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Caroline Lufkin
Caroline Lufkin
Born	January 9, 1981 (age 43); Okinawa, Japan
Genres	Indietronica
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Temporary Residence Limited
Website	carolinelufkin.com

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Caroline Lufkin (born January 9, 1981), better known mononymously as Caroline, is a Japanese-American musician and the younger sister of the Japanese pop singer Olivia Lufkin. Caroline's music been released by Temporary Residence Ltd. Caroline is also a full-time member of Mice Parade (FatCat Records).

Biography

Originally from Okinawa, Japan, Caroline Lufkin graduated from the Berklee School of Music in Boston in 2003. After graduating, she moved to Tokyo and began working on an album. Before signing with her current label, she had been working on an album in the Japanese music industry where she was being groomed to be a Japanese pop singer. However, she left because of differencing in views on her music stating that "they kept on telling me to change things and I didn't want to change them... They were trying to make the music super-pop and I couldn't quite deal with it."^[1] She made ripples across the Japanese pop music scene when she famously walked away from a lucrative major label contract that virtually guaranteed the same kind of bright-light super-stardom that had made her sister Olivia a household name in Tokyo.

Instead, Caroline decided to write, perform and record her own songs and began a search for indie labels. "Where's My Love?"—her first song—was posted on her MySpace page in late 2004, and it quickly went viral. She sent TRL an e-mail, asking if she could submit a demo, and included a link to her MySpace page. A few days later, Jeremy deVine, the founder and co-operator of the label, expressed interest in signing her.^[1]

"Where's My Love?" was officially released as a single on October 25, 2005, but was also distributed during the previous month. On March 6, 2006, Caroline released her first album, Murmurs, and soon after held her first live show at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, on March 17 at the Whisky Bar.^[2]

In 2007, Caroline was asked to join Mice Parade of FatCat Records. She is now a full-time and touring member of Mice Parade and appeared on their singles, "What It Means To Be Left-Handed" (2010) and "Candela" (2013). Caroline has also collaborated with many artists and bands including Saxon Shore ("This Place"), Her Space Holiday, Lite ("Arch" and "Time Machine"), DJ Baku ("Buddha Boy"), and Anamanaguchi ("Sunset by Plane").

Caroline 2nd full album released "Verdugo Hills" (2011) and "Verdugo Hills Remixes" (2012) through Temporary Residence Limited.

In 2016, Caroline collaborated with relative, Masaru Shimabukuro who is one-third of Begin, the most successful band from Okinawa. They formed a group called Island Bag on the major record label Avex Trax, covering in English the number one hit song Uminokoe (written by Masaru Shimabukuro). The song played on AU commercials.

Caroline was also the voice of the Uniqlo Wake Up app for iOS, on which she collaborated with Yoko Kanno and Cornelius.^[3] Caroline is also known to lend her musicianship, whether singing, writing or both, to anime, commercials, and video games. Her clients include Netflix's Ghost in the Shell, Coded Arms Assault, Final Fantasy, Nikon, Gunze, NTT, Disney, Suntory, etc. Her work continues sometimes under different aliases.

Discography

Albums

Solo albums

Murmurs (2006, Temporary Residence)
Murmurs Mixes (2008, Temporary Residence) [remix album]
Verdugo Hills (2011, Temporary Residence)
Verdugo Hills Remixes (2012, Temporary Residence) [remix album]

Island Bag

Stars in the Sand (2016, Avex)

Mice Parade

What It Means to Be Left-Handed (2010, FatCat)
Live: England vs. France (2012, FatCat) [live album]
Candela (2013, FatCat)
Lapapọ (2022, Bubble Core)

Singles

"Where's My Love?" (2005, Temporary Residence)
"Sunrise" (2006, Temporary Residence)
"Eisa Dancers" (2020) [Mice Parade]
"Moonlight" (2024) [with Eli Walks]

Guest appearances

Saxon Shore - "This Place" on It Doesn't Matter (2009, Broken Factory)
Her Space Holiday - "Black Cat Balloons", "Shonanoka", "The Hummingbirds", "Come On All You Soldiers", "The Candle Jumped Over the Spoon", "Ghost in the Garden" & "Death of a Writer" on Her Space Holiday (2011, No More Good Ideas)
Lite - "Time Machine" & "Arch" on Past, Present, Future (2012, I Want the Moon)
DJ Baku - "Buddha Boy" on JapOneEra (2013, Popgroup)
Anamanaguchi -"Sunset by Plane" on [USA] (2019, Polyvinyl)

Tracks appear on

"Wonderlust" appears on TRL100: Thankful (2006, Temporary Residence)
"Winter" appears on Destroy Independent Music! (2006, Temporary Residence)
"Find Me" appears on Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 - Original Soundtrack 2 (2022)

References

^ ^a ^b Caroline Interview: The Red Alert Archived September 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved February 2, 2016
^ South by Southwest Festivals Archived April 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved April 26, 2008
^ "UNIQLO WAKE UP". AppsMeNow. Apps Me Now / Best Mobile Applications. Retrieved August 18, 2013.

