YU MIYASHITA / YAPORIGAMI

- PROFILE

born in 1984 in Yamanashi, Japan
lives and works in Berlin, Germany

An electronic composer with both the names of Yu Miyashita / Yaporigami. An owner of a label The Collection Artaud. He has released works from a number of labels internationally, including Mille Plateaux and Detroit Underground. Music videos such as SyncBody, Mimic, The Motion Paradox and Lilium were selected, nominated and screened at festivals in various countries. In recent years, Miyashita has provided music for installation records by contemporary artist Chiharu Shiota, architect Asif Khan, and American festival Burning Man, and produced music for three stage shows of fashion brand Viviano Sue. In addition, a collaborative exhibition with Kezzardrix was held at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts. Miyashita was in charge of the soundtrack of Jeremiah Mosese's directorial film, which was screened at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival.

- PROFILE (JP)

1984年山梨出身
ドイツベルリン在住

Yu Miyashita / Yaporigamiの両名義を持つ電子音楽家。レーベルThe Collection Artaud主宰。独Mille Plateaux、米Detroit Undergroundを含む国内外多数のレーベルから作品を発表。代表的なミュージックビデオにSyncBody、Mimic、The Motion Paradox、Liliumがあり、各国のフェスティバルで選出、ノミネート、上映され続ける事となる。近年では現代美術家の塩田千春、建築家のAsif Khan、米バーニングマンのインスタレーション記録映像に楽曲提供、ファッションブランドViviano Sueの3期に渡るショー用音楽の制作に加え。国立台湾美術館にてKezzardrixとの共同展示を行う。2019年ヴェネチア国際映画祭にて上映されたJeremiah Mosese監督作品のサウンドトラックを全編担当。

- ALBUM

2019 WE DANCE ALONE - Detroit Underground, US
2015 EYE / HAND - Detroit Underground, US
2015 HOMAGE - Signal Dada, JP
2015 A HECTIC TRUER - FF’ Space, UA
2014 DRUDGED TORN ROUTINE - Detroit Underground, US
2012 HERTZIAN - Hz-records, JP
2012 NIL BIT BERG HORN - Hz-records, JP
2011 LOOPS 2.0 - Hz-records, JP
2011 NAVY SEE RES IN BRIGHTON - mAtter, JP
2011 NOBLE NICHE - Mille Plateaux, DE
2011 LOOPS 1.0 - Hz-records, JP
2007 SARYU SARVA - Symbolic interation, JP
2006 XIII - Give Daddy The Knife, US / Merry Works, JP

- SINGLE & EP

2019 RHYTHM STUDY V / RHYTHM STUDY VI - The Collection Artaud, DE
2019 XINRI C / XINRI D - The Collection Artaud, DE
2018 XINRI A / XINRI B - The Collection Artaud, DE
2018 RHYTHM STUDY III / RHYTHM STUDY IV, - The Collection Artaud, DE
2018 LEFT EYE / RIGHT EYE - The Collection Artaud, DE
2017 ONE SOUND EXTINGUISHER - Kaer’Uiks, DE
2017 RHYTHM STUDY I / RHYTHM STUDY II - The Collection Artaud, DE
2016 WHY ARE YOU - Aiia Recordings, FR
2015 GRIND ANALYSTS FIG. 1 - Stray Landings, UK
2012 VELVET - +Mus, JP
2012 JADE FIB - +Mus, JP
2007 SPLIT EP - Symbolic Interaction, JP

- MIX

2019 J-SHADOW X YAPORIGAMI - Threads Radio, UK
2018 ID SPECTRAL #4 - Resonance FM, UK
2017 PODCAST ø167
2017 STRUCTURE SHAPES #20
2015 NULL 041 - null+void, UK
2013 SECRET THIRTEEN 061 - Secret Thirteen, LT

　
- MUSIC VIDEO

2019 Toroid - Dedasten
2019 Xinri D - Defasten
2019 Truth Embedding - Jan Goldfuss
2019 Language - kynd
2019 Noble Niche - Arata Mori
2015 Lilium - kynd / BRDG
2014 The Motion Paradox - Kezzardrix / BRDG
2012 Mimic - Lucio Arese
2012 SyncBody - Daihei Shibata + Hiroshi Sato / BRDG

- COMMISSION

2020 TBA
2019 TBA, another:, K K, CH
2019 This Is Not A Burial, It’s A Resurrection, Jeremiah Mosese, Urucu Media, ZA
2019 Davis Museum, another:, SO-IL, US
2019 The Orb, another:, Burning Man, US
2019 Johatsu, Andreas Hartmann + Arata Mori, Tokyo Arts and Space Hongo, JP
2019 Grenze, Misa Koide + Mikako Kura, ACUD, DE
2018 2019 S/S, Viviano Sue, JP
2018 Temple In The Forest, Asif Khan, UK
2018 2018 A/W, Viviano Sue, JP
2017 Lost Words, Chiharu Shiota, DE
2017 2018 S/S, Viviano Sue, JP
2015 MTV International Ident - MTV, US
2014 Quark, Eiji Sumi, TH

