Baiyon
Japanese multimedia artist from Kyoto
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- dance
- techno
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Musical artist
Tomohisa Kuramitsu, better known by his stage name Baiyon, is a Japanese multimedia artist from Kyoto.[1] Baiyon uses graphical design and music in combination.
In 1998, he began painting and making music, and later founded the Brain Escape Sandwich Recordings label. As a visual artist, Kuramitsu went by the name Wet Side and applied worked with posters, clothing, and copyright-free graphics.[2]
History
- 2004 - Involved in the production of documentary "moog", charged with the opening, and sections of the closing, theme
- 2005 - Live painting at Aichi Expo
- 2006 - Released first Album Like a school on lunch time' (also available on 7-inch EP)
- 2007 - Took part in Stop Rokkasho Project
- 2008 - Released "Goshoguruma EP" through WC Recordings
- 2008 - Released "S Soup EP" through Irish label D1 Recordings.[3]
- 2011 - helped with Media Molecule to make a soundtrack for LittleBigPlanet 2
Baiyon created the graphics and composed the background music for the PlayStation Network game PixelJunk Eden.[4][5] PixelJunk Eden has since been released for PC through Valve's digital distribution platform, Steam. The game's soundtrack, created by Baiyon, is available alone or bundled with the game. The soundtrack includes his music from the original game and the "Encore" expansion.[6]
He was the musical director for the PlayStation Network game PixelJunk 4am,[7] released in May 2012.[8]
References
- ^ [1] Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine.Baiyon.com.
- ^ www.mp3.com
- ^ "Baiyon Profile". Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
- ^ Pixeljunk eden, PlayStation Asia
- ^ The Creation of Eden, Interview with Baiyon by CoreGamers Archived 2008-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PixelJunk Eden on Steam
- ^ "PixelJunk Lifelike Becomes PixelJunk 4am". 14 September 2011.
- ^ "PixelJunk 4am: Your Virtual Audio Canvas is Live Today". 15 May 2012.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Baiyon.
- Baiyon's English homepage
- Brain Escape Sandwich Recordings (Japanese)
- Wet Side, graphic design
- CoreGamers Interview about Baiyon's work in PixelJunk Eden
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