YM IS A SOUND & VISUAL ARTIST, STEEL PAN PLAYER BORN IN JAPAN IN 1967. HE STUDIED MINIMAL ART/MUSIC/FILM EXTENSIVELY UNDER KUNIHARU AKIYAMA, YOSHIAKI TOUNO, SAKUMI HAGIWARA AND KISSHIO SUGA AT TAMA ART UNIVERSITY IN TOKYO. HE HAS BEEN INTRODUCED IN A BOOK "HAUNTED WEATHER" BY DAVID TOOP & IN A COMPILATION "JAPANESE AVANT GARDE" ON SUB ROSA IN 2002.