- EXHIBITION

2018 Chromesthesia - Digiark, National Taiwan Museum Of Fine Arts, Taichung, TW

- SELECTED CONCERT

2019/06 SIGNAL ARROW JAPAN LIVE 2019, KGR’n, Tokyo, JP
2018/03 YU MIYASHITA + ARATA MORI /// JANOSHI, ausland, Berlin, DE
2015/11 Nonlinear-nauts [exp.003] - Yu Miyashita "Homage" Release Party, Solfa, Tokyo, JP
2015/08 Beyond Code (w/ Akihiro Kubota), Super Deluxe, Tokyo, JP
2015/09 OFFLINE | Timeline Bending, Miyamasuzaka Studio, Tokyo, JP
2012/10 Projected Scape, Seminar House, Tokyo, JP
2012/03 SIGNALDADA presents MESS SURROUND, Super Deluxe, Tokyo, JP,
2012/02 Minus_2, Shangri-la, Osaka, JP,
2012/01 Arktyp Exclusive Live Show (as Signal Arrow), Secret Venue, Fukuoka, JP
2012/01 The Silence Was Warm Afternoon vol.2 (as shotahirama+Yu Miyashita), heavysick Zero, Tokyo, JP
2011/11 Mille Plateaux / Force Inc. Release Party, Chez Jacki, Berlin, DE
2011/03 mAtter presents "dance alone", Super Deluxe, Tokyo, JP,
2010/06 The Freebutt Presents: Ben Frost + Support, The Freebut, Brighton, UK
2009/05 Sonic Art / Brighton Fringe Festival, Blank Gallery, Brighton, UK

2019/07 Channel #20, Galaxy, Tokyo, JP
2019/06 Diffusound瀰音 - 域外音IV & Fluid Noise, The Wall, Taipei, TW
2019/06 New Syndicate, Acud, Berlin, DE
2019/03 Teorema Festival, Urban Spree, Berlin, DE
2018/10 Punto y Raya Festival, CeTA: Audiovisual Technology Center, Wroclaw, PL
2018/05 Nine Tomorrows, Powerlong Art Center, Hangzhou, CN
2015/12 Meme City: Hacking Realities Media Art Festival, CAA Gymnasium, Hangzhou, CN
2015/10 BRDG#6 Crazy Horse, WWW, Tokyo, JP
2015/10 BRDG presents Asakusa Crazy Horse, Dommune, Tokyo, JP
2015/08 Grind Analysts by Yaporigami「分析粉砕」上演 - 宮下悠と鍵となる個々での, Dommune,Tokyo, JP
2015/05 Revirth & Hz-records presents BROADJ♯1608-09, Dommune, Tokyo, JP
2015/05 Mark Fell/NHK yx`s POTATO Tour in Osaka, NEW OSAKA HOTEL Shinsaibashi, Osaka, JP
2014/10 FF Space Showcase (A/V set), Soup, Tokyo, JP
2013/11 Red Bull Music Academy Weekender EMAF TOKYO 2013, Liquidroom / KATA & Liquid Loft, Tokyo, JP
2013/09 Transitio_MX 05, Centro Nacional de las Artes, Mexico City, MX
2012/12 inspiration #2 powered by Ultrabook／CREATORS LAP LOUNGE feat.+MUS, Dommune, Tokyo, JP
2012/12 Republic Vol.10 The Final, Womb, Tokyo, JP
2012/07 Sasakure Festival Vol.2, Womb, Tokyo, JP
2012/03 IdleMoments, Metro, Kyoto, JP
2012/03 BRDG#5, WWW, Tokyo, JP
2012/02 Out Of Dots Vol.5, Mogra, Tokyo, JP
2011/11 Mille Plateaux / Force Inc. Release Party, Chez Jacki, Berlin, DE
2011/06 Denpa 2011, Axxcis, Tokyo, JP
2008/08 Loop Festival, Jubilee Square, Brighton, UK
2008/05 Instrumentality, Concorde2, Brighton, UK
2007/12 Electronic Mischief, Sketch, London, UK
2005/11 Overkill, Electrowerkz, London, UK

- EDUCATION

2005-2008 University of Brighton, Bachelor of Arts (BA - 2.1), Digital Music and Sound Art, UK
2004-2005 University of Brighton, Bachelor of Arts (BA - Switched), Architecture, UK

UNDERARROW

- ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSITION / SOUND DESIGN

2019 Tokyo Show, Movie, Bridgestone, JP
2019 Frankfurt Show, Movie, Bridgestone, JP
2019 Adicross 2019 FW, Movie, Adidas, JP
2019 InfoSphere QualityStage, Movie, IBM, US

