Caroline Lufkin (born January 9, 1981) is a

Japanese-American are Americans of Japanese ancestry. Japanese Americans were among the three largest Asian American ethnic communities during the 20th century; but, according to the 2000 census, they have declined in number to constitute the sixth largest Asia ...

musician A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who wri ...

and the younger sister of the Japanese pop singer

Olivia Lufkin Olivia Lufkin (born December 9, 1979), professionally known as Olivia, is a Japanese-American bilingual singer and songwriter.

. Caroline's music been released by Temporary Residence Ltd. Caroline is also a full-time member of

Mice Parade Mice Parade is an American shoegaze band from New York City, led by percussionist Adam Pierce. ''Mice Parade'' is an anagram of Pierce's name. Biography Adam Pierce started Mice Parade as a solo project while he also played in groups including ...

(FatCat Records).

Biography

Originally from

Okinawa is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi). Naha is the capital and largest city ...

, Japan, Caroline Lufkin graduated from the

Berklee School of Music Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level cours ...

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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

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. 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, Jeremy deVine, 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

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, 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

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, on which she collaborated with

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and Cornelius.

Discography

Albums *'' Murmurs'' CD -

Temporary Residence Limited Temporary Residence Limited (shortened TRL) is a Brooklyn, New York-based record label. TRL was started in Louisville, Kentucky in 1996 by Jeremy DeVine, and initially concentrated on releasing music by Louisville-based bands.

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 *

Saxon Shore The Saxon Shore ( la, litus Saxonicum) was a military command of the late Roman Empire, consisting of a series of fortifications on both sides of the Channel. It was established in the late 3rd century and was led by the "Count of the Saxon Shor ...

- ''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 is the recording moniker of indietronic and indie rock artist Marc Bianchi. History Marc Bianchi began as a musician in the California hardcore scene. He was a part of Indian Summer and Mohinder before assuming the moniker "He ...

- ''

'' ("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 *"

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" 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