Tomo Yasuda (better known as Tomo) is a Japanese-American electronic musician, who is based out of San Francisco. He has recorded as a solo artist, and as a member of the bands The Boy Explodes, Hey willpower, and

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. Tomo's first recorded release was ''"Death Rock Booty Call"'' (2003), with his band The Boy Explodes. This project included singer Shane Frink and drummer Ryan Brundage, and was described by the San Francisco Bay Guardian as ''"gloomy", "melancholic", " disco punk", " screamo", "dark, emotional music", "reverbed-out ghosts of Bauhaus, the Cure, and Joy Division, as well as

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",'' belied by a colorful, even cheerful physical appearance. Next came two recordings with

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and their dance pop group hey willpower; "Hey willpower" (2005) and "PDA" (2006). (See main article.) In 2006 Tomo released a solo record called ''Too Many Birthdays'', from his own label called "The Daft Alliance". Collaborators included Nathan Burazer (of

), Nathan Berlinguette (of Creation is Crucifixion),

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( Devendra Banhart collaborator), and Window Window. The label states that: In the year 2007 Tomo joined

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External links

The Daft Alliance Official WebSitehey willpower Official WebSitehey willpower MySpace

References

Musicians from California American electronic musicians American musicians of Japanese descent Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-electronic-musician-stub