Phosphenes: The Debut Album by mātu

Phosphenes is the debut album by matu, released on Ultraphonic label.
Industry release: 30th January 2017
Public release: 24th February 2017

mātu is creative duo, Diana Yukawa, violinist/composer and John Rushton producer/composer.

Diana and John collectively have over 40 years experience and play to their individual creative talents and experience. matu craft powerful soundtracks that blend emotive keys and strings, fused in an electronic, classical ether.

The duo’s output is focused towards enhancing and enriching narratives for film, television, commercials, video games and special events - from minimal, ambient acoustic to full orchestra recording.

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Diana Yukawa to Release New EP This December

Diana to Release New EP this December

Spaces Between Shadows is the latest release from Violinist and Composer Diana Yukawa.
The Extended EP, features new tracks as well as the pieces performed on this years festival circuit.

A limited edition signed CD release is scheduled for 18th December 2015 with only 1000 signed copies being made available.

Pre Order now; http://tmstor.es/dysbs

The digital release will follow on 22nd January 2016.

Listen;


Limited Edition CD Release: 18.12.15
Digital Download Release: 22.01.16

Co-written and produced by John-Paul Rushton, Tom Ingleby and Tom Evans. The album was mixed and Mastered by Andy Booth.

Diana Yukawa to Headline at London’s Famous Jazz Cafe

After a very busy run of the Summer Festivals, Composer and Violinist Diana Yukawa will headline at the world famous Camden Jazz Café.

The composer and solo violinist will take the stage to perform music from her latest album release alongside her producer. Diana will also be support by a great host of truly fantastic musicians, expected to be announced shortly.

The Jazz Cafe is one of London’s most iconic live music venues, and has played host to the likes of Cameo, Lemar, Lana Del Ray, Solomon Burke, Jose Feliciano, Faithless, Bobby Womack, Grandmaster Flash and Mica Paris to name but a few and soon, Diana Yukawa. With a capacity of 420, it is one of London’s premier intimate venue.

Diana comments “I am really pleased to be playing in what feels like my own back garden”. Whilst Diana is a resident of a neighbouring borough of London, Camden is an area she frequents and is incredibly fond of.

Diana is also excited to have recently finished her collaborative album with electronic pioneer John Foxx and Benge. The new group “Ghost Harmonic” have been working at Benge’s MemeTune Studios in Shoreditch, London over the last couple of years, creating the Ghost Harmonic sound - a combination of the purity of Diana Yukawa’s violin with the complexity and textured noise of analogue machinery. Read more here; Ghost Harmonic

The violinist and composers solo work has been celebrated globally – from having her debut album reach number one in Japan to playing to a sold out Hollywood Bowl with Paul Oakenfold, playing the Dubai World cup and the Royal Albert Hall and collaborating with Craig Armstrong and Jeff Beck. Now Diana brings her revolutionary sound to Camden Jazz Café.

Diana Yukawa is a virtuoso on the violin, writing and performing a new breed of music best described as Electronic Classical.


Diana Yukawa + Special Guests
Wednesday 26th August 2015, 7:00 pm
Tickets: £7 adv

The Jazz Café Camden
5 Parkway, London, NW1 7PG
Presented by MAMA Group

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Diana Confirmed for 2015 Somersault Festival

Diana Yukawa is thrilled to announce her performance at the 2015 Somersault Festival. Now in its 2nd year, Diana will take the stage with her producer to perform her latest music, due for official release later in 2015.

The festival is back for 2015 after its sell-out debut saw a previously unimagined festival concept come to life. Created by the team behind the award-winning Wilderness Festival, Somersault promises five days of stripped-back happiness and blissful outdoor life. With seaside escapades, field trips, trekking, mountain biking, horse riding, surfing, craft and culture, wellbeing and yoga and other excursions augmenting the international music programming.

Long table feasts from headline restaurant partners sit alongside landscape theatre and outdoor spectacles. A riverside wellbeing area nestles close to a secret forest glade where late night parties hum. Alternative circus and street theatre meet international music stars. Archery, falconry and survival camps beside volleyball tournaments.

Somersault’s home is a magical, rambling corner of North Devon. A mystical garden punctuated with lakes, 18th century temples, breath-taking viewpoints and the river Bray. Rolling hillsides, majestic trees, endless skies. The perfect place for camping out under the stars, for adventure, exploring, outdoor pursuits, tree-climbing, nature-loving and seaside adventures. Castle Hill is just 19 miles from Croyde – North Devon’s epic sandy surf beach and village steeped in old-world charm.


The festival vibe is special: inseparable from that uniquely west coast, laid back state of mind. Our partners Surfers Against Sewage are a huge influence and champion our environmental values. The environmental charity protects the UK’s oceans, waves and beaches via community action, campaigning, education and scientific research. They offer a fantastic presence at the festival, co-ordinating off-site surf escapades and curating an onsite programme of music, art, talks and plenty more.

