Sound Around 003

Born in 1985 in Shimane, Koshiro Hino is a musician and composer currently based in Osaka. In addition to his work with the rhythmically experimental groups goat and bonanzas, and his electronic music solo project YPY, his wide-ranging output also encompasses dance music, avant-garde collage, and noise. Hino’s major work includes the hybrid orchestra VirginalVariations that fused electronic sound and classical music, the full-body concert experience “GEIST” that developed this into multiple sound spaces, and the music film Shiver, featuring Kodo Taiko Performing Arts Ensemble.

Ken Furudate

Born in 1981, Ken Furudate is a Kyoto-based artist, engineer, and musician. Combining the attributes of primitive materials like sine waves, pulses, dots, and lines, he creates audiovisual performances and installations that conjure up complex phenomena. Since 2002, he has run the participatory sound art project The SINE WAVE ORCHESTRA with three others. Furudate has also been a member of the artist collective Dumb Type since 2014.

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Masayoshi Fujita

Masayoshi Fujita is a vibraphone and marimba performer and composer. His work seeks out new possibilities for vibraphones and unique sounds unbound by traditional performance styles, techniques, or musicography. From 2006, he was based in Berlin but is today based in Hyogo, from where he performs in Europe and around the world. Fujita is acclaimed for his wide-ranging activities, which include performing under the name el fog and an ongoing collaboration with Jan Jelinek. He is an endorsing artist for Korogi.

Kanna Taniguchi

Born in 1993 in Kyoto, Kanna Taniguchi graduated with a degree in percussion from Kyoto City University of Arts. Undertaking experimental performances with visual artists, performers, dancers, and others from her time in college, she has concentrated on chamber music since graduating. With a particular focus on improvised performances with artists from other fields, her wide-ranging output encompasses film and theatre. Taniguchi performed with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra at Orchestra Project 2022. She won acclaim for her performance with Kyoto Chamber Ensemble and Mizuki Aita for the vibraphone duo recital “Flying Vibraphones.” Having previous served on the Kyoto Culture and Arts City Creation Council from April 2020 to March 2022, she is currently a member of Kyoto Chamber Ensemble, ensemble sai sai, and MargaSari Gamelan Ensemble.