Masayoshi Fujita^jp

Masayoshi Fujita is a Japanese vibraphonist, multi-percussionist and composer. Masayoshi first learned how to play the drums, followed by extensive vibraphone training to craft and play his own compositions.

Determined not to stick to traditional vibraphone styles or techniques and theory of composition, he seeks his own sound of vibraphone and new possibility of it. Masayoshi also prepares his instrument with strings of bead, strips of foil and similar objects. The resulting new sounds, akin to distortions, help to expand the vibraphone spectrum without eroding the instrument’s intrinsic character or even abandoning it altogether. Inspired by the silence and deepness of the fog, the mountains and the gravity within, His music evokes images, atmospheres, sceneries and stories in the listener, the images that have accumulated in himself. At the same time he explores the unexplored beauty of the vibraphone, and pursues the charm of the instrumentation and the music itself.

His recent collaboration with German electronic musician Jan Jelinek received a lot of attention from experimental music fans around the world.

After 13 years in Berlin, Masayoshi recently relocated to a new home and studio in the rural Japanese mountain village of Kami-cho, Hyogo, following his life-long dream of creating music in nature. He creates new music at a studio in a small village on the mountain with the great inspiration from the surrounding and shares it with the world.

Masayoshi is an endorsed artist of a highly regarded Japanese marimba and percussion manufacturer Korogi.

Masayoshi Fujita — Migratory and Beyond

Fujita reimagines and captivates with his signature vibraphone sounds while delving into new explorations with marimba, synthesizers, and effects. Featuring selections from his latest album, Migratory, alongside work-in-progress pieces and improvisations, he weaves a distinctive ambient soundscape that blends unfinished compositions with spontaneous creativity.