External links

[Caroline_Interview:_The_Red_Alert-1] Caroline Interview: The Red Alert Archived September 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved February 2, 2016

[South_by_Southwest_Festivals-2] South by Southwest Festivals Archived April 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved April 26, 2008

[3] "UNIQLO WAKE UP". AppsMeNow. Apps Me Now / Best Mobile Applications. Retrieved August 18, 2013.

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+'''Caroline Lufkin''' (born January 9, 1981), better known [[mononym|mononymously]] as '''Caroline''', is a [[Japanese Americans|Japanese-American]] [[musician]] and the younger sister of the Japanese pop singer [[Olivia Lufkin]]. Caroline's music been released by Temporary Residence Ltd. Caroline is also a full-time member of [[Mice Parade]] (FatCat Records).
-'''Caroline Lufkin''' (stage name '''Caroline''') is a [[Japanese-American]] [[musician]] and the younger sister of the [[Japanese pop]] singer [[Olivia Lufkin]], born on January 9, 1981. Caroline's music been released by Temporary Residence Ltd. Caroline is also a full-time member of [[Mice Parade]] (FatCat Records).
 ==Biography==
-Originally from [[Okinawa, Japan]], Caroline Lufkin graduated from the [[Berklee School of Music]] in [[Boston]] in 2003. After graduating, she moved to Tokyo and began working on an album. Before signing with her current label, she had been working on an album in the Japanese music industry where she was being groomed to be a Japanese pop singer. However, she left because of differening in views on her music stating that "they kept on telling me to change things and I didn't want to change them... They were trying to make the music super-pop, and I couldn't quite deal with it." <ref name="Caroline Interview: The Red Alert">[http://www.theredalert.com/features/caroline.php Caroline Interview: The Red Alert] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915072310/http://www.theredalert.com/features/caroline.php |date=September 15, 2015 }} Retrieved February 2, 2016</ref> She made ripples across the Japanese pop music scene when she famously walked away from a lucrative major label contract that virtually guaranteed the same kind of bright-light super-stardom that had made her sister Olivia a household name in Tokyo.
+Originally from [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]], Japan, Caroline Lufkin graduated from the [[Berklee School of Music]] in [[Boston]] in 2003. After graduating, she moved to Tokyo and began working on an album. Before signing with her current label, she had been working on an album in the Japanese music industry where she was being groomed to be a Japanese pop singer. However, she left because of differencing in views on her music stating that "they kept on telling me to change things and I didn't want to change them... They were trying to make the music super-pop and I couldn't quite deal with it."<ref name="Caroline Interview: The Red Alert">[http://www.theredalert.com/features/caroline.php Caroline Interview: The Red Alert] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915072310/http://www.theredalert.com/features/caroline.php |date=September 15, 2015 }} Retrieved February 2, 2016</ref> She made ripples across the Japanese pop music scene when she famously walked away from a lucrative major label contract that virtually guaranteed the same kind of bright-light super-stardom that had made her sister Olivia a household name in [[Tokyo]].
-Instead, Caroline decided to write, perform and records her own songs and owns began a search for indie labels. "Where's My Love?", her first song, was posted on her MySpace page in late 2004. She sent'''TRL''' an e-mail, asking if she could send in a demo, and included a link to her MySpace page. A few days later, [[Jeremy deVine]], the founder and co-operator of the label, wanted to sign her to the label.<ref name="Caroline Interview: The Red Alert"/>
+Instead, Caroline decided to write, perform and record her own songs and began a search for indie labels. "Where's My Love?"—her first song—was posted on her [[Myspace|MySpace]] page in late 2004, and it quickly went viral. She sent '''TRL''' an e-mail, asking if she could submit a demo, and included a link to her MySpace page. A few days later, [[Jeremy deVine]], the founder and co-operator of the label, expressed interest in signing her.<ref name="Caroline Interview: The Red Alert"/>