2018 2018 S/S Backstage, Movie, Viviano Sue, JP

2017 α: The Ultimate View - Peru, Movie, Sony, JP
2017 α: The Ultimate View - Rishiri, Movie, Sony, JP
2017 BGM for YEBISU Beer Event, Audio, SAPPORO, JP
2017 α: The Ultimate View, Movie, Sony, JP
2017 BGM for Hinyari BAR at Daikanyama T-SITE GARDEN GALLERY, Audio, KIRIN, JP

2016 Introductory Sound Design for Live Performance, Movie, CTS, JP

2015 Yahoo! Search Award 2015, Movie, Yahoo, JP

2015 SEIKO LeeHom Criteria 2015 FW, Movie, Seiko, MY
2015 BRDG#6 CRAZY HORSE, Movie, BRDG, JP
2015 Lexus RX Amazing Night -Event Report-, Movie, Lexus, JP

2015 To All The People In Japan, Movie, Square Japan, JP
2015 Elements (w/ Kezzardrix), Installation, ProjectedScape - the horizon - at Shinjuku Creators Festa, JP

2014 Nicchan - Ayano Fukuda Get The License, Movie, Nissan, JP
2014 Yahoo! Search Award 2014, Movie, Yahoo, JP
2014 COOL KYOTO, Movie, Square, US
2014 Elements (w/ Kezzardrix), Installation, ProjectedScape - the horizon - at Shinjuku Creators Festa, JP
2014 Introductory Sound Design for Live Performance, Audio, CTS, JP, 2014
2014 Relamix, Interactive Web, Pokka Sapporo, JP
2014 GRAVITY CONTROL, Movie, Toyota, JP
2014 Introductory Sound Design for Live Performance, Audio, CTS, JP
2014 LFA Owners Event, Movie, Lexus, US
2014 PLAY VOXY!, iPad, iPhone and Android app, Voxy, JP

2013 SADDLE BLOSSOMS, Movie, Cogoo, JP
2013 Music for an Event Showcase, Movie, undisclosed, JP
2013 Karada Kakeru Tomato, TV Commmercial, Kagome, JP

2013 ALIVE - saddle blossoms concept movie #2, Movie, Cogoo, JP

2013 BICYCLOCK - saddle blossoms concept movie #1, Movie, Cogoo, JP

2012 Star Exh., Movie, Seven Stars, JP
2012 Star Fes., Movie, Seven Stars, JP

- MASTERIING / (MIXING)

2020 TBA, JP

2019 TBA, JP
2019 shotahirama - “Rough House”, Signal Dada, JP
2019 Yaporigami - “Rhythm Study V / Rhythm Study VI”, The Collection Artaud, DE
2019 Meze - “###_03 / Ende”, The Collection Artaud, DE
2019 Ikuko Morozumi - “chrome edition live reconstruct”, chrome edition, JP
2019 Isolat Pattern - “Trance Venereal / Idolplex”, The Collection Artaud, DE
2019 Yaporigami - “Xinri C / Xinri D”, The Collection Artaud, DE
2019 GUAN - “Brainstem Compressor / This Cat Is Called Mob”, The Collection Artaud, DE
2019 yvanko - “Dyspnée / Bouquet d'Encre”, The Collection Artaud, DE, 2019
2019 Saskiatokyo - “Mag En Ta”, +Mus, JP
2019 moxus - “SC_170717_181044 / SC_170917_211459”, The Collection Artaud, DE
2019 J-Shadow - “Fireflies / Kugelblitz (The Inescapable Light)”, The Collection Artaud, DE
2019 Yaporigami - “We Dance Alone”, Detroit Underground, US
2019 Ghost Warrior - “2015TB145 / Enemy”, The Collection Artaud, DE
2019 Atsushi Izumi - “Lansing / Mistrust”, The Collection Artaud, DE

2018 Alex Augier - “The Fourier Ghost - I / The Fourier Ghost - II”, The Collection Artaud, DE
2018 Jabberwock - “Feels Like Looking At The Surface”, Self-released, US
2018 shotahirama - “Cut”, Signal Dada, JP
2018 Yasunobu Suzuki - “Purple Face / Euphobia”, The Collection Artaud, DE
2018 Void Of Sound - “Tapes”, Lixivium, JP
2018 Yaporigami - “Xinri A / Xinri B”, The Collection Artaud, DE
2018 HappySad Core - “Varuna / Birthday Song But Fuckin’ Noise Dedicated From Heaven”, The Collection Artaud, DE
2018 DB1 + DYL - “Forma / Materia”, The Collection Artaud, DE
2018 Yaporigami - “Rhythm Study III / Rhythm Study IV”, The Collection Artaud, DE
2018 Ghost Warrior - “Mountains / Midnighters”, The Collection Artaud, DE
2018 Defunkt Dialekt - “Skz Cut A / Skz Cut B”, The Collection Artaud, DE
2018 HappySadCore - “-g-Na-b-N / Oxygen Absorber”, The Collection Artaud, DE
2018 Yu Miyashita - “Left Eye / Right Eye”, The Collection Artaud, DE
2018 Sunao Inami - “2018-0203 / 2017-1220”, The Collection Artaud, DE
2018 Hazcauch - “1013_last / 1013_alpha”, The Collection Artaud, DE
2018 Miyamasa - “I / II”, The Collection Artaud, DE
2018 shotahirama - “Ketsuron Rights”, Signal Dada, JP
2018 Shingo Yoshida - “The Cuckoo’s Nest”, Film, FR

