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Profile of YOSHIAKI OCHI（Composer, Percussionist, Member of Japan Composers Association）Yoshiaki Ochi has been conducting field work in many parts of the world since 1979, experiencing and performing various kinds of percussion music. In 1983, he st-arted using ethnic musical instrments, natural materials such as water and stone, and art objects on the stage, to create a new style of music with the image of linking human with the earth. That year, he gave a performance titled "Natural Sonic". From 1984 to 1990, he won worldwide fame as a composer and performer for the fashion show of the ISSEY MIYAKE Collection. In 1990, he released a CD album, "Natural sonic" and directed a performance under the same title. The following year, in the Sound and Environment Forum, he presented the "Performance of the sound of the earth" in 1992, he perticipated in the Campaign for the global environ-ment as a composer of its theme song and as a producer of a related television program. These events made him popular as a leading figure of ambient music. For the past few years, he has been activity working on his own pieces such as the performance titled "Visual Sonic" at the La MaMa Theater in New York in 1993, which won him high esteem from journalists in and outside Japan. In 1995, he directed the ambient opera " Partheno Genesis" at the Artsphere in Tokyo. He also devotes himself to educathion, conducting workshops and a series of concerts for kids titled "Art for Kids". Other areas of his energetic activities include production of music for TV, Radio and CD-ROM, and creation of enviromental for aquariums and at-riums, as well as collaborations with other artists from various fields. In October 1996, he released two albums, "AQUA-water from sanctuary" and "Natural Sonic2". In April 1997, he produced his performing arts "Natural Sonic" at the LaMaMa Theater in New York and open to the public on internet his homepage (http://www.j-wave.co.jp). And others, the workshop and concert for parent and child succeeded at Hudson (Time and Space Unlimited Theater), and Hawaii Island (Hawaii University and Kalani Honua Cultural Center), In June 1998, he performed titled "Natural Sonic" and did workshop "Play with Rhythm and Sound" at Jooksan Intenational Arts Festival in Korea. In August 2000, "Natural sonic 2000" and did workshop "Children and their parents making musical instruments and learning performance method" at Iksan Int'l Performing Arts Festival for Children & Young Adults in Korea. http://www2.gol.com/users/yochi/index.htm |
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MAIN WORKSFASHIONISSEY MIYAKE Collection, 1984-1990.TV PROGRAMS"Unknown Ancient/Road of the Sun",1985, NHK(publicTelevision station in Japan)"Rondo", 1991, NHK-BS: Heavy low-pitched sound special. "Sea Meal & Mountain Meal" (theme song, 1991-1997), Fuji TV: drama program. "Eco Music TV" （music produce 2000〜）BS-TV program. CM"Wonderland Thailand, 1994", Thai Airline."CLUB MED 1998". CD-ROM"TokoroYukinori CD-ROM/Dreamy Corridor",1996, Nippon Economic Newspaper."Let's play with the world's musical instruments", 1996, Fujitsu. "Mayan Colors - A Guatemala Fantasy" / GAIA Odyssey series 1998, Kinyosha. ENVIRONMENTAL MUSICIssey Miyake Bodyworks-Fashion Without Taboos in London 1985.Toyota Amlax Building 1990. Tokyo Gas OZON building 1993. Japan Women's College: Nisiikuta Naruse Auditorium, 1996~ Shinagawa Aquarium, 1995~ Kamogawa Seaworld, 1995~ Ebisu Station Building, 1997~ Japan Culuter Senter Micro Cosmos in Paris 1997. Tachikawa Granduo Building 1999~ RADIO"Sonic Heart Beet", 1994, producer and live performance of J-WAVE JAPAN"Poetry Cafe", 1996~1998, music producer and live performance of J-WAVE JAPAN CD"Natural Sonic", 1990."AQUA-water from sanctuary", 1996. "Natural Sonic 2", 1996. "Beating The Earth", 2001 PERFORMANCE（THEATRICAL WORKS）"Natural Sonic"（At Gallery, Tokyo) 1983."In The Misterious Forest" (Spiral Garden, Tokyo) 1989. "For the Water, the Wood, and the Sound of Metal" (Sezon Museum of Art, Tokyo) 1989. "Natural Sonic" (Spiral Garden, Tokyo) 1989. "Trial of Beat the Wood" (The Museum of Modern Art, Toyama) 1990. "Visual Sonic" (Spiral Garden, Tokyo) 1991. "Yoshiaki Ochi Percussion Performance" (Lafore Museum, Tokyo & Aichi Art Center) 1992. "Yoshiaki Ochi Percussion performance" (Yokohama Education & Cultural Hall) 1993. "Visual Sonic" (LaMaMa/Annex Theater, New York) 1993. "Art for Kids" Workshop & Concert, (Yokohama, Kagoshima, Tokyo) 1993~1996. "Sound of the Earth for Kids" (Shizuoka) 1994. "Natural Sonic" (Sphere Mex Hall, Tokyo) 1995. "Ambient Opera-Partheno Genesis" (Art Sphere Theater, Tokyo) 1995. "Sound of The Earth" (Inax Gallery, Tokyo) 1996. "Natural Sonic/preview for La MaMa" (Sphere Mex Hall, Tokyo) 1996. "Natural Sonic" (La MaMa/Annex Theater, New York) 10~13, apr. 1997. "Natural Sonic & Workshop" (Jooksan International Art Festival, Korea) 5~7,jun. 1998. "Natural Sonic 2000" (Tiala Koutou, Tokyo) 12,mar. 2000. "Sound of the Earth in Hana Ranman 2000" (Hanahakukinenkouenturumiryokuti, Osaka) 29,30 ,apr. 2000. "Sound of Mind" (Kokusaimura Anfitheater hichigahamakokusaimura, Miyagi) 23,jul. 2000. "Natural Sonic 2000" (Iksan Int`l Performing Arts Festival for Children & Young Adults, Somri Culture and Arts Center,Korea) 5, aug. 2000. "Workshop " (Iksan Int'l Performing Arts Festival for Children & Young Adults, Wonkwang University Soong San Memorial Hall 3F, Korea) 6~10, aug. 2000 Echigo Tsumari Art Triennial 2000 "School of Woods" (Matsunoyama Town, Niigata) 2, sep. 2000. Mohri・Mask・Dance Part.4 "Sen Nen Ka" (Kyoto Molding Arts University）19, oct. 2000. Kanazawa Renaissance Winter Festival 2001 (Kanazawa culture hall, Ishikawa) 2,feb. 2001 "african minimarhythm" Kakuraba Robi+Ochi Brothers (Setagaya Art Museum Tokyo)15, sep. 2001 Mohri・Mask・Dance Part.6 "Light & Shadow" (Kyoto Molding Arts University Studio21）11, nov. 2001. "Natural Sonic in Ishinokura" (Ishinokura, Utsunomiya Totigi) 25, feb.2002 "Hearing Concert" (Amagi Onsen Kaikan Theater Hall, Shizuoka) 6, mar.2002 "Sound of Mind II" (Kokusaimura Anfitheater hichigahamakokusaimura, Miyagi) 3, aug. 2002 "Natural sonic in Syuzennji II" (Gallery Syuzennji "Katsuraza", Shizuoka) 6,aug. 2002 |
