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Name: Mayuka Thaïs
Address: US

I'm a creative edutainer who loves elephants and the color blue. I've dabbled in many artistic fields including being on the popular Japanese Children's TV program, "Shimajiro", as a bilingual host + singer. I have been a studio singer for Columbia Music Entertainment Japan since I was 5 years old, and have worked on numerous albums and countless singles. Some of my songs are in films. I am also a voice over artist and have lent my voice for bilingual multi-media edutainment products, video games, and animation character voices. I have lectured and taught extensively in both the US and Japan, and am a published art education specialist for young artists. My time is allocated between my artistic and musical passions. I am also a teaching artist, senior lecturer at Otis College of Art and Design and am the online Humanities instructor for Stanford's OHS High School program. I care deeply about living creatures such as elephants, and have written/composed numerous songs and award-winning music videos for the plight of endangered species. I was trained in bilingual theater for 13 yrs and I love expressing myself. I discovered that the best way to enjoy life is to do everything one loves doing. I hope you enjoy my site. Click here for my extended Bio.

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Mayuka Thaïs - I Will Sing for You (Official Video)

Mayuka Thaïs - I Will Sing for You (Official Video) Listen to "I Will Sing for You" here: https://ffm.to/mayukathais.oyd Song + Lyrics: Mayuka Thaïs Music Arrangement: Kazuhito Fujiki http://www.instagram.com/kazugoo https://soundcloud.com/kazugoo https://www.youtube.com/c/kerokerokerorecords Director of Photography: Delon Ho https://www.instagram.com/delonho_production https://www.delonhoproduction.com Gaffer: James Walsh + Darbii Bauguss Follow Mayuka Thaïs: https://www.instagram.com/mayukathais/ https://twitter.com/mayukathais https://www.facebook.com/mayukathais I Will Sing for You I will sing for you When you feel like you can’t carry on I will hold you close When the storms of life thunder in When winter brings a lonely song I know how cold it feels But know that I’ll keep you safe and warm My love for you is real I will sing for you Your smile helps me get through each day I will hold you close Nothing matters when we’re in each others arms When winter brings a lonely song I know how cold it feels But know that I’ll keep you safe and warm My love for you is real I will sing for you Even though I may be so far away I will hold you close In my heart & soul every single day When winter brings a lonely song I know how cold it feels But know that I’ll keep you safe and warm My love for you is real My love for you is real I’ll always sing for you

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Mayuka Thaïs - Just One More Time [Official Lyric Video]

Mayuka Thaïs - Just One More Time [Official Lyric Video] Listen to "Just One More Time" here: https://ffm.to/n6ovd4q Song + Lyrics: Mayuka Thaïs Produced and arranged by Geoff Levin Mastered by Tim Janssens Drums + Percussions by Billy Hawn Original piano by Gran Bel Fisher Harmony by Kunimi Andrea Graphic Design by Sarah M. Johnston Photography by Teri Suzanne Follow Mayuka Thaïs: https://www.instagram.com/mayukathais/ https://twitter.com/mayukathais https://www.facebook.com/mayukathais Just One More Time I’m standing on a ledge So afraid of falling again Into somewhere deeper than I’ve ever been When you look into my eyes There’s something calling me I’m gonna take this chance and trust it one more time I’ll take a chance and trust in love Just one more time That night beneath those stars You caught me by surprise Without even touching me I felt so close to you Wrapped inside your words and those loving eyes I’m gonna take this chance and trust it one more time I’ll take a chance and trust in love Just one more time I’m falling falling Into your eyes I’m falling falling Into your words There’s no turning back I’m tumbling down Baby I’m falling fast Just one more time Do you feel the same way too Do you feel the way I do Or is it a one way street Where our hearts will never meet Are the fears inside of me Hiding deep inside of you I’m gonna take this chance and trust it one more time I’ll take a chance and trust in love Just one more time I’m falling falling Into your eyes I’m falling falling Into your words There’s no turning back I’m tumbling down Baby I’m falling fast Just one more time x 2 I’m standing on a ledge So afraid of falling again Into somewhere deeper than I’ve ever been When you look into my eyes There’s something calling me I’m gonna take this chance and trust it one more time I’ll take a chance and trust in love Just one more time

