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Last Updated: 12/7/2009

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City: New York
State: New York
Country: US
Signup Date: 8/14/2006

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009 

Current mood:  awake
Category: Art and Photography

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Finally finished!!!!!!

Amazing work by Dean (Campbell American)!

Spec:


Body:
FiuZix double neck model

Body-wood:
American Lindon

Finish:
Original Lavender Colour by Campbell American


Top Neck:
25 ½” Scale Length; 22 Frets; Fretless.
Bottom Neck:
25 ½” Scale Length; 22 Frets; Medium jumbo fret wire.

Both Fingerboards:
Maple with dot inlays; 12. radius.

Hardware:
Standard Finish:
Chrome
Top Bridge Options:
Adjustable Gotoh bridge
Bottom Bridge Options:
Gotoh Tremolo
Machine Heads:
Locking Gotohs on fretted, non locking on fretless with matching colour with the body
Nut:
Graphite

Controls:
2 sets of "3-Way selector switch; Volume knob; tone knob"
1 selector switch for switching between the necks

Top Neck pickups:
Neck: Seymour Duncan nickel covered Jazz
Bridge: Seymour Duncan nickel covered Custom custom

Bottom Neck pickups: 
Neck: Seymour Duncan Jazz
Bridge: Seymour Duncan Custom custom

Tuesday, May 05, 2009 

Current mood:  happy
Category: Blogging
Hello everyone,

Heres a new review about my new CD "Exotic Species" on the guitar channel!!

Check it out!!




http://www.guitar-channel.com/rich_murray/2009/05/review-simon-cf-yu-exotic-species.html

best,
Simon
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 

Current mood:  excited

Hello everyone, new friends, old friends, friends in overseas,

I Hope everyone is enjoying the Spring season and this is my first news letter!
Fromnow on, I will update what's going on my recent projects and please letme know if you want to be off from the mailing list.

Cheers!

best,
Simon
www.myspace.com/simonyu

PS:This is the jpeg format and I will try to figure out the pdf/flashformat next time so you can copy the text/links. Sorry for theinconvenience.

Here is the link to download the pdf file
Simon Yu first news letter April 15 2009 .pdf

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Thursday, April 09, 2009 

Category: Music
Hello everyone,

My new album "Exotic Species" is now available on Itunes!!
Please search for "Exotic Species" or "Simon C.F. Yu" in Itune store

Also available on

SIMON C.F. YU: Exotic Species
Simon C.F. Fu: Exotic Species


NEW NYC SHOW on April 26!!!


04/26/2009 08:50 PM -

Simon C.F. Yu Presents:
The Exotic Experiment @ The Annex
152 Orchard St.
New York, New York 10002
US
Cost:8
21+

http://www.theannexnyc.com/

Eastern Electronica Hybrid Music

Musicians:

Guitar: Simon C.F. Yu 余俊鋒
Bass: Evan Marien
Drums: Jeffrey Villanueva
Percussion: Keita Ogawa 慶太 小川
Vocal: Rio Hara 里緒 原

Special Guests:

Erhu: Yang Yue 楊悅
and
DJ Baked Potato


Experimenting with the 2 string Chinese Instrument-Erhu 二胡 and making effects and beats with a DJ!!


幻の共演?!

果たして、中国伝統楽器ー:二胡は、
どうやってバンドとDJと一緒に音楽を演奏するのか?

答えは、

4月26日8時50分に、

The Annexで。。。。

お楽しみに!!


中西混合
電子音樂

有二胡,
有DJ,
有樂隊,
有好酒,
點可錯過?

記住叫朋友一起來!!

http://www.myspace.com/simonyu
http://www.myspace.com/evanmarien
http://www.myspace.com/erhuworld
http://www.myspace.com/djbakedpotato
Monday, March 30, 2009 

Current mood:  exotic

Hello everyone,
My song "Pentatonicism" from "Exotic Species" is being feature on AllAboutJazz.com's Today's Free Mp3 download!
Please visit
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/jazzdownload.php?id=4198
to download the full length mp3.
"Pentatonicism"
Featuring:
Jason Lau on Gu Zheng
Simon C.F. Yu on Guitar
Evan Marien on Bass
Jeffrey Villanueva on Drums
best,
Simon
http://www.myspace.com/simonyu
 
"Exotc Species" is available on
http://www.cdbaby.com/simoncfyu2
http://www.abstractlogix.com/mymusic/simoncfyuexoticspecies
 
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 

Current mood:  excited


....
04/03/2009 10:45 PM

- The Exotic Experiment @ Uncle Mike’s





57 Murray St (Murray St. btw Church St. and West Broadway)

New York,
New York 10007

US

Cost:10

Description:

