Hoppy Kamiyama
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Hoppy Kamiyama is a Japanese
keyboardist and music producer who has worked with artists such as eX-Girl
, Bradford Reed
, Bill Laswell
, Jan Linton
, Marc Ribot
, Hugh Hopper
/Elton Dean
and Damo Suzuki
.
pulling two of his albums from sale.
Kamiyama cites Mauricio Kagel
, Luciano Berio
, Iannis Xenakis
and Karlheinz Stockhausen
as his influences – artists with a "bizarre sense and distorted feel and touch".
His nickname is derived from Hoppy
, a cheap Japanese liquor that he drank during his early professional musician days.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
keyboardist and music producer who has worked with artists such as eX-Girl
EX-Girl
-Overview:They claim to hail from the planet Kero Kero. They are described as psychedelic, space rock, jazz fusion, jagged alternating vocal harmonies, sugary synthesiser pop, punk, prog, epic/atmospheric, noise-rock, wavering 3 part a capella, borderline operatic vocals, often in the space of a...
, Bradford Reed
Bradford Reed
Bradford Reed is an American multi-instrumentalist, experimental luthier, and member of avant-garde band King Missile III. He is proficient at such instruments as drums, guitar, melodica, piano, and synthesizer. In the 1980s he invented the pencilina, a custom-made string instrument.-Pencilina:The...
, Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell
Bill Laswell is an American bassist, producer and record label owner....
, Jan Linton
Jan Linton
Jan Linton is a singer, musician and producer from Warrington, England, who helped internationalize the music scene in Tokyo, Japan.-Biography:...
, Marc Ribot
Marc Ribot
Marc Ribot born May 21, 1954) is an American guitarist and composer.His own work has touched on many styles, including no wave, free jazz, and Cuban music. Ribot is also known for collaborating with other musicians, most notably Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, and composer John Zorn.-Biography:Ribot was...
, Hugh Hopper
Hugh Hopper
Hugh Colin Hopper was a progressive rock and jazz fusion bass guitarist. He was a prominent member of the Canterbury scene, as a member of Soft Machine and various other related bands.-Early career:...
/Elton Dean
Elton Dean
Elton Dean was an English jazz musician who performed on alto saxophone, saxello and occasionally keyboard....
and Damo Suzuki
Damo Suzuki
, universally known as Damo Suzuki , is a singer best known for his membership in the German krautrock group Can.-Biography:As a teenager, Suzuki spent the late 1960s wandering around Europe, often busking....
.
Biography
His record company, God Mountain, was named after the English translation of his family name. God Mountain was established in 1993 after his frustration with EMIEMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
pulling two of his albums from sale.
Kamiyama cites Mauricio Kagel
Mauricio Kagel
Mauricio Kagel was a German-Argentine composer. He was notable for his interest in developing the theatrical side of musical performance .-Biography:...
, Luciano Berio
Luciano Berio
Luciano Berio, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian composer. He is noted for his experimental work and also for his pioneering work in electronic music.-Biography:Berio was born at Oneglia Luciano Berio, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (October 24, 1925 – May 27, 2003) was an Italian...
, Iannis Xenakis
Iannis Xenakis
Iannis Xenakis was a Romanian-born Greek ethnic, naturalized French composer, music theorist, and architect-engineer. He is commonly recognized as one of the most important post-war avant-garde composers...
and Karlheinz Stockhausen
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Karlheinz Stockhausen was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th and early 21st centuries. Another critic calls him "one of the great visionaries of 20th-century music"...
as his influences – artists with a "bizarre sense and distorted feel and touch".
His nickname is derived from Hoppy
Hoppy (beverage)
is a beer-flavored non-alcoholic drink that Kokuka Beverage Company began producing and selling in Japan in 1948. Kokuka subsequently changed its name to Hoppy Beverage Co., Ltd...
, a cheap Japanese liquor that he drank during his early professional musician days.