LONDON
(CelebrityAccess MediaWire) -- Songwriter and Violinist Diana Yukawa is on the
brink of something extraordinary.
Having
released 3 solo albums with Sony and BMG/RCA the half English half Japanese 26
year old feels that she has finally created the sound she has be striving for.
Diana’s life story is film worthy, melodramatically so. In 1985, her father
died in the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123, the deadliest single-aircraft
accident in history. Born a month later, Diana was moved back to London where
she was raised.
Diana’s
colourful career to date has seen her perform at many prestigious venues all
over the world. More recently she has dazzled audiences at Tivoli Festival,
Burj Dubai for the 2012 New Year Concert, to a sold-out Hollywood Bowl, 100’000
people at the Dubai World Cup, 60’000 people at a Khalifa Stadium in Qatar,
with Katherine Jenkins in concert and headlining for Picnic Concerts at Kenwood
House in London.
Q
So what
is this “new sound” all about?
A Well, it's all about a long
musical journey I have been on to create the music I've been so passionate to
make. It's combining different sounds that I love with the violin and finding
the right balance of electronic and acoustic. It's about love - love for music!
Q How would you describe it?
A It's really hard to describe,
but I suppose you could say it's a blend of classical and electronic. It lends
itself really well to visuals, because I think it's very atmospheric and
emotive - lots of people say it sounds very filmy.
Q Which genre would you find it in
a record shop
A Ha! I have no idea… Let's make a
new genre. "Modern Classical".
Q What do you enjoy the most about
what you do?
A I love all the creative aspects
of what I do but I think performing is my favourite part, as it means what
you've been working so hard at, what you have put so much blood and sweat into
has its chance to connect with the audience. You hope that your music will mean
something to another person, a stranger, anybody. So when you can see and feel
that it is having a positive impact on someone listening, it's a pretty
wonderful feeling.
Q What is your goal with your
music?
A My goal is to create music that
connects with listeners and to also reach people who perhaps wouldn't
ordinarily listen to my kind of music, or more "classical" and
instrumental music. I want my music to evoke emotions.. it's really as simple
as that.
Q Where did it all begin?
A It all began when I was five
years old and begging my mother for a violin. When she finally gave in, I fell
in love with the violin and very soon declared that I was going to grow up and
become a professional violinist. Nothing has changed 21 years later.
Q What do you want your listeners
to get from your music?
A I simply want them to connect
with it and hopefully enjoy listening to it and whatever journey the music will
take them on…
Q Originally a violinist, did
songwriting come naturally to you?
A Not exactly, coming away from
doing things the classical way, it was hard to even think I could be worthy of
creating music of my own. It was quite a long and hard process, but the longer
I have been on that path, the more I love it and find new ways of being
creative and writing music. It has been a necessary part of evolving as an
artist and not just being a musician. It's important to always keep growing and
learning new things.
Q What’s your greatest Achievement
musically?
A I have no idea, I don't really
have one! Once I've finished a piece of music, an album, a project or a
concert, I move on from it quite quickly and want to start the next thing and
make sure it's getting better than whatever happened previously. I guess my
greatest achievement is when/if my music speaks to someone's soul. I'm pretty
happy with that :)
Q Are you working on any other
projects?
A Well I'm currently working on my
new music, which I've just started putting online so people can get to hear the
new sound if they want to. It's been a long journey to this point, but I'm
really excited at how things are coming together and what the next album is
hopefully shaping up to be.
Q Any Plans for collaborations?
A I'm currently working with John
Foxx and Benge on an album we have been working on for a little while. I'm
loving exploring a new direction and how our different influences are coming
together and creating something quite unexpected. It's sounding really
beautiful and I can't wait to find out how people will respond to it!
Q What/Who are your Musical
inspirationsI have so many inspirations…
A I love people like Jascha
Heifetz and Fritz Kreisler to artists at the other end of the spectrum, like
Massive Attack, Radiohead and Antony & The Johnsons. What they all have in
common is that their music comes from the heart. Music isn't about labels,
categories or boundaries. Good music is good music - a language that we can all
understand.
Q Final thought?
A Green tea ice-cream
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