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After releasing 1st solo album, "Synthesized, then desynthesized." which has got a favorable reception from jazz scene and contemporary music scene, this 2nd album out now. This album contains "Nostalgia mass", which was selected at the 2019 ElectroAcousticMiniFest at Washington State University, and "Fragile Water", which was selected at eviMus 6. Saarbrücker Tage für elektroakustische und visuelle Musik 2019. Pieces in this album have rhythmic element, beautiful sound, and active interest in tonal melody, which reflect Rio's recent tendency.
Born in Saitama, Japan, in 1986. After learned arts learning in Seijo University, enrolled in Department of Philosophy, Sophia University. Having got master's degree by writing a master's thesis about Deleuze's philosophy. After graduated, crossing between academic philological studies and investigation of philosophically unique position of myself, and trying to output these results as performance, electronic music, digital video work, and recently, "Application Art" which is a synthesis of programming, 3D modelling, visual and music elements and so on . My definitive theme is "a multiplicity(multimedia) of radical duality". Playing electronic sounds as a member of "Empty-Action", an avantgarde musical unit produced by Koji Kawai. Collaborated with Ichi Ikeda, a worldwide Land-art artist, playing electronic sounds outdoors at Yakushima- island, Japan, on November 11th, 2017. This outdoor session was edited by myself and released as CD. Releasing first solo CD album on 2019, 2nd CD album on 2020. My audio-visual work "Nostalgia Mass" was selected at the 2019 ElectroAcousticMiniFest at Washington State University. My electro-acoustic work "Fragile Water" was selected at eviMus 6. Saarbrücker Tage für elektroakustische und visuelle Musik 2019. My audio-visual work "Hell of Light" was selected at Thailand New Music and Arts Symposium 2020. My electro-acoustic work "Laugh In Void II" was selected by NOUS RECORDS, a British label of contemporary music. My audio-visual work "Festival of Things-in-Themselves II" and "Festival of Things-in-Themselves III" are chosen as Finalists by Italian competition "Città di Udine" of Taukay Edizioni Musicali. My audio-visual work "the vulgar and the holy" was selected at The New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival 2021. My audio-visual work "the vulgar and the holy III" was selected at Triennale Chikugo 2020 Public Offerings Exhibition "Digital Art Works"(Japan) and International Computer Music Conference 2021(Chile). My audio-visual work "Generating Scenic Beauty" was selected at Seoul International Computer Music Festival 2021(Korea). My audio-visual work "Radical Duality II" took 3rd Prize at International Electronic Music Competition 2021 (China). My electro-acoustic work "from an ordinary tone" was selected at 5th Annual RESEARCH ON CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION CONFERENCE (University of North Georgia). My audio-visual work "Radical Duality III" was selected at "Audiovisual Frontiers", hosted by University of California. My audio-visual work "from an ordinary tone" was selected at 7th Ryogoku Art Festival 2021(Japan). My audio-visual work became the winner of Penn State Living Music 2022, hosted by The Pennsylvania State University. Participated in many international music and art festivals with music, audio-visual pieces, performances, and paper presentations, in Belgium, China, Thailand, Argentina, NY, and Japan. A member of ASCAP.
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