Ohama

Tona Walt Ohama Is An Electronic Recording Artist Based In Western Canada Who Has Played Synthesizers Since He First Discovered The A.R.P. Axxe In 1975. Although He Has A World-Wide Following He Remains Relatively Unknown In His Home Province And Has Been Called "Alberta's Best Kept Musical Secret" By Both !earshot Magazine And The Calgary Herald. In 2011 Beatroute Magazine Said “There Are Three Things You Need To Know About Southern Alberta Synth Pop Pioneer Tona Walt Ohama. One He Loves Synthesizers Not Likes Not Enjoys Not Appreciates - Loves. Two There Is No One Else Like Him Anywhere. Three He Is The Real Deal...Ohama's Work Has Heart Soul And An Organic Quality That Transcends Any Electronic Constraints". He's The Only Canadian To Appear On The Highly Regarded Stones Throw Records Compilations The Minimal Wave Tapes Vol. 1 2010 And Vol. 2 2012 Curated By Legendary DJ Peanut Butter Wolf Los Angeles And East Village Radio's Veronica Vasicka New York . Ohama Has A BSC In Civil Engineering Interleaved With Half A BFA From The University Of Calgary. Although He's Been Involved In Thousands Of Music Projects He Has Never Worked A Single Day As A Civil Engineer. read less