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Mayuka Thaïs -Let the Wind Blow [Official Video] from the film "Liberation" Directed by Siglia Diniz

****Re-uploaded with better syncing...Here's my song "Let the Wind Blow" that I wrote for the film "Liberation" Directed by Siglia Diniz. ("Liberation" is a short film whose theme is International Parental Child Abduction: After 12 years apart, an Italian woman and her daughter find each other.) iTunes: Let the Wind Blow https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/let-the-wind-blow/id949611212?i=949611216 Mayuka Thaïs: http://www.mayukathais.com Siglia Diniz: http://www.sigliadiniz.com/ Liberation trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1jbnDsU2fA

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Mayuka Thaïs - Santa Barbara [Official Video] originial song (acoustic live-on one take)

Recorded on one take as seen in the video. Santa Barbara on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/santa-barbara/id875440852?i=875444953 MAYUKA THAIS http://www.mayukathais.com http://www.facebook.com/mayukathais http://www.twitter.com/mayukathais GEOFF LEVIN (producer) http://www.geofflevin.com

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Mayuka Thaïs - Song Without You [Official Video] featured song in the film "Half Way to Hell"

Recorded on one take as seen in the video. This song is featured in the independent film "Half Way to Hell" Directed by Richard Friedman. Song Without You on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/song-without-you/id875440852?i=875445032 MAYUKA THAIS http://www.mayukathais.com http://www.facebook.com/mayukathais http://www.twitter.com/mayukathais GEOFF LEVIN (producer) http://www.geofflevin.com

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Mayuka Thaïs - All Alone at Christmas [Official Video]

Single "All Alone at Christmas" can be found on iTunes : http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/all-alone-at-christmas-single/id489694837

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Mayuka Thaïs - Hearts Don't Lie (feat. Ambient Chameleon) [Official Video]

Mayuka Thaïs Website: https://www.mayukathais.com iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hearts-dont-lie-feat.-ambient/id720962875 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/mayukathais Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mayukathais Ambient Chameleon: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ambientchameleon

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Mayuka Thaïs - When Elephants Cry [Official Video]

This is a music video that I made that was a part of my Senior thesis at Otis College of Art and Design. I'm a freedom fighter for elephants (perhaps because part of my name means 'freedom') and my very first friend as a baby while I was in the incubator was an elephant doll. This video is for Billy at a Zoo and the rest of the elephants held captive in Zoo's, circuses, logging, begging, abused, and for those who are hunted and killed in nature. We need to co-exist. I have helped fight for elephants in captivity at an LA Town Hall meeting to spare Billy's pen mate Ruby so she could go into a sanctuary. Ruby is now happy at PAWS Sanctuary but what about Billy?? Every few years elephants die at zoo's...let's give them the home they deserve as close as the home we took them from. Elephants can't help themselves...they need our help. Please note that I respect zoo keepers and elephant caregivers who give elephants the 'humane' care that they deserve. I appreciate and respect their jobs but when I see conditions that are not well-suited for elephants I just cant sit still. I am not one-sided, and there is no need to explain who is right and who is wrong. I just want to save our elephants and help raise awareness. We will lose elephants if we do not save them. This is not a video to criticize anyone...it is simply a message of hope and plight for the elephants. For you Billy... Mayuka Thais

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Mayuka Thaïs - Tohorā He Waiata (The Whale Song) Feat. Hunia MacKay [Official Video]

Tohorā He Waiata (The Whale Song) is a collaborative work, the mission of which is to increase awareness in the urgency to protect Whales. The song was inspired by New Zealand, also known as Aotearoa, and its Māori people, who hold the Whales sacred in their hearts and lives. As the Māori pray for and bless Whales in the sea and those who have been beached and lay lifeless on the sand, I hope that my song will help save the remaining Whales who swim freely in the seas.

