Yuka C. Honda

(she/her)

Composer, Performer
New York, NY
The Sound of Science

Yuka C. Honda is best known for the band Cibo Matto, which she co-founded with Miho Hatori in 1994 and in which she created a unique one-person-band sound by triggering samples 'live.' She has produced recordings by, as well as recorded and performed with, a wide range of musicians including Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon, Martha Wainwright, Laurie Anderson, Kimbra, and Nels Cline. She has released three solo albums, and, amidst various diverse and ongoing projects, she currently performs as a solo electronics artists under the name EUCADEMIX. Born in Tokyo, Honda spent parts of her childhood in Germany and Denmark before eventually landing in New York City. Her various international experiences growing up have had a major influence Yuka C. Honda’s on her music, in which her primary interest is in the integration of elements which may initially seem foreign. As such, her work naturally defies the concepts of genres, borders, and barriers.