YOSHIMIO × Susie IBARRA + Phew, Yuji KATSUI × U-zhaan, Chee Shimizu

LIVE:
●YOSHIMIO × Susie IBARRA + Phew
●Yuji KATSUI × U-zhaan
DJ:
●Chee Shimizu

Artist information: 

Susie Ibarra

Ibarra is known for her innovative style and cultural dialogue as a composer, improviser, percussionist and humanitarian. She is interested in the intersection of tradition and avant-garde and how this informs and inspires interdisciplinary art, education and public service. Ibarra creates live and immersive music that explores rhythm, Indigenous practices, and interaction with the natural world. Susie Ibarra is a Yamaha, Vic Firth and Paiste Drum Artist. She is a 2014 TEDSenior Fellow and a Faculty member at Bennington College. She teaches Percussion, Performance and at the Center for Advancement in Public Action with focused advocacy on Human Rights extended equally to women and girls and Rebuilding Cities with the Arts.
Susie Ibarra official

YOSHIMI

An original member of the legendary group Boredoms, YOSHIMI is a drummer, singer and the leader of the experimental band OOIOO. She is also a member of Free Kitten with Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth) and Saicobaba – a improvisational band using electronics mixed with traditional Indian musical instruments.
Boredoms official site
OOIOO official site
SAICOBAB facebook

Phew

Debuted with a punk band Aunt Sally in 1979. After the group disbanded, she collaborated with a number of musicians internationally. Currently focusing on the electronic solo unit she launched in 2013 and a punk band MOST. Latest solo album released December 2015. 

Yuji KATSUI(Violinist)

U-zhaan

U-zhaan Official

Chee Shimizu

Tokyo based DJ, selector, writer, owner of record shop and several labels, and an authority of obscure records. Chee was one of the first DJs in Japan to introduce experimental disco, cosmic and leftfield sounds to the country’s dancefloors. In 2008, Chee launched his own online record store,’Organic Music’. The store is a meticulous curation of the hard to find, genre-spanning releases that Chee has been introducing to his various audiences over the years, both in Japan and further afield. In 2013, Chee had his first publication “Obscure Sound” book. The disc guide includes 640 record reviews with beautifully composed imagery and an indepth look at Chee’s influences over the past 10 years. In 2015, Chee started his own label ‘17853 Records’. The label is releasing vinyl by borderless artists like Riccardo Sinigaglia in Italy, Synth Sisters, and Miyako Koda from Dip In The Pool in Japan. In 2016, Chee launched ‘Japanism’ label with HMV Japan, and released ‘80s obscure Japanese music like Colored Music, Aragon.
Organic Music online store
Soundcloud