George Yonemori
I went from failing TDSB music classes to being selected for international music fellowships. I released my first EP in 2021.
I wrote all the lyrics, melodies, and instrumental parts. The experimental spoken word/alt-metal hybrid song "anisocoria" is downright unbearable. I hate the spoken word, stream-of-consciousness lyrics, but they accurately reflect my headspace at the time.
Finishing high school during the pandemic sucked. I wasn't confident in my authenticity experiment, so I hid behind another singer and loud guitars. Listening to it now hurts, but that pain comes from the growth I've made and the confidence I've gained.
I revisited the experiment this year, now that I've graduated from university amid a terrible job market, with a more confident and vulnerable acoustic song. I'm a work-in-progress, already envisioning what another attempt at this stream-of-consciousness indie rock hybrid style will look like in another four years. I'll call it "ANISOCORIA 2.0."
ANISOCORIA 0.0
Indie Spoken Word/Alt Metal Song
ANISOCORIA 0.0
Indie Spoken Word/Alt Metal Song
About George Yonemori
George Yonemori is an award-winning Chinese/Egyptian interdisciplinary artist from Scarborough, Ontario.
His poems and short stories have been published by the Toronto Public Library, the TCTE Short Fiction Contest, Scarborough Fair, Blank Spaces Magazine, the Toronto Ward Museum, and the Royal Ontario Museum. Scarborough Arts has also featured his poetry, short fiction, and music in two annual exhibitions at Cedar Ridge Creative Centre, where he received three awards, including first place in the literary arts category from esteemed writer Canisia Lubrin.
Yonemori's non-profit organization, Stay Golden Outreach, which was featured by Global News, hosts free storytelling workshops for teenagers. Through this organization, he has secured over $300,000 in grant funding.
The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto, kin&care, PlazaPOPS, Hart House, and Block Party Magazine have exhibited his films and photography. He also writes and releases music online under the name PRIMORDIAL DIVINITY.