Naoko Eto This is Me

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1. 1. Novo Tono: Profile

   www.japanimprov.com/novotono/i - [Cached]

   Published on: 10/4/1999   Last Visited: 9/23/2006

   The amazing super-group formed in 1994 by six musicians: the singer Phew, who since her debut as a member of the punk band Aunt Sally 20 years ago has been a legendary figure of the Japanese underground scene; Seiichi Yamamoto (guitar, vocal), of Boredoms and Omoide Hatoba; Yoshihide Otomo (turntables, guitar) and Masahiro Uemura (drums), both of Ground Zero; Naoko Eto (keyboards), active in a wide range of musical areas, from pop to experimental classical music; and Yusuke Nishimura (bass), who was a leading figure of the Tokyo punk scene as a member of bands such as Stalin and Machizo Machida's group.
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   Naoko Eto Eto began studying piano when she was six, and at 12 she became a student of composer Shinichiro Watanabe. She graduated from Musashino Music University, where she majored in piano. As a student she played with bands, and after graduating took part in live performances and recordings of Japanese pop music. She has also been involved in creating music for numerous TV and computer software projects. In 1990 she released a solo album on the Toshiba EMI label. In addition to her work as a member of such groups as UBiK (Na02) and Novo Tono, Eto is active as a performer of experimental classical music.