MAYUMI YAMAZAKI
MAYUMI YAMAZAKI

Artist Profile

MAYUMI YAMAZAKI

Mayumi Yamazaki is a singer-songwriter who overcame illness and her music  brings listeners a sense of hope.  Mayumi has been a musician her whole life. She began studying piano at the age of three, and started singing in college after joining her first band.But it was as vocalist for the rock band "PLINGMIN" that Mayumi's musical career kicked off in earnest.  In 2008 PLINGMIN signed with the label Ki/oon Music, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan, and played festivals and shows across Japan. During this time, she cultivated her rhythmic and tonal prowess, developing a beautifully clear tone and technique to cut through the aggressive rock sound of the group. After band's break up in 2010, Mayumi turned her focus to a solo vocal projects.In May of 2015, she released a solo pop rock album "POPGRAM".After a successful solo show in 2016, however, a routine health check detected the early stage of cancer, and she was forced to take a break from music to receive treatment. But 2017 is the year of revival, and Mayumi has returned to the music scene with newfound motivation. In 2018, she released the album "Hanbunco" which was recorded in New York City. In 2022, after surviving the Covid-19, mayumi gradually resumed her live activities. She also began production for a new release.

Genre: Chill Pop
Active area: Tokyo
Glasswerks Records