Maria Japyellow

"Music is the way to speak to God"    Maria Takeuchi aka ÉMU is a multi-instrumental music producer and audio+visual artist based in Brooklyn from Japan. Her synesthetic composition appeals to other senses beyond hearing, expresses philosophy and emotion inspired by nature, nostalgia, and friction in abstract, as if to paint on canvas by colored sound. Her sound is easily “visualized” by listeners. Maria co-directed and composed sound for an experimental film "as·phyx·i·a" with 3D artist Frederico Phillips.  "as·phyx·i·a" was selected as a New Directors Shortlist by Saatchi & Saatchi, showcased at Cannes Lions and MoMA. It appeared on nearly 200 international mediums including BBC, Daily Planet, TIME, Washinton post, and Microsoft commecial.  She released 1st album “Doppelgänger” in 2012. Her minimal compositions show merging the contrast between analog and digital, harmony and disharmony with a refined avant-garde touch. ‘Grey Water’ was created for the exhibition “INDEPENSENSE” by Giuseppe Mastromatteo, and other tracks were created for an experimental art film, Project "O" The 2nd album “NEUTRALISM” focuses on the depth of audio with her devotion of music experience for decades, and creates an experimental imaginable journey.