Masami Akita

Quick Facts

Full Name	Masami Akita
Occupation	Recording Artist
Date Of Birth	Dec 19, 1956(1956-12-19)
Age	68
Birthplace	Tokyo
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Masami Akita Biography

Masami Akita is one of the most popular and richest Recording Artist who was born on December 19, 1956 in Tokyo, Japan.

Masami Akita was born in Tokyo, Japan on December 19, 1956. He listened to psychedelic music, progressive rock, and later free jazz in his youth, all of which have influenced his noise. In high school he became the drummer of various high school bands, which he left due to the other members being “grass-smoking Zappa freaks”. By this time, he and high school friend Kiyoshi Mizutani had started playing improvised rock at studio sessions that Akita describes as “long jam sessions along the lines of Ash Ra Tempel or Can but we didn’t have any psychedelic taste”.

Merzbow (メルツバウ , Merutsubau) is a Japanese noise project started in 1979 by Masami Akita (秋田 昌美 , Akita Masami) . Merzbow is best known for a style of harsh, confrontational noise. Since 1980, Akita has released over 400 recordings and has collaborated with various artists.

Masami Akita Net Worth

Masami Akita is one of the richest Recording Artist from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Masami Akita 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Merzbow also released several collaborations with industrial/noise musicians he had know since the 1980s: Spiral Right / Spiral Left with Z’EV, The Black Album with John Duncan, and a trio of releases with Maurizio Bianchi, Amniocentesi / Envoise 30 05 82 (a split with two tracks from 1982), Merzbow Meets M.B., and Amalgamelody. Gensho, the seventh collaborative releases with Boris, was released in 2016. It is a double album, one disc is by Boris and one by Merzbow, that are meant to be played at the same time.

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During the 1990s Akita’s work became much harsher and was generally mastered at a louder volume than usual. These were heavily influenced by death metal and grindcore bands of the time (a prime example is the Venereology album). The mid-1990s saw Akita being heavily influenced by psychedelic bands and this was reflected in various albums.

Facts & Trivia

Matthew Ranked on the list of most popular Recording Artist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Masami Akita celebrates birthday on December 19 of every year.

Throughout most of the 1990s, Merzbow live was a trio with Reiko A. on electronics and Tetsuo Sakaibara (aka Bara) on voice and dance. Masami Akita occasionally played drums for Hijokaidan during the early–mid 1990s.

Why is Merzbow important?

Masami Akita, aka Merzbow, is one of the most influential and provocative figures in modern electronic composition. He has been hailed as the king of Japanese noise and has toured, collaborated and released stunning albums around the world for over 20 years.

How old is Merzbow?

65 years (December 19, 1956)

Is Merzbow vegan?

Yes, Merzbow is a vegan.

How loud is a Merzbow concert?

When rock trio Boris and noise musician Merzbow performed at the 300-capacity Shindaita Fever venue in Tokyo last year in November, however, the volume reportedly reached levels as high as 130.6 db (a single shotgun blast is around 140 db).

Is Merzbow Japanese?

Merzbow (メルツバウ, Merutsubau) is a Japanese noise project started in 1979 by Masami Akita (秋田 昌美, Akita Masami), best known for a style of harsh, confrontational noise. Since 1980, Akita has released over 400 recordings and has collaborated with various artists.