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Mayuka Thaïs - やまゆりのきもち A song for Hiroshima "The Yamayuri Song"

やまゆりのきもち A song for Hiroshima "The Yamayuri Song" 歌／Mayuka Thaïs　作詞／上殿小学校子供たち　監修／アーサー・ビナード　作曲・編曲/　Mayuka Thaïs・Scott Nagatani (2015あきおおた国際音楽祭　オフィシャルソング) English Lyrics: "The Yamayuri Song" There are many wars in the World today Everywhere Everyday Life without wars is better for you and me Peace for all is what we need What would you do if your friend was in pain What would you do if you lost your family What would you do if you lost your (own) life Each life, so precious, so precious, every life As you walk along the winding mountain roads Yamayuri flowers blossom everywhere you look Yamayuri bloom to promise a brand new day Do you understand the Yamayuri song Do you understand the Yamayuri song Each life, so precious, so precious, every life Each life, so precious, so precious, every life Each life, so precious, so precious, every life Do you understand the Yamayuri song Do you understand the Yamayuri song

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Mayuka Thaïs - The Great Serengeti [Official Video] A song to help save the Serengeti

The Serengeti needs our help. Please listen and read about why it's important to lend support to help animals and people find a way to coexist peacefully at www.savetheserengeti.org

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Mayuka Thaïs - I Needed You [Official Video] feat. Connor Sullivan

I Needed You on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-needed-you-feat.-connor/id875440852?i=875444939 MAYUKA THAIS http://www.mayukathais.com http://www.facebook.com/mayukathais http://www.twitter.com/mayukathais CONNOR SULLIVAN (featuring) https://soundcloud.com/sullymusicco GEOFF LEVIN (producer) http://www.geofflevin.com

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NEW (edit) Mayuka Thaïs - All We Gotta Give [Official Video] (Song to help save Endangered Species)

This is a re-edited 2011 Award winning music video to help raise awareness for endangered species. Being an art educator, artist, and musician, and because animals are dear to my heart, after I wrote the song, and created a short music video I asked my students to draw their concerns for animals on the planet. They had to do their own research with their parents because I did not want to influence their work and thoughts. Children from different countries drew from their hearts. Both parents and children agreed to help me and on the video, you can see the artwork and at the end of the video you can hear them speak in their own language about endangered species. What will it take to save our endangered species and how can we find ways to co-exist with animals on this planet? Each and every one of us must help to find the solutions. Single "All We Gotta Give" can be found on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/all-we-gotta-give/id408254597?i=408254598 All We Gotta Give © by: Mayuka Thais Mountain gorillas used to roam the cloudy tops Toki birds in Asia flew in thousands before Elephants are dying while their ivory is turned to gold We're losing them in numbers We're losing the battle to greed There's no reason to be so cruel There's no reason to be so cruel When all they need When all we gotta give is love Day after day we hear baby rhino's crying out in vain Chimps have taught us we are one big family Sumatran Tigers they're beauty takes my breath away But we're losing them in numbers We're losing the battle to greed There's no reason to be so cruel There's no reason to be so cruel When all they need When all we gotta give is love When all they need When all we gotta give is love There are days we're gonna fail And there are days we'll surely win But we must believe love can prevail Creatures of earth shouldn't live in fear Live in fear here There's no reason to be so cruel There's no reason to be so cruel When all they need When all we gotta give is love Polar bears are starving as the ice melts beneath their toes Dolphins & seals are swimming in the sea of tears Whales should be protected as the keepers of our seas But we're losing them in numbers We're losing the battle to greed There's no reason to be so cruel There's no reason to be so cruel When all they need When all we gotta give is love There's no time for greed All they need is love

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Mayuka Thaïs "Tusks & Horns" [Official Video] (save Elephants & Rhinoceros song)

A song to remind us that Elephants & Rhinos are at risk and that we all need to find ways to coexist responsibly. iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tusks-horns/id875440852?i=875445092 www.mayukathais.com Lyrics: Tusks & Horns ©Mayuka Thais Written by: Mayuka Thais Music by: Mayuka Thais & Geoff Levin I hear them taking my tusks away My baby watching as they leave Once a giant of these rich green plains I'm hunted for my ivory Don't cry be strong You must go on Don't cry be strong We will carry on When I hear a gun shot I say a prayer That we make it to a safer place Mankind is not just destroying us They're affecting all the human race Don't cry be strong You must go on Don't cry be strong We will carry on I hear your cry I'm sorry baby I won't be there for you My horn and armor are not enough To stop what a bullet can do Don't cry be strong You must go on Don't cry be strong We will carry on Run my child Please don't fall We've got to work together To protect us all Our ecosystems are in danger We've still got time to make the change Don't cry be strong You must go on Don't cry be strong We will carry on

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