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"Wandering" October Babies blueno 1,540 views Music October Babies/ Lyrics Toko Shiiki This song is about setting ourselves free in this everyday life, and appreciation for people that we've encountered in our lives ...
Eric Perry with October Babies (Erik x Toko) - "Remember?" blueno 250 views Experimental video project! When we started shooting this video, we didn't have any clear idea. But Erik and Toko wrote a song one night before. So, played! This is the out...
October Babies "Hyururi" （ひゅるり）at the Elbow Room by Eric Perry blueno 205 views Now On Sale at http://www.oddfellowmusic.com/index.php/cd-october-babies-high-hai-hi-2010.html (CD) And iTunes http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/high-hai-hi/id400750910 Came...
"October Babies Interview: 2007 - Present, Part 4 Questions for Babies" by Eric Perry blueno 87 views Interview documentary project: "October Babies" by Eric Perry. This is the part 4 - "Questions for Babies by EP" to be continued... Stay tuned!
"October Babies Interview: 2007 - Present, Part 3 Where did you meet?" by Eric Perry blueno 136 views - Including the last day of the TC's Open Mic footage - Interview documentary project: "October Babies" by Eric Perry. This is the part 3 - "Concept? When/ how did you all ...
"October Babies Interview: 2007 - Present, Part 2. "We are re-born babies" by Eric Perry blueno 203 views Interview documentary project: "October Babies" by Eric Perry. This is the part 2 - featuring rehearsal scene/ Erik talked about his feeling... to be continued... Stay tuned!
October Babies "High Hai Hi" Released!! (footage from the release show!) blueno 246 views Now On Sale at http://www.oddfellowmusic.com/index.php/cd-october-babies-high-hai-hi-2010.html (CD) And iTunes http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/high-hai-hi/id400750910 Came...
October Babies at Churchill's Flint by Eric Perry blueno 147 views Camera: Eric Perry (Thank YOU Eric!!!) http://www.ericperryphotography.com Edit: Toko Shiiki http://octoberbabies.net
October Babies at Churchill's Flint Michigan blueno 305 views Camera: Eric Perry (Thank YOU Eric!!!) http://www.ericperryphotography.com Edit: Toko Shiiki http://octoberbabies.net
"October Babies Interview: 2007 - Present, Part 1. Toko" by Eric Perry blueno 432 views Interview documentary project: "October Babies" by Eric Perry. This is the part 1 - featuring Toko. Yes, to be continued... Stay tuned!

About October Babies Toko

Hi! I'm Toko.

I'm a photographer-contemporary artist and singer with October Babies (my band). I moved to Michigan from Tokyo Japan in 2005

On this YouTube page, I've mainly uploaded my band "October Babies" stuff!

Our web-site: http://octoberbabies.net
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/erikandtoko
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/October-Babies/138068980071

My photography? Here!
http://tokoshiiki.com

See you some time!!! Thank YOU!

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About "October Babies"

Toko and Erik Santos met in Tokyo in 2002. At that time, Santos was in Japan as resident composer for the butoh troupe Dairakudakan, led by Akaji Maro. The two immediately bonded, though they spent the next three years maintaining a long distance relationship. Their first song together, "I Wonder Why", was actually a "callaboration" (collaboration over the phone). When Toko moved to the United States in 2005 to study photography in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the couple immediately began to work on their first record.

Often, the main melodies and lyrics are created and sung by Toko, and all other music is arranged, performed and produced by Erik. But the duo has also collaborated with several talented friends of theirs. For example, "Golden Eye" was co-written with Erik's high school buddy Brent Lewis, who also sings the main vocal. The blazing freestyle rap on the end of "Floating Soldier" was written and performed by a former staple of the Ypsilanti music scene, Satchel Jones. "Cocoon" began as a collaboration with drummer Ben Lorenz. The couple has also collaborated with two Japanese writers that they met over the internet, Shintaro and Kenshiro. The lyrics for "Ashita ~ Tomorrow Ride" and "Somethin' Eternal" were written by Shintaro to fit some of Toko's melodies. The lyrics for "Me" were inspired by and written for Toko by Kenshiro.

October Babies first album is called Ao-zora Radio (Blue-sky Radio), after Toko's monthly podcast of the same name. Since its release in Oct 2007, Erik and Toko have added two new members to the October Babies band:drummer Ben Lorenz, and guitar/vocalist Dale King. As a quartet, October Babies are now developing new material for their second album. Check out our new single "Wa Wa Wa"!

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