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Baiyon | |
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Birth name | Tomohisa Kuramitsu |
Also known as | Wet Side |
Origin | Japan |
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Years active | 2004–present |
Website | baiyon |
Tomohisa Kuramitsu, better known by his stage name Baiyon, is a Japanese multimedia artist from Kyoto. [1] Baiyon uses graphical design and music in combination.
In 1998, he began painting and making music, and later founded the Brain Escape Sandwich Recordings label. As a visual artist, Kuramitsu went by the name Wet Side and applied worked with posters, clothing, and copyright-free graphics. [2]
Baiyon created the graphics and composed the background music for the PlayStation Network game PixelJunk Eden. [4] [5] PixelJunk Eden has since been released for PC through Valve's digital distribution platform, Steam. The game's soundtrack, created by Baiyon, is available alone or bundled with the game. The soundtrack includes his music from the original game and the "Encore" expansion. [6]
He was the musical director for the PlayStation Network game PixelJunk 4am, [7] released in May 2012. [8]
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