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Masami Akita

real name 秋田 昌美 (Akita Masami)

Japan

Masami Akita is credited on 729 releases across 319 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1981–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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729

Credits

319

Albums

5

Decades active

82

In collections

Biography

Japanese noise musician and writer. Graduated from the arts department of Tamagawa University. Since 1979 has worked primarily under the name Merzbow.
Born December 19, 1956 in Tokyo, Japan. Husband of Jenny Akita née Jenny Kawabata.

Bio from Discogs

Credited work

729 releases · 319 albums · active 1981–2026

  • Other credits · 935
  • Performance · 642
  • Engineering · 87
  • Mastering · 65
  • Production · 55

Studios: ZSF Produkt Studio · Munemi House · Bedroom, Tokyo · Junktion Music Works

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Frequent collaborators

  • Merzbow
  • Various
  • Boris (3)
  • Hijokaidan
  • Akita
  • DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid
  • Hunting Lodge
  • MSBR

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