Jun Fukamachi

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Jun Fukamachi ( Japanese深 町 純, Fukamachi Jun, born May 21, 1946 in Tokyo , † November 22, 2010 ibid) was a Japanese fusion musician, composer, keyboard and synthesizer player. Fukamachi played u. a. with The Brecker Brothers and Steve Gadd . He released his albums in the 1970s with Polydor and Toshiba .

Life

Fukamachi began learning the piano at the age of three. After attending Izumi High School, he was able to close some production deals. He dropped out of the Tōkyō Geijutsu Daigaku shortly before graduating. In 1971 he signed with Polydor Records and released his debut album A Portrait of a Young Man . Then he worked as a composer and keyboard player. Since the early 1970s, he began using synthesizers to create a variety of albums. The Yamaha CS-01 in particular (a successor to the Yamaha CS-80 ) was found in many Fukamachi's plants thanks to its breath controller . In 1989 he was appointed professor at the Toho Gakuen School of Music , where he founded the first Japanese master’s course for synthesizers. On November 22, 2010, Fukamachi died of aortic dissection from a pericardial effusion .

Discography

  • あ る 若 者 の 肖像 (1971)
  • Hello! (1972)
  • Introducing Jun Fukamachi (1975)
  • Jun Fukamachi at Steinway (1976)
  • Spiral Steps (1976)
  • The Sea of ​​Dirac (1977)
  • Evening Star (1977)
  • Second phase (1977)
  • Triangle Session (1977)
  • Live at the Triangle Theater (1977)
  • Sgt.Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1977)
  • Jun Fukamachi & the New York All Stars: Live (1978)
  • On the Move (1978)
  • The Tale of the Heike (1978)
  • Quark (1980)
  • 海潮音 (1980)
  • Digital Trip: Space Cruiser Yamato - Synthesizer Fantasy (with Hiroshi Miyagawa) (1982)
  • Solo Volume 1 (1983)
  • Digital Trip Queen Emeraldas Synthesizer Fantasy (1983)
  • Digital Trip デ ジ タ ル ト リ ッ プ シ ン セ 組曲 う る 星 や つ ら Synthesizer Fantasy (1984)
  • 月 下 の 群 (1984)
  • Alien Majyu Kyo (1985)
  • Nicole (1986)
  • Haru (2001)
  • Aki (2001)
  • Piano World: Miyuki Nakajima Melodies (2003)
  • Taizo (2004)
  • Hana (2005)
  • Kaze (2005)
  • Digit Café (with Akira Wada) (2005)

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personal data
SURNAME Fukamachi, Jun
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese fusion musician, composer, keyboard and synthesizer player
DATE OF BIRTH May 21, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Tokyo
DATE OF DEATH November 22, 2010
Place of death Tokyo