Yuka Honda
Yuka Honda, live 2006
Background information
Birth name	Yuka Honda
Born	Unknown
Genre(s)	Electronic Music Shibuya-kei
Occupation(s)	Musician, Record Producer
Instrument(s)	Piano, Keyboard, Synthesizer, Guitar
Years active	1995 - 2006
Label(s)	Tzadik
Associated acts	Cibo Matto

Yuka Honda is a multi-instrumentalist and co-founder of the band Cibo Matto. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with a diverse array of musicians, including Petra Haden, Sean Lennon, Medeski Martin & Wood, Luscious Jackson, and Caetano Veloso. Image File history File linksMetadata Yuka_honda_live. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Electronic music is a term for music created using electronic devices. ... Shibuya at night Shibuya-kei (渋谷系 Shibuya-style; also 渋谷系サウンド Shibuya-kei sound) is a variety of Japanese pop music which combines elements of jazz, fusion, traditional music, and other styles. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes . ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... A grand piano, with the lid up. ... Look up keyboard in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A synthesizer (or synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument designed to produce electronically generated sound, using techniques such as additive, subtractive, FM, physical modelling synthesis, or phase distortion. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Tzadik - צדיק (plural: Tzadikkim) is the Hebrew word for righteous one, and is a title which is generally given to those whom are considered to be righteous such as a spiritual master or Rebbe. ... Cibo Matto was a New York City-based band formed by Miho Hatori and Yuka Honda in 1994. ... A multi-instrumentalist is a musician who plays a number of different instruments. ... Cibo Matto was a New York City-based band formed by Miho Hatori and Yuka Honda in 1994. ... Petra Haden Petra Haden (born New York City, October 11, 1971) is an American violinist and singer. ... Sean Taro Ono Lennon (aka Sean Ono Lennon, born October 9, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor. ... Medeski Martin & Wood, or MMW, is a jazz trio originally formed in 1991, consisting of John Medeski on keys, Billy Martin on drums and percussions, and Chris Wood on double bass and bass guitar. ... Luscious Jackson is an all-woman band formed in 1991 in New York City named for a basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers (Lucious Brown Luke Jackson). ... Caetano Veloso at Umbria Jazz (Perugia, Italy) Caetano Veloso (born 7 August 1942) is one of the most popular and influential Brazilian composers and singers. ...

Honda is originally from Tokyo, Japan, but moved to New York City in the 1980s. Living there, she eventually met Miho Hatori while working with the band Leitoh Lychee. The two later formed their own band, Cibo Matto. She was the live-in girlfriend of Sean Lennon from 1996 to 1999, and produced his 1998 album Into the Sun. The two met during a collaboration between Yoko Ono and Cibo Matto. Her work since the breakup of Cibo Matto seems to be concentrated more in the downtown New York scene, working with musicians such as Dave Douglas, Susie Ibarra, Vincent Gallo, Trevor Dunn, and John Zorn whose label Honda recorded her two solo albums for (Tzadik). In 2003, Honda also collaborated with Boredoms drummer Yoshimi P-We, under the name Yoshimi and Yuka. Tokyo , literally Eastern capital)   is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, the home of the Japanese Imperial Family, and the de facto[1] capital of Japan. ... Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Miho Hatori Miho Hatori (b. ... Cibo Matto was a New York City-based band formed by Miho Hatori and Yuka Honda in 1994. ... Sean Taro Ono Lennon (aka Sean Ono Lennon, born October 9, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor. ... Into the Sun is the 1998 debut album by Sean Lennon. ... Yoko Ono Lennon (born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese musician and artist best known as the widow of John Lennon of The Beatles. ... Dave Douglas (born March 24, 1963) is a U.S. jazz trumpeter and composer whose music is notable for drawing on many non-jazz musical styles, including classical music, European folk music and klezmer. ... Susie Ibarra is an American percussionist and composer of jazz, opera, experimental, and avant-garde music. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Trevor Dunn (born January 30, 1968 in Eureka, California)) is an American musician. ... John Zorn (born September 2, 1953 in NYC, USA) is an avant-garde Jewish American composer and saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist. ... See Tzadik for other meanings of the word. ... Boredoms (ボアダムス) are an avant-garde rock band from Osaka, Japan formed in 1986, although some date the band to bedroom tape experiments beginning in 1982. ... Yoshimi P-We is a Japanese musician best known for her role as the first, and perhaps primary drummer in the Japanese rock band, Boredoms. ... Yoshimi and Yuka was a collaboration between musicians Yoshimi P-We (of Boredoms, OOIOO, UFO or Die et al) and Yuka Honda (solo artist and former member of Cibo Matto). ...

In 2006 Yuka played keyboards on Sean Lennon's album Friendly Fire. She is currently supporting Lennon while he is on tour. Friendly Fire is the second studio album by Sean Lennon. ...

Solo discography

• Memories Are My Only Witness (2002)
• Eucademix (2004)

Producer

• Cibo Matto, Super Relax (1997)
• Cibo Matto, Into the Sun (1998)
• Sean Lennon, Stereo Type A (1999)

Super Relax is an EP by Cibo Matto released in 1997. ... Into the Sun is the 1998 debut album by Sean Lennon. ... Stereo Type A is an album by Cibo Matto released in 1999. ...

External links

• Electric Dream Music Interview with Yuka Honda about Memories Are My Only Witness
• Yuka Honda on Tzadik
• History of Cibo Matto