Caroline Lufkin
Born (1981-01-09) January 9, 1981
Okinawa, Japan
GenresIndietronica
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2004–present
LabelsTemporary Residence Limited
Websitecarolinelufkin.com

Caroline Lufkin (born January 9, 1981) is a Japanese-American musician and the younger sister of the Japanese pop singer Olivia Lufkin. Caroline's music been released by Temporary Residence Ltd. Caroline is also a full-time member of Mice Parade (FatCat Records).

Biography

Originally from Okinawa, Japan, Caroline Lufkin graduated from the Berklee School of Music in Boston in 2003. After graduating, she moved to Tokyo and began working on an album. Before signing with her current label, she had been working on an album in the Japanese music industry where she was being groomed to be a Japanese pop singer. However, she left because of differencing in views on her music stating that "they kept on telling me to change things and I didn't want to change them... They were trying to make the music super-pop and I couldn't quite deal with it."[1] She made ripples across the Japanese pop music scene when she famously walked away from a lucrative major label contract that virtually guaranteed the same kind of bright-light super-stardom that had made her sister Olivia a household name in Tokyo.

Instead, Caroline decided to write, perform and records her own songs and owns began a search for indie labels. "Where's My Love?", her first song, was posted on her MySpace page in late 2004. The song went viral. She sent TRL an e-mail, asking if she could send in a demo, and included a link to her MySpace page. A few days later, Jeremy deVine, the founder and co-operator of the label, wanted to sign her to the label.[1]

"Where's My Love?" was officially released as a single on October 25, 2005, but was also distributed during the previous month. On March 6, 2006, Caroline released her first album, Murmurs, and soon after held her first live show at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, on March 17 at the Whisky Bar.[2]

In 2007, Caroline was asked to join Mice Parade of FatCat Records. She is now a full-time and touring member of Mice Parade and appeared on their singles, "What It Means To Be Left-Handed" (2010) and "Candela" (2013). Caroline has also collaborated with many artists and bands including Saxon Shore ("This Place"), Her Space Holiday, Lite ("Arch" and "Time Machine"), DJ Baku ("Buddha Boy"), and Anamanaguchi ("Sunset by Plane").

Caroline 2nd full album released "Verdugo Hills" (2011) and "Verdugo Hills Remixes" (2012) through Temporary Residence Limited.

In 2016, Caroline collaborated with relative, Masaru Shimabukuro who is one-third of Begin, the most successful band from Okinawa. They formed a group called Island Bag on the major record label Avex Trax, covering in English the number one hit song Uminokoe (written by Masaru Shimabukuro). The song played on AU commercials.

Caroline was also the voice of the Uniqlo Wake Up app for iOS, on which she collaborated with Yoko Kanno and Cornelius.[3] Caroline is also known to lend her musicianship, whether singing, writing or both, to anime, commercials, and video games. Her clients include Netflix's Ghost in the Shell, Coded Arms Assault, Final Fantasy, Nikon, Gunze, NTT, Disney, Suntory, etc. Her work continues sometimes under different aliases.

Discography

Albums

  • Murmurs CD - Temporary Residence Limited March 7, 2006
  • Murmurs Mixes iTunes digital album - Temporary Residence Limited January 8, 2008
  • Verdugo Hills CD / LP - January 2011
  • Verdugo Hills Remixes iTunes/LP - July 24, 2012

Collaborations

  • Saxon Shore - It Doesn't Matter LP ("This Place")
  • Mice Parade - What It Means to Be Left-Handed LP
  • Mice Parade - Candela LP
  • Mice Parade - Live: England vs. France
  • Lite - Past, Present, Future EP ("Arch", "Time Machine")
  • DJ Baku - Buddha Boy featuring Caroline
  • Island Bag - Stars in the Sand
  • Anamanaguchi -"Sunset by Plane" 2019
  • Mice Parade - "Eisa Dancers" December Single 2020
  • Mice Parade - Lapapọ LP 2022
  • Netflix's Ghost In The Shell: SAC_2045 Season 2 ("Find Me") 2022

Background vocals

Singles

  • "Where's My Love?" CD single - Temporary Residence Limited October 25, 2005
  • "Sunrise" CD single - Temporary Residence Limited October 2, 2006

Compilations

  • TRL100: Thankful ("Wonderlust") CD - 2006, Temporary Residence Limited
  • Destroy Independent Music! CD sampler - 2007, Temporary Residence Limited

References

  1. 1 2 Caroline Interview: The Red Alert Archived September 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved February 2, 2016
  2. ↑ South by Southwest Festivals Archived April 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved April 26, 2008
  3. ↑ "UNIQLO WAKE UP". AppsMeNow. Apps Me Now / Best Mobile Applications. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
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