Kazuya MatsumotoGUEST Tokyo
Kazuya Matsumoto is a Musician SoundArtists Composer percussionist and Drummer from Kanazawa (Ishikawa) now based in Tokyo.
Matsumoto uses any objects that sounds including Japanese instruments like Hamon and Shamisen.
He focuses on the sound itself rather than the notes and melodies, and performs and records in the nature to create documental pieces.
By mixing his performance with environmental sounds, he transforms the whole space giving the audience a new experience.
In 2013, he received the grad prix award in the Otokuchi project which was held as the related project of Setouchi International Art Festival.
In 2014, he produced music for Primitive Sense Art Festival.
In 2015, he releases his 1st solo album "Mizu no katachi"from SPEKK label.
In 2016, he joined the "Kenko music festival" organized by the Commons label hosted by Ryuichi Sakamoto. He has also toured extensively throughout Japan (56 shows) as the "Mizu no Katachi release tour".
In 2017, his first sound installation "Sound capsule ~ Kazuya Matsumoto himself as an exhibit" was exhibited at the "Nakagin Capsule Tower OPEN CELL 2017" held at a profound architecture designed by Kisho Kurokawa.
he releases his 2nd solo album "Ochill Chill Michill"from SPEKK label.
He has also previously shared stages with musicians such as Asuna, Ametsub, Makoto Ooshiro, kyoka, Akio Suzuki, Chihei Hatakeyama, Takashi Tsuda, Tomoko Sauvage, Keiji Haino, Haruka Nakamura, FourColor, Yosuke Fujita, Federico Durand, Minamo, and Yui Onodera.
As a drummer, he plays in bands FilFla (with Keiichi Sugimoto), Mergrim x Kazuya Matsumoto, and with Itoken as Speakers etc.
web site : http://www.horhythm.com/
bandcamp : https://kazuyamatsumoto.bandcamp.com/