Caroline Lufkin (born January 9, 1981) is a Japanese-American

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and the younger sister of the Japanese pop singer Olivia Lufkin. Caroline's music been released by Temporary Residence Ltd. Caroline is also a full-time member of

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(FatCat Records).

Biography

Originally from Okinawa, Japan, Caroline Lufkin graduated from the Berklee School of Music in Boston in 2003. After graduating, she moved to Tokyo and began working on an album. Before signing with her current label, she had been working on an album in the Japanese music industry where she was being groomed to be a Japanese pop singer. However, she left because of differencing in views on her music stating that "they kept on telling me to change things and I didn't want to change them... They were trying to make the music super-pop and I couldn't quite deal with it."Caroline Interview: The Red Alert
Retrieved February 2, 2016 She made ripples across the Japanese pop music scene when she famously walked away from a lucrative major label contract that virtually guaranteed the same kind of bright-light super-stardom that had made her sister Olivia a household name in Tokyo. Instead, Caroline decided to write, perform and records her own songs and owns began a search for indie labels. "Where's My Love?", her first song, was posted on her MySpace page in late 2004. She sent TRL an e-mail, asking if she could send in a demo, and included a link to her MySpace page. A few days later,

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, the founder and co-operator of the label, wanted to sign her to the label. "Where's My Love?" was officially released as a single on October 25, 2005, but was also distributed during the previous month. On March 6, 2006, Caroline released her first album, '' Murmurs'', and soon after held her first live show at the

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music festival in Austin, Texas, on March 17 at the Whisky Bar.South by Southwest Festivals
Retrieved April 26, 2008 In 2007, Caroline was asked to join Mice Parade of FatCat Records. She is now a full-time and touring member of Mice Parade and appeared on their singles, "What It Means To Be Left-Handed" (2010) and "Candela" (2013). Caroline has also collaborated with many artists and bands including Saxon Shore ("This Place"), Her Space Holiday and Lite ("Arch" and "Time Machine"). Recently, Caroline released "Verdugo Hills" (2011) and "Verdugo Hills Remixes" (2012) through Temporary Residence Limited. Caroline was also the voice of the Uniqlo Wake Up app for iOS, on which she collaborated with Yoko Kanno and Cornelius.

Discography

Albums *'' Murmurs'' CD - Temporary Residence Limited March 7, 2006 *''Murmurs Mixes''

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digital album - Temporary Residence Limited January 8, 2008 *''Verdugo Hills'' CD / LP - January 2011 *''Verdugo Hills Remixes'' iTunes/LP - July 24, 2012 Collaborations *

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- ''It Doesn't Matter'' LP ("This Place") *

- ''What It Means to Be Left-Handed'' LP *Mice Parade - ''Candela'' LP *Mice Parade - ''Live: England vs. France'' *Lite - ''Past, Present, Future'' EP ("Arch", "Time Machine") *DJ Baku - Buddha Boy featuring Caroline *Island Bag - Stars in the Sand *Anamanaguchi -"Sunset by Plane" 2019 *Mice Parade - "Eisa Dancers" December Single 2020 *Mice Parade - ''Lapapọ'' LP Background vocals * Her Space Holiday - '' Her Space Holiday'' ("Black Cat Balloons", "Shonanoka", "The Hummingbirds", "Come On All You Soldiers", "Death of a Writer") Singles *" Where's My Love?" CD single - Temporary Residence Limited October 25, 2005 *" Sunrise" CD single - Temporary Residence Limited October 2, 2006 Compilations * ''TRL100: Thankful'' ("Wonderlust") CD - 2006, Temporary Residence Limited * ''

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'' CD sampler - 2007, Temporary Residence Limited

References

External links

Official websiteNew Music magazine 2005 (Google books)Caroline's MurmursLufkin SistersDusted magazine feature 2005Juice Online interview 2008
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lufkin, Caroline 1981 births Living people Berklee College of Music alumni American women musicians of Japanese descent American people of Okinawan descent People from Okinawa Prefecture Musicians from Okinawa Prefecture 21st-century Japanese women singers 21st-century Japanese singers Temporary Residence Limited artists Mice Parade members