Born in 1957. Percussionist. Murayama toured the U.S. with Keiji Haino in 1982. Thereafter he performed with musicians like KK Null and Shigeyoshi Hosoda. Since 1999 he has been based in France. Currently, in addition to doing solo work, Murayama collaborates with a wide range of artists including musicians Jean-Luc Guionnet, Eric La Casa, and Eric Cordier; philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy; and choreographer Catherine Diverres.