Fujiya & Miyagi

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Fujiya & Miyagi

Background information
Origin	Brighton, England, UK
Genre(s)	Electronic music, Krautrock
Years active	2002 - present
Label(s)	Tirk (UK, 2005–present) Massive Advance (UK, 2002–2005)
Website	fujiya-miyagi.co.uk
Members
Steve Lewis David Best Matt Hainsby

Fujiya & Miyagi is an English band formed in Brighton in 2000. They are currently signed to Tirk Records in the United Kingdom. They are self-described as being heavily influenced by 70's Krautrock bands such as Can and Neu! as well as early-90's electronic music artists like Aphex Twin. The origins of the band's name come from a character in the movie The Karate Kid as well as the brand of a record player ^[1].

The first several years after the band's formation were spent in relative obscurity; however, they began to see a drastic spike in popularity between 2003 and 2006 thanks in large part to very favorable reviews from prominent music publications such as NME and Pitchfork Media. They were also the subject of an episode of the MTV2 documentary series This Is Our Music in 2006. The song "Collarbone" has been featured in ads for both Jaguar's 2007 "Gorgeous" campaign as well as Miller Lite's "Beer Heaven."

The current members of the band are:

Steve Lewis (Fujiya): 2000–present (synths and backing vocals)
David Best (Miyagi): 2000–present (vocals and guitar)
Matt Hainsby (Ampersand): 2005–present (bass guitar and backing vocals)

The story of how they met and formed the band variously reports a mutual hero-worship of world heavyweight wrestler Kendo Nagasaki, and a shared interest in krautrock and early-nineties electronica discovered while warming the subs bench during Sunday league football.