-"Where's My Love?" was officially released as a single on October 25, 2005, but was also distributed during the previous month. On March 6, 2006, Caroline released her first album, ''[[Murmurs]]'', and soon after held her first live show at the [[South by Southwest]] music festival in [[Austin, Texas]], on March 17 at the Whisky Bar.<ref name="South by Southwest Festivals">[http://2006.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/5732.html South by Southwest Festivals] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080405003836/http://2006.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/5732.html |date=April 5, 2008 }} Retrieved April 26, 2008</ref>
+"Where's My Love?" was officially released as a single on October 25, 2005, but was also distributed during the previous month. On March 6, 2006, Caroline released her first album, ''[[Murmurs (album)|Murmurs]]'', and soon after held her first live show at the [[South by Southwest]] music festival in [[Austin, Texas]], on March 17 at the Whisky Bar.<ref name="South by Southwest Festivals">[http://2006.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/5732.html South by Southwest Festivals] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080405003836/http://2006.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/5732.html |date=April 5, 2008 }} Retrieved April 26, 2008</ref>
-In 2007, Caroline was asked to join Mice Parade of FatCat Records. She is now a full-time and touring member of Mice Parade and appeared on their singles, "What It Means To Be Left-Handed" (2010) and "Candela" (2013). Caroline has also collaborated with many artists and bands including Saxon Shore ("This Place"), Her Space Holiday and Lite ("Arch" and "Time Machine").
+In 2007, Caroline was asked to join Mice Parade of FatCat Records. She is now a full-time and touring member of Mice Parade and appeared on their singles, "What It Means To Be Left-Handed" (2010) and "Candela" (2013). Caroline has also collaborated with many artists and bands including Saxon Shore ("This Place"), Her Space Holiday, Lite ("Arch" and "Time Machine"), DJ Baku ("Buddha Boy"), and Anamanaguchi ("Sunset by Plane").
-Recently,{{when|date=November 2012}} Caroline released "Verdugo Hills" (2011) and "Verdugo Hills Remixes" (2012) through Temporary Residence Limited.
+Caroline 2nd full album released "Verdugo Hills" (2011) and "Verdugo Hills Remixes" (2012) through Temporary Residence Limited.
+In 2016, Caroline collaborated with relative, Masaru Shimabukuro who is one-third of Begin, the most successful band from Okinawa. They formed a group called Island Bag on the major record label Avex Trax, covering in English the number one hit song Uminokoe (written by Masaru Shimabukuro). The song played on AU commercials.
-Caroline was also the voice of the Uniqlo Wake Up app for [[iOS]], on which she collaborated with [[Yoko Kanno]] and [[Cornelius (musician)|Cornelius]].<ref>{{cite web | last= | first= | authorlink= | coauthors= | title=UNIQLO WAKE UP | work=AppsMeNow | publisher=Apps Me Now / Best Mobile Applications | date= | url=http://www.appsmenow.com/app_page/32225-UNIQLO_WAKE_UP | format= | doi= | accessdate=August 18, 2013}}</ref>
+Caroline was also the voice of the Uniqlo Wake Up app for [[iOS]], on which she collaborated with [[Yoko Kanno]] and [[Cornelius (musician)|Cornelius]].<ref>{{cite web | last= | first= | authorlink= | title=UNIQLO WAKE UP | work=AppsMeNow | publisher=Apps Me Now / Best Mobile Applications | date= | url=http://www.appsmenow.com/app_page/32225-UNIQLO_WAKE_UP | format= | doi= | accessdate=August 18, 2013}}</ref> Caroline is also known to lend her musicianship, whether singing, writing or both, to anime, commercials, and video games. Her clients include Netflix's Ghost in the Shell, Coded Arms Assault, Final Fantasy, Nikon, Gunze, NTT, Disney, Suntory, etc. Her work continues sometimes under different aliases.
 ==Discography==
-'''Albums'''
+===Albums===
+'''Solo albums'''
-*''[[Murmurs]]'' CD - [[Temporary Residence Limited]] March 7, 2006
-*''Murmurs Mixes'' [[iTunes]] digital album - Temporary Residence Limited January 8, 2008
+*''[[Murmurs (album)|Murmurs]]'' (2006, [[Temporary Residence Limited|Temporary Residence]])
+*''Murmurs Mixes'' (2008, Temporary Residence) <small>[remix album]</small>
-*''Verdugo Hills'' CD / LP - January 2011
-*''Verdugo Hills Remixes'' iTunes/LP - July 24, 2012
+*''Verdugo Hills'' (2011, Temporary Residence)
+*''Verdugo Hills Remixes'' (2012, Temporary Residence) <small>[remix album]</small>
+'''Island Bag'''
+*''Stars in the Sand'' (2016, [[Avex Trax|Avex]])
-'''Collaborations'''
+'''[[Mice Parade]]'''
