Hikone, Japan
Born 1964, Osaka, Japan
Composer, Performer
I am interested in many things including field recording, being a student,
singing songs, and performing. To create my compositions, I employ sound sources as basic as kitchen noises (washing dishes, washing rice), spoken text, and the actual sound of the recording device, and then process these samples using a range of technologies from “lo-fi” cassette tape loops to complex computer software. All these various activities and materials are used as tools to communicate with audiences and with space itself.
1987 B.A., Sociology, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan
2006 Lecturer, School of Informatics and Sciences, Nagoya University, Japan
2002-present Lecturer, Arts & Sciences, Nagoya University, Japan
2006 Aaaa Train, solo performance, Meaford Opera House, Meaford, Canada
2003-present YukoMariko, visual and sound improvisation unit that has performed in Japan, Europe and the United States. Collaboration with visual artist Mariko Tajiri.
2005 NEXUS6 SONG BOOK, self-produced (Sonore Records, CD)
2004 Translation of Sightseeing, self-produced (Onomato Records, CD)
2002 Journal de Tokyo, produced by Franck Stofer (Sonore Records, CD)
2000 Me being Me, collaboration with performance artist Tari Ito. Published in the 2es Rencontres Internationales en Arts Visuels, Quebec, Canada
1999 NEKO-SAN KILL! KILL!, produced by Satoru Wono (Kaeru Café, CD)
1998 Bit Diary, self-produced (Kaeru Café, CD)
2005, 2006 Jury member in Digital Musics. Prix Ars Electronica: International Competition for CyberArts. ARS Electronica Center, Linz, Austria
2003 Honorary Mention in Digital Musics. Prix Ars Electronica: International Competition for CyberArts. ARS Electronica Center, Linz, Austria