2017 Yaporigami - “Rhythm Study I / Rhythm Study II”, The Collection Artaud, JP
2017 Ikuko Morozumi - “Proof Of Existence”, Detroit Underground, US
2017 saskiatokyo - “Fantasia”, Detroit Underground, US
2017 Schranke - “Solution”, Self-released, DE
2017 Julian Schäfer & Ext Sleep - “Untitled EP”, Self-released, DE
2017 Yaporigami - “One Sound Extinguisher”, Kaer’Uiks, DE
2017 Mtch - “Splt / Rim”, Kaer’Uiks, DE
2017 shotahirama - “Maybe Baby”, Signal Dada, JP
2017 Mtch - “Dplx Cut Optr”, Kaer’Uiks, DE

2016 mu h - “Surreal”, moph records, JP
2016 HVNS - “Demi”, Self-released, JP

2015 Yaporigami - “Eye / Hand”, Detroit Underground, US
2015 konofumin - “dissolve”, elementperspective, JP
2015 Yu Miyashita - “Homage”, Signal Dada, JP
2015 Yaporigami - “A Hectic Truer”, FF' Space, UA
2015 VNDL - “Brelkal EP”, Irrational Media, UK
2015 Yaporigami / Yu Miyashita - “Grind Analysts Fig. 1”, Stray Landongs, UK
2015 shotahirama - “Stiff Kittens”, Signal Dada, JP

2014 Yaporigami - “Drudged Torn Routine”, Detroit Underground, US
2014 Akihiko Matsumoto - “Metamemory”, +Mus, JP
2014 sawako - “nu.it”, Baskaru, FR
2014 mu h - “double helix”, Self-released, JP
2014 shotahirama / Miclodiet - “clampdown”, Signal Dada, JP
2014 shotahirama - “post punk”, Signal Dada, JP

2013 lycoriscoris - “4 frames of the horizon”, +Mus, JP
2013 Libet - “Cyn”, Self-released, DE
2013 boneville occident - “lymne”, Self-released, JP
2013 sanmi - “Kaiyah”, Self-released, JP
2013 Dagshenma - “Beat Cells”, Hz-records, JP

2012 Yaporigami - “Velvet”, +Mus, JP
2012 boneville occident - “Ndali”, Self-released, JP
2012 Junichi Akagawa / Yaporigami - “Nil Bit Berg Horn”, Hz-records, JP
2012 Y:E:T - “Violet Transformation”, elementperspective, JP
2012 Yukitomo Hamasaki - “the GARDEN”, mAtter, JP
2012 Yu Miyashita - “An Arc”, Self-released, JP
2012 DUB-Russell - “Prank Poles”, +Mus, JP
2012 Yaporigami - “Jade Fib”, +Mus, JP

2011 Yaporigami - “Loops 2.0”, Hz-records, JP
2011 shotahirama+Yu Miyashita - “Sad Vacation Again”, Signal Dada, JP
2011 Yu Miyashita - “Navy See Res In Brighton”, mAtter, JP
2011 DUB-Russell - “Grasp Echoes”, +Mus, JP
2011 Yu Miyashita - “Noble Niche”, Mille Plateaux, DE
2011 Yaporigami - “Loops 1.0”, Hz-records, JP

- DJ

2017 Johnnie Walker Highball Studio, Roppongi Hills, Tokyo, JP,
2017 TOW Summer Thanks Party, TOW, JP

- AWARD (AS MUSIC COMPOSER)

2014 Cannes Lions, PR Lions, Silver Lion, FR
2014 New York Festivals, Public Service Announcements, Environmental Issues, Finalist Award, US
2014 New York Festivals, Design, Public Spaces, Finalist Award, US
2014 New York Festivals, Direct & Collateral, Ambient, Finalist Award, US
2014 The One Show, Experimental / Installations, Branded Entertainment Merit Award, US
2014 The One Show, Spatial Design / Not-for-Proﬁt, Design Merit Award, US
2014 Adfest, Outdoor Lotus, Ambient : Small Scale, Bronze, TH