+*''What It Means to Be Left-Handed'' (2010, [[FatCat Records|FatCat]])
-*[[Saxon Shore (band)|Saxon Shore]] - ''It Doesn't Matter'' LP ("This Place")
+*''Live: England vs. France'' (2012, FatCat) <small>[live album]</small>
-*[[Mice Parade]] - ''What It Means to Be Left-Handed'' LP
-*Mice Parade - ''Candela'' LP
+*''Candela'' (2013, FatCat)
+*''Lapapọ'' (2022, Bubble Core)
-*Mice Parade - ''Live: England vs. France''
-*Lite - ''Past, Present, Future'' EP ("Arch", "Time Machine")
+===Singles===
-'''Background vocals'''
+*"Where's My Love?" (2005, Temporary Residence)
-*[[Her Space Holiday]] - ''[[Her Space Holiday (album)|Her Space Holiday]]'' ("Black Cat Balloons", "Shonanoka", "The Hummingbirds", "Come On All You Soldiers", "Death of a Writer")
+*"[[Sunrise (Caroline song)|Sunrise]]" (2006, Temporary Residence)
+*"Eisa Dancers" (2020) <small>[Mice Parade]</small>
+*"Moonlight" (2024) <small>[with [[Eli Walks]]]</small>
+===Guest appearances===
-'''Singles'''
+*[[Saxon Shore (band)|Saxon Shore]] - "This Place" on ''It Doesn't Matter'' (2009, Broken Factory)
-*"[[Where's My Love?]]" CD single - Temporary Residence Limited October 25, 2005
+*[[Her Space Holiday]] - "Black Cat Balloons", "Shonanoka", "The Hummingbirds", "Come On All You Soldiers", "The Candle Jumped Over the Spoon", "Ghost in the Garden" & "Death of a Writer" on ''[[Her Space Holiday (album)|Her Space Holiday]]'' (2011, No More Good Ideas)
-*"[[Sunrise (Caroline song)|Sunrise]]" CD single - Temporary Residence Limited October 2, 2006
+*[[Lite (band)|Lite]] - "Time Machine" & "Arch" on ''Past, Present, Future'' (2012, I Want the Moon)
+*[[DJ Baku]] - "Buddha Boy" on ''JapOneEra'' (2013, Popgroup)
+*[[Anamanaguchi]] -"Sunset by Plane" on ''[USA]'' (2019, Polyvinyl)
+===Tracks appear on===
-'''Compilations'''
-* ''TRL100: Thankful'' ("Wonderlust") CD - 2006, Temporary Residence Limited
+* "Wonderlust" appears on ''TRL100: Thankful'' (2006, Temporary Residence)
-* ''[[Destroy Independent Music!]]'' CD sampler - 2007, Temporary Residence Limited
+* "Winter" appears on ''Destroy Independent Music!'' (2006, Temporary Residence)
+* "Find Me" appears on ''Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 - Original Soundtrack 2'' (2022)
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 *[http://www.carolinelufkin.com/ Official website]
-*[https://books.google.com/books?id=gCoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA17&dq=%22Caroline+Lufkin%22&ei=rXUyS6ifBaCszASPut3MAQ&client=safari&cd=2#v=onepage&q=%22Caroline%20Lufkin%22&f=false New Music magazine 2005 (Google books)]
+*[https://books.google.com/books?id=gCoEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Caroline+Lufkin%22&pg=PA17 New Music magazine 2005 (Google books)]
 *[http://carolinelufkin.canalblog.com/ Caroline's Murmurs]
 *[http://lufkin.22web.net Lufkin Sisters]
 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20091230224534/http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/reviews/caroline_murmurs.htm The Milk Factory - review of ''Murmurs'' 2006]
-*[http://emusician.com/remixmag/artists_interviews/musicians/remix_caroline/index.html eMusician interview 2006]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110605061202/http://emusician.com/remixmag/artists_interviews/musicians/remix_caroline/index.html eMusician interview 2006]
 *[http://www.dustedmagazine.com/features/709 Dusted magazine feature 2005]
 *[http://www.salon.com/entertainment/audiofile/2006/04/27/caroline/index.html Salon.com entry 2006]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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 [[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:Berklee College of Music alumni]]
-[[Category:American women of Japanese descent]]
+[[Category:American women musicians of Japanese descent]]
-[[Category:American musicians of Japanese descent]]
 [[Category:American people of Okinawan descent]]
-[[Category:Japanese people of American descent]]
+[[Category:Singers from Okinawa Prefecture]]
-[[Category:People from Okinawa Prefecture]]
+[[Category:21st-century Japanese women singers]]
-[[Category:Musicians from Okinawa Prefecture]]
+[[Category:21st-century Japanese singers]]
+[[Category:Temporary Residence Limited artists]]
+[[Category:Mice Parade members]]

v t e Mice Parade
Dylan Cristy Rob Laakso Dan Lippel Caroline Lufkin Josh McKay Adam Pierce Doug Scharin Gunnar Örn Tynes
Albums	The True Meaning of Boodleybaye Ramda Mokoondi All Roads Lead to Salzburg Obrigado Saudade Bem-Vinda Vontade Mice Parade What It Means To Be Left-Handed Live: England vs. France Candela