Pop - Tatsuji Mikajiri - Vox & Apple

Tatsuji is from Mount Fuji in Japan. He started learning the piano at 9 and soon after embraced the guitar forming a Led Zeppelin cover band. He started writing original material and at this point was phobic of any electronic sounds! This changed after he was discovered by Sony Music in Japan with moving to Tokyo. Soon he put down his guitars and fell in love with keys again. This time… computer keys.

In 2000, Tatsuji signed to the major label Pioneer LDC in Japan. With them he released 2 albums and 2 singles under the name ‘Pop’. During this time he also was asked to remix for YMO (H.Hosono,Y.Takahashi,R.Sakamoto). At the age of 20, Tatsuji wrote a song for the Japanese ‘Madonna’ Ayumi Hamasaki. Over 2 million records were sold and he went on to perform with her at the MTV awards in Singapore and Tokyo.

In 2002, London was calling and Tatsuji came to the UK to collaborate with experimental artists in London. He met with The Invisible Circus crew, moved in with them and performed many shows including Glastonbury Festival. Day by day, second by second, he started to wonder what '0' and '1' exactly mean, how yin and yang smiles, perfectism and humanism........... earth and static………..

2004 saw an introduction with Cellist, Martin Radford and stereoart was born.

Works

Pop
Album “ Pop6to7 “
Remix album “ Repop6.7 “
and 2 singles
The debut single was Top No.10 in the weekly chart of Tower Records Shibuya Tokyo.
(Pioneer Ldc)
» Pop " Seek..."

Remix
Yellow Magic Orchestra “ You’ve got to help yourself - Last-c mix “
Yellow Magic Orchestra ” You’ve got to help yourself - Banana-trap mix “
Yellow Magic Orchestra - R.Samamoto, Y.Takahashi, H.Hosono
(Victor Music Entertainment)
Ayumi Hamasaki “ Far Away - Pop ‘ e-a ‘ rmx 1 “
Ayumi Hamasaki “ Fly High - Pop ‘ e-a ‘ rmx 2 “
(avex)

Song
Ayumi Hamasaki “ Everywhere Nowhere “
In album “ Rainbow “ Panasonic MD player CM song
(avex)

Produce/Remix
Yumiyumi “ Johnny is too bad “ (EP)
Yumiyumi - Kaori (Go! Team)’s ex.band
(Velocity Records)

Collaboration
The Crystal of Art “ Blessed be “
In compilation album “ The 30th Counter Culture “
Produced by Lee Harris with Youth(Dragonfly/ex.Killing Joke), Howard Marks, Shpongle, etc.
(Arcadia Records)
The Godlikeanimals “ Flying Underground “
Produced by Pop with Random, Gene Serene, Gypsy and Martin Radford.
(unreleased)
The Invisible Circus “ Who am I ? “
Produced by Pop with The Invisible Circus crowns – played at Glastonbury 2003.
(unreleased)

Film
Short film in SHOWstudio "Future Tense" for Heather Blake
Directed by Akio
Edited by Bert
Sound Design by Pop
» Get a sneak preview here!

Play
"Night of The Milky Way Railroad" at Camden People's Theatre
Directed by Norifumi Hida
Revised by Henriette Baker
Music and Sound Design by Tatsuji Mikajiri

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