Toyo Tsutsuli
Encyclopedia
is a Taiwan
ese indie singer-songwriter
, film director
and artist
. Because his past musical participation was focused on the market in Japan, his first name in Chinese was used as his artist name in Japanese pronunciation. Toyo was born in a Taiwanese
family but he is a Dutch
origin from his mother's ancestry. Toyo speaks three languages, Chinese, English and Japanese.
music. In 2007, he went to Japan
alone to participate in some auditions and master his Japanese
. In 2008, he was signed by a talent agency Artholik in Tokyo
however it didn’t go well. After half of year he was back to Taiwan
and stopped his career as a singer. Until 2009, he opened his myspace
page. His style was close to some Japanese visual bands and started to get noticed but his music talent was still doubted by some people.
pop music
and released his first English single “WONDER
”. Soon it was played on HomeGrownRadioNJ in US and the other indie Radios in Europe
. In the End of 2010, He released his first English Album “Surreal Party”. In 2011, Toyo set a page Send Love to Japan for Japan earthquake on facebook and in April 9 he released "Live Again" as a theme song with music video on Youtube. In the end of 2011, He released his second English Album “NOUVEAU”.
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
ese indie singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
. Because his past musical participation was focused on the market in Japan, his first name in Chinese was used as his artist name in Japanese pronunciation. Toyo was born in a Taiwanese
Taiwanese people
Taiwanese people may refer to individuals who either claim or are imputed cultural identity focused on the island of Taiwan and/or Taiwan Area which have been governed by the Republic of China since 1945...
family but he is a Dutch
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
origin from his mother's ancestry. Toyo speaks three languages, Chinese, English and Japanese.
Before 2008 : Japan
Toyo used to sing J-popJ-pop
, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...
music. In 2007, he went to Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
alone to participate in some auditions and master his Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
. In 2008, he was signed by a talent agency Artholik in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
however it didn’t go well. After half of year he was back to Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
and stopped his career as a singer. Until 2009, he opened his myspace
Myspace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page. His style was close to some Japanese visual bands and started to get noticed but his music talent was still doubted by some people.
After 2010 : Electronic pop music
In 2010, Toyo changed his genre to electronicElectronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
pop music
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and released his first English single “WONDER
Wonder
Wonder most commonly refers to:* Wonder , an emotion comparable to surprise that people feel when perceiving something rare or unexpected.Wonder may also refer to:In fiction* Wonder Boys, a 1995 novel by Michael Chabon...
”. Soon it was played on HomeGrownRadioNJ in US and the other indie Radios in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. In the End of 2010, He released his first English Album “Surreal Party”. In 2011, Toyo set a page Send Love to Japan for Japan earthquake on facebook and in April 9 he released "Live Again" as a theme song with music video on Youtube. In the end of 2011, He released his second English Album “NOUVEAU”.
Music Career
Without the support from major records industries, Toyo not only performed, produced, mixed and mastered all his albums by himself but also music videos including the art designs of his work. At present, Toyo has become one of the popular independent musicians through the internet.Album
| Release Date | Studio album | Available |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-10-02 | Surreal Party
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| 2011-10-15 | "NOUVEAU Nouveau A nouveau, or vin primeur, is a French wine which may, under the Appellation d'origine contrôlée regulations, be sold in the same year in which it was harvested. The most widely exported nouveau wine is Beaujolais nouveau which is released on the third Thursday of November, often only a few weeks... "
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Music videos
| Release date | song title | version |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-01 | WONDER | Clip |
| 2010-06-02 | Flavor | Full |
| 2010-09-01 | EVERY YOU | Full |
| 2010-11-29 | Certain Night | Full |
| 2011-02-02 | Twilight | Full |
| 2011-04-09 | Live again | Full |
| 2011-10-15 | Dancing alone | Full |
Awards
- Youtube – # 4 Most Subscribed (All Time) - Musicians - Taiwan
- sidetrackrecords.com – feature home page artist in September, 2010; double feature home page artist in July, 2011 - US