The Exotic Experiment @ Uncle Mike’s


Guitar: Simon C.F. Yu 余俊鋒

Bass: Evan Marien

Drums: Jeffrey Villanueva

with special guest TBA


Jazz+
 Funk+

Eastern
Hybrid Music




21+

$10



Simon C.F. Yu’s "Exotic Species" is now available on


http://www.cdbaby.com/simoncfyu2
http://www.abstractlogix.com/mymusic/simoncfyuexoticspecies

Evan Marien’s "The Way"
 http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/evanmarien4


Please visit http://www.myspace.com/simonyu



Sunday, March 15, 2009 

Category: Music



Hello Everyone, my new album "Exotic Species" is available Now!!!
www.cdbaby.com/simoncfyu2

Please check it out on My Mysapce!!!


"Exotic Species" –Simon C.F. Yu 余俊鋒


Simon C.F. Yu’s 2nd album “Exotic Species”

Contemporary Jazz Experimental +

Traditional Eastern Music +

Sequenced Electronics +

Top New York Musicians:

David “Fuze” Fiuczynski  (Hiromi’s Sonicbloom, Me’Shell Ndghcello)
On Fretless Guitar and Quartertone Guitar
www.torsos.com

Dodo Toru 百々徹 (Kenny Garret, Benny Golson, Curtis Fuller)
On Piano   
www.dodotoru.com

Top class Traditional Instrumentalists from China:

Guo Yazhi 郭雅志 (China’s First Class Traditional Chinese Woodwind Instrumentalist, member of Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra)
On Souna嗩吶, Guan管 and Xun塤(correction for CD booklet labeled as "Yu")
www.guoyazhi.com

Choi Ngar Si 蔡雅絲 (Renowned Gu Zheng player, she is listed in the “Who's Who of China's Contemporary Music Circles” “中國當代音樂界名人大辭典”)
On Guzheng 古箏

Jason Lau 劉瑞中 (Award winning Gu Zheng Pioneer in Hong Kong)
On Guzheng 古箏    
http://www.lauwest.com/homepage/biography.html

Theresa Wong 王曉南 (Erhu Virtuoso in Beijing)
On Erhu 二胡
http://music.sina.com.cn/yueku/s/21531.html



Vocal:

Hara Rio 原里緒 (Background singer of tracks from “Metal Gear Solid” game series music)

Track list:
   
1: Introduction: Entering the Forbidden City
2: The Emperor’s backyard
3: Pentatonicism
4: Purify
5: 鏡花水月
6: Spin
7: Interlude
8: MCP
9: Simon Tells you a Bed Time story
10: 過ぎて行く時の中て
11: 羽がない天使
12: Ending Theme


Musicians:       
Composer/Guitars: Simon C.F. Yu
Fretless/Quarter Tone Guitar: David “FUZE” Fiuczynski 8, 9
Piano: Dodo Toru 4, 5, 6
Keys/Piano: Takeshi Ohbayashi 3, 8, 11
Bass: Evan Marien 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11
Drums: Jeffrey Villanueva 3, 4, 6, 8, 9
Violin: Tomoko Omura 12

Traditional Chinese Instruments:
Suona: Yazhi Guo 1, 2, 4
Gu Zheng: Choi Ngar Si 1
Gu Zheng: Jason Lau 3
Erhu: Theresa Wong 10


Oriental Vocal Tunes:
Vocal: Rio Hara 10, 11
Drums: Jovol Bell 11
Guitar: Adam Tressler 10
Piano: Ayako Higuchi 10
Bass: Miho Sung 10
Drums: Takuma Anzai 10

 







Friday, March 06, 2009 

My New album "Exotic Species" is releasing soon on AbstractLogix, CDBaby and Itunes. Stay Tune!!!


Exotic Species –Simon C.F. Yu 余俊鋒



Contemporary Jazz Experimental +

Traditional Eastern Music +

Sequenced Electronics +

Top New York Musicians:

David “Fuze” Fiuczynski  (Hiromi’s Sonicbloom, Me’Shell Ndghcello)
On Fretless Guitar and Quartertone Guitar
www.torsos.com

Dodo Toru 百々徹 (Kenny Garret, Benny Golson, Curtis Fuller)
On Piano   
www.dodotoru.com

Top class Traditional Instrumentalists from China:

Guo Yazhi 郭雅志 (China’s First Class Traditional Chinese Woodwind Instrumentalist, member of Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra)
On Souna嗩吶, Guan管 and Xun塤(correction for CD booklet labeled as "Yu")
www.guoyazhi.com

Choi Ngar Si 蔡雅絲 (Renowned Gu Zheng player, she is listed in the “Who's Who of China's Contemporary Music Circles” “中國當代音樂界名人大辭典”)
On Guzheng 古箏

