Momoyo The LIZARD
In 1979, LIZARD released the debut album with Punk sound using synths produced by Jean Jacques Burnel in Stranglers. Momoyo, a leader of the band, is the free producer of Japanese Rock scene.....
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
....1980 released 2nd album'BABYLON ROCKER'. 1981 released 3rd album'GYMNOPEDIA'Neuromantic Album. and I let the Band dissolve once. 1982-1987 'LIZARD'I worked as a project under same name.It was not a band any longer.And I was going down the underground. And Now, The Project was rebeared as the AI program in BABYLONIC STUDIO. Latest work is the sound track of 'Alexander' a animation film made in the Republic of Korea. At same time working as the producer of i-wave.net, i-wave.com, the next coming dual music-sites for EAST, Hongkong, Macao, Singapore, Tokyo.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Yes, Under the name of "Momoyo and The LIZARD" "LIZARD" "LIZARD@type ƒ/ƒ".
Your musical influences
Geisha who lived in a neighborhood.The drum which I learned at the time of festival.The Noh which I watched at the Imperial Palace at the time of junior high school. //Donovan, Ray Davis, Barret, Ziggy, Bolan, Doors, LOU, NICO, CALE, Ronson, Hunter, For My Teenage// PERE UBU, TELEVISION, MAGAZINE, STRANGLED JJ, For MY 20 generations//...add now, I have the musical influences from everything around me
What equipment do you use?
PC is my main equipment. And Old Tube Equipments, Some POD-preamp, Roland guitar Midi controller.
Anything else?
I want to contact with the cyber musicians all over the world.