/songwriter, originally born and raised in New York City.  Off stage Big Phony is simply known to his friends and family as “Bobby.”

At an early age Bobby began secretly practicing his older brother Eddy’s guitar in defiance of warnings that he would surely get his ass kicked if he so much as laid a finger on it.  Because of Bobby’s dedication to and success in surpassing his brother’s skill level, mom eventually transferred ownership of that guitar over to Bobby.

At the age of 14, with 2 older brothers away at college and grad school, Bobby’s family relocated to Los Angeles, leaving him in New York City so he could attend the legendary School of Performing Arts and Music and Art, which has produced a long list of talent including Al Pacino, Adrian Brody, and Bela Fleck. Living alone at such an early age, Big Phony devoted his time to writing in his New York City apartment.

With strong religious conviction, Big Phony left for Boston to attend a Christian college to study to be a pastor. He quickly realized that this was not the path for him and returned his focus to his music. After college, he moved to Los Angeles to be closer with his family. It was in Los Angeles where Big Phony began his pursuit to be a singer-songwriter. He quickly built a devout fan base with his songs and performances. In early 2006 he returned to New York to build that same kind of following and began splitting his time between both cities crashing on couches and aerobeds.  In 2011, Big Phony made the jump to Asia and where he currently resides in Seoul, South Korea.  There he continues to write & perform, and furthermore, he is learning more about his "roots".

Big Phony delivers honest lyrics and natural talent. There’s a fragile but controlled quality in his voice, which he attributes to thin apartment walls and easily disgruntled neighbors. Fans of Elliott Smith, Bright Eyes, and Death Cab For Cutie will instinctively gravitate towards Big Phony’s sound.

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