This duo was formed in 2003 by singer, songwriter and cellist Emi Evans and multi instrumentalist, composer and arranger Hiroyuki Muneta. Employing a slightly elusive style of UK chill out, soaring melodies and sensitive vocals, Freesscape now operate under their own label, freesscape Music where they are creating hard to promote emotionally honest,
uninhibited music
Emi Evans
Born: London
Nationality: British (Japanese mother)
Emi grew up in England, in the town of Nottingham, surrounded by classical music, playing the cello and singing in a church choir. At theage of 15, wanting to try something a bit different, she started writing
songs on guitar and piano and sent a home recorded demo to a Japanese
record company who was searching for new singers to market. She was
scouted by the Japanese producer Mr O, originally to be
the next teeny bopper, pop singer in Tokyo - but realising that Emi
wanted to write her own songs and to be taken seriously as an artist,
he advised her to wait a few years to let her songwriting style develop
and mature.
For the next 5 years Emi composed hard and it was in 2001 when Emi came to
Tokyo as an exchange student from Leeds University, that he introduced
her to bassist and arranger, Hiro.
Their very different styles jelled with surprising ease and a few months of
songwriting together were enough to convince Emi that she wanted to pursue
music with Hiro in Tokyo. Shocking quite a few people, she quit her course at university to stay in
Japan and follow her musical ambition.
Since Emi has been songwriting with Hiro,
dabbling with record companies
(and being disillusioned too!) but as yet, no regrets.
Hiroyuki Muneta - Live Mixing programmer
Born: Kanagawa
Nationality: Japanese
Favorite artist: Life and noise.
Favorite movie: Texas chainsaw.
