Artist Profile
tomokoShe used to live in L.A.
“tomoko” is a versatile singer who expresses herself through a broad range of voice and mood, taking listeners on a captivating musical journey. She sings with a rich, full voice and her style is smooth yet powerful, sophisticated and natural. Her voice remains in the mind almost as an instinct, as though it has always been there.
An accomplished lyricist as well as a talented vocalist, tomoko perform her own material accompanying herself with piano in Japan, now. She used to perform with her group In Blue to audiences throughout southern California as she is “tomoko” – material that the group recorded on CD as “silence” by In Blue. Though her singing is influenced by jazz, tomoko's tastes and capabilities vary widely. Her repertoire includes the pop and R&B standards of such artists as Whitney Houston, Bette Midler, Sade, and others – a list she often draws on when singing solo to her own piano accompaniment.
“tomoko” writes songs about life, about love, about truth, and hints that there is a better way. Some of her songs, such as Overwhelming, point to the cruelty in life that we are sometimes expected to take for granted, while the lyrics of Silence suggest the battle to separate truth from lies. Whatever she writes, “tomoko” makes strong use of imagery and poetry to get her message across. The message always provokes thought and contemplation.
Genre: pop
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