April 6th: A night of collaborations between Mitsuaki Matsumoto(electronics), Kakawaka(noise) and Iku Sakan(steelpans).

9:30 pm, Loophole, Boddinstr. 60, Berlin-Neukölln.


Mitsuaki Matsumoto(electronics - JP)
born in 1975
lives and works in Tokyo.

"audio-visualist", visual artist, composer, sound performer, scenographer, part-time lecturer of Tottori University (Japan)

Under the name of Mathieu Martin, he had been developed it his work, which had no particular direction nor visible form, for the goal to give to the spectators a physiological feeling. By this point of view, he creates also scenography.
As a musician, He plays in differents contexts: acoustic improvisation music (bandoneon), prepared sitar (self-made instrument), electronic sound accompaniment for the dance etc. .. He also plays in collaboration with instrumentalists : Pierre Bastien, Jac berrocal, Itaru Oki, Roland Pinsard, Vincent Laubeuf, Hugues Vincent, Cédric Piromalli, Pascal Le Gal, Patrice Grente, Mori-Shige, Ko Ishikawa etc.
His solo work concern about "no-sence". He tries to create "a sensory space", not only musical work. For realise it, he use different means, from acoustic to electric, from analog to digital, from stereo to surround.
Currently, He performs in the improvised music scene in collaboration with various musicians.
He organizes also the "croisements" festival Tokyo edition (solo improvisation festival) for the reflection about the nature of improvised music.
http://www.4-em.org/


- Kakawaka(noise - DE)
Kakawaka makes noise. Often with a fork.
http://www.chproductions.de/kakawaka/


- Iku Sakan(steelpans - JP/DE)
Vibrating sound from Steeldrums.
http://soundcloud.com/ikusakan/vibration-resonance-steelpan
http://www.myspace.com/ikusakan