WHO IS MERZBOW? Merzbow is mainly Masami Akita, with his wife Reiko A. helping out on occasion, and other people, such as Bara the butoh dancer who helps out as needed live or on record.. BIOGRAPHY: Born 1956 in Tokyo, Japan Graduated Tamagawa University, Art Department; majoring in Painting & Art Theory Worked as an editor of several magazines Became a freelance writer for several books, magazines Favourite area of writing is: Art; Avant-garde Music; and Post-Modern Culture Formed Japanese premier noise group MERZBOW in 1981 Released over 50 records and CDs, to date Continues to perform and record as MERZBOW Has worked with many different media: Butoh Dance; Performance; Art Installation; Video; Film; CD ROM etc Toured Russia in 1988, U.S.A in 1990, Korea in 1991, & Europe in 1989 & 1992

Merzbow Plays: Porta Two 4 Track cassette recorder DAT Recorders Cassette Recorders Filter Bank FB3 Mk 2 Maxon DM 1000 Korg DRV 1000 Reverb Unit Roland SDE 1000 Delay Unit EMS Synthi 'A' Synthesiser Moog Rogue Synthesiser Therematic Theremin Ishimashi Theremin Novation Bass Station Synthesiser Various contact mic units Ring Modulator Various Junk Metallic Tools Various Effects Pedals Leader High & Low Frequency Generator Relaxation Alpha Wave Generator Stargazer Mind Expansion Sound Visualiser Novation Synthe Rack