Jason Lau 劉瑞中 (Award winning Gu Zheng Pioneer in Hong Kong)
http://www.lauwest.com/homepage/biography.html
On Guzheng 古箏

Theresa Wong 王曉南 (Erhu Virtuoso in Beijing)
http://music.sina.com.cn/yueku/s/21531.html
On Erhu 二胡


Vocal:

Hara Rio 原里緒 (Background singer of tracks from “Metal Gear Solid” game series music)

Track list:
   
1: Introduction: Entering the Forbidden City
2: The Emperor’s backyard
3: Pentatonicism
4: Purify
5: 鏡花水月
6: Spin
7: Interlude
8: MCP
9: Simon Tells you a Bed Time story
10: 過ぎて行く時の中て
11: 羽がない天使
12: Ending Theme


Musicians:       
Composer/Guitars: Simon C.F. Yu
Fretless/Quarter Tone Guitar: David “FUZE” Fiuczynski 8, 9
Piano: Dodo Toru 4, 5, 6
Keys/Piano: Takeshi Ohbayashi 3, 8, 11
Bass: Evan Marien 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11
Drums: Jeffrey Villanueva 3, 4, 6, 8, 9
Violin: Tomoko Omura 12

Traditional Chinese Instruments:
Suona: Yazhi Guo 1, 2, 4
Gu Zheng: Choi Ngar Si 1
Gu Zheng: Jason Lau 3
Erhu: Theresa Wong 10


Oriental Vocal Tunes:
Vocal: Rio Hara 10, 11
Drums: Jovol Bell 11
Guitar: Adam Tressler 10
Piano: Ayako Higuchi 10
Bass: Miho Sung 10
Drums: Takuma Anzai 10

 





Friday, February 13, 2009 

Category: Music




Simon Yu & Friends Jazz Experiment Concert

Contemporary Jazz + Traditional Chinese + Western Classical

Programme:

Claude Debussy -Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Modest Mussorgsky -The Old Castle from Pictures at an Exhibition
Chinese Medley -江河水,大秧歌,蘭花花
and Original Tunes of Simon Yu


Guitar/Leader: Simon C.F. Yu
(New York City based Guitarist/Composer/Producer, His band and band members perform worldwide in places/festivals such as; NYC(Minton Playhouse, The Annex, Parkside Lounge, Crash Mansion...etc) Boston(Berklee Performance Center, The Lily Pad...etc) LA(B.B. Kings Blues Club), Japan (Tokyo-Comfort Akasaka,Miles Cafe; Osaka-Nu'Jazz new Thing, Another Dream; Hiroshima-Birds), Beijing(Yugongyisan, Beijing Contemporary Music Institute), Shanghai(Shanghai Concert Hall), Hong Kong Dragon boat Festival in NYC 07/08, American Festival of Microtonal Music 07, Fretless Guitar Festival 08.....etc

C.P.U.(Contemporary Players Union) Asia edition
Alto Sax: Ryoichi Yamaki
Piano/Keys: Koich Sato
Bass: Masahiro Sawada
Drums: Ryo Shibatai

Special Guests: (Traditional Chinese Instruments)
Woodwinds: Yazhi Guo
Erhu: Theresa Wong
Gu Zheng: Ngar Si Choi, Jason Lau


Introducing Simon Yu's new album "Exotic Species"

Featuring:

Fretless Guitar -David "Fuze" Fiuczynski
Piano -Dodo Toru
Chinese Woodwinds -Yazhi Guo
Erhu -Theresa Wong
Gu Zheng -Ngar Si Choi, Jason Lau
and many mores...

Availible Soon!!

www.myspace.com/simonyu
www.simonyu.net

Date: 2009 Feb 26 8pm
Place: Hong Kong City Hall Theater
Price: HKD$80, $120, $150
(50% off for Elderly, Student & Disabled, Limited Quantity)
Tickets are availible starting 2009 Feb 3 at all Urbtix Outlet
Age limit: 3
Enquiries: 9633 1447
Ticketing Enquiries & Reservation: 2734 9009
Credit Card Phone Booking: 2111 5999
Internet Ticketing: www.urbtix.hk








Wednesday, October 22, 2008 
Hi everyone,

Please check out my Experimental Microtonal Music videos from 2008 NYC Fretless Guitar Festival !!

2008-9-20 live @ Crash Mansion -NYC
Fretless/Quartertone Guitar: Simon C.F. Yu
Fretless Bass: Evan Marien
Drums: Jeffrey Villanueva

part 1 -Madness Chinese Politics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUIaaARNtDU

part 2 -Madness Chinese Politics con.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooPuwQVH1kE

part 3 -Simon Tells you a Bed Time Story

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXhq-2oFy8c




Enjoy!!!

best,
Simon