23rd – 27th July 2015
The Castle Hill Estate
Filleigh
Barnstaple
Devon
England
EX32 0RH

Somersault Festival 2015
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Diana Nominated for Arts and Culture Award

Diana Yukawa has be nominated for the Arts and Culture Award at the 2015 Asian Women Achievement Awards.

This award recognises women flourishing the world of performing and visual arts, arts management, creative writing and on-screen arts. Diana said “she is truly honoured to have been shortlisted for this awards”.

Diana is amongst fifty other accomplished women, who have been shortlisted for the 2015 Asian Women of Achievement Awards. Now in its 16th year and in association with RBS, the event aims to highlight the often overlooked contribution that Asian women make to sectors including business, sport and culture.

In addition to the Songwriter and Solo Violinist, this year’s shortlist includes Shelina Janmohamed, vice-president of Ogilvy Noor, the world’s first Islamic branding agency. Lucy Choi, the entrepreneurial niece of shoe tycoon Jimmy Choo, is also shortlisted, along with Farah Dakhlallah, Arabic spokesperson for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.

The awards, which will be held in London on 19 May, were founded by Pinky Lilani, who received an OBE in 2007 for her work to celebrate women’s achievements.

Referring to this year’s shortlist, Pinky said: “What really makes me happy is seeing these women who are hugely talented but are so collaborative, very kind and humble. They all seem so honoured to be involved.”

The awards will take place just before Diana takes to the stage at this year’s Innocent Unplugged and Wilderness Festival.

Diana is also due to release her collaborative album, Codex by Ghost Harmonic (John Foxx and Benge) earlier the same month. 

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Ghost Harmonic Website

Innocent Unplugged Festival Announces Diana

 

Innocent Drinks has announced that it will run its first music festival, Innocent Unplugged this May bank holiday weekend at a secret woodland location in Kent.

The 2015 line-up includes Electronic Classical Violinist and Songwriter, Diana Yukawa as well as Norman Jay, The Correspondents, Grace Dent, Morning Glory, Plump DJs, Camila Batmanghelidjh and many more.

Innocent Unplugged - A weekend off the grid.

Take a walk into the woods, pitch your tent and disconnect from frantic, fast paced city life at innocent unplugged. An off-the-grid weekend festival with a difference.

At the secret woodland location just outside London you can switch off your phone, park your stress and pause your status updates. There’s no wifi, 3G, or traditional electricity -just goodness. Any power we use will be generated by you and the sun.

For Diana, Innocent Unplugged Festival will be straight after the release of Diana brand new collaborative album “Codex”, by “Ghost Harmonic”. The group comprises solo violinist Diana Yukawa, electronic pioneer John Foxx and his collaborator in John Foxx And The Maths - Benge. The trio have been working at Benge’s MemeTune Studios in Shoreditch, London over the last couple of years, creating the Ghost Harmonic sound - a combination of the purity of Diana Yukawa’s violin with the complexity and textured noise of analogue machinery.

The songwriter and violinist is also nearing the release of her 4th solo, studio album, anticipated to be released later in the year. Innocent Unplugged audience goers can expect to hear the latest tracks, straight out of the studio, anticipated for the next album.

23rd to 25th May 2015 at a secret location in Kent – just outside of London.
Tickers are free and will be released in waves… Over 18’s only.
http://www.innocentunplugged.com

An unplugged programme

Our programme will be a range of spoken word, music, entertainers, dining and acts.

We will have a main stage powered by people, a banquet hall, an outdoor spa and teepees in clearings amongst a beautiful wooded area.

Any power used will be human generated or through solar panels

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Diana Returns to Wilderness Festival for 2015

Songwriter and violinist Diana Yukawa will return to the Wilderness Stage again at Wilderness Festival 2015.

Diana's performance at Wilderness in 2014 was extremely well received by the orgonisers;

“Diana’s stage presence and performance is mesmerising and she is an absolute pleasure to deal with. Her performance on the Wilderness Stage as the sun went down over the festival in 2014 was a highlight of the weekend"

Björk, Ben Howard and George Clinton will headline this year’s Wilderness Festival as it returns to Cornbury Park for the fifth time.

The festival will kick off with Björk showcasing music from her latest album Vulnicura.

Fellow headliner George Clinton will share the stage with Parliament and Funkadelic—performing a combination of classic hits and funk music from his upcoming album First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate.

Wilderness will wrap up with Brit Award winner Ben Howard on the Sunday night.

The varied line-up will feature disco artist Roisin Murphy, French electro-swing septet Caravan Palace and English reggae group Will and the People as well as songwriter and violinist Diana Yukawa.





There will be also be a number of theatre performances from companies such as the Old Vic New Voice and Oxford Shakespeare Company, as well as restaurant pop-ups from HIX and Moror for foodies.

Set at Cornbury Park in Oxfordshire, Wilderness Festival will take place this summer from 6-9 August. Adult weekend tickets are £165.99.
To Book and for more Info: http://www.wildernessfestival.com/ 

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