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I was born in Miyazu City the northern part
of Kyoto Prefecture in 1971. The city is
surrounded by the inland sea and
the mountains and boasts Amanohashidate
or "Heavenly Bridge" which is a long sandbar
lined with pine trees and regarded as one of
the most famous scenic locations in Japan.
The area also used to be one of the centers
of the weaving industry in Japan. I was grown
there hearing the tranquil and simple sounds
such as the sounds of the waves, the winds
from the mountains, and the weaving machines.
This experience may have a great influence
on my academic and artistic activities.
The following is my brief educational and career
backgrounds:
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1994 – Meiji University (Tokyo): B.A. in Agriculture
1996 – Meiji University (Tokyo): M.S. in Agriculture
1998 – Kyoto City University of Arts (Kyoto): M.A. in Music
2001 – Osaka University (Osaka): Doctor of Engineer
2001 – Kyoto Seika University, Faculty of Humanities (Kyoto)
: Instructor
2007 – Kyoto Seika University, Faculty of Humanities (Kyoto)
: Assistant Professor up to the present |
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｜▼ CONTACT ｜ |
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I am doing sound activities listening to the daily interesting sounds and
search for an environment with simple and comfortable sounds for human
beings. My sound activities consist of "piano performance" and "education,
research, and designing" from soundscape (landscapes with sounds) perspective.
They are conducted mainly in Kyoto Prefecture.
My piano music centers around ambient music and I try to play the piano music
that could harmonize with the live spaces and the environmental sounds
at the sites. I have also produced film music works and ambient music works
that could match the specific spaces.
I hope that you will see soundscape ideas and everyday sounds around
you more interesting and fun through my sound activities. |
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・Piano Album
(* The score collections of the albums are partially published.)
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2005 – Koyomiuta (The seasons of Japan) |
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2007 – Kyoto Ambience
– For Kyoto Tower
& Kyoto International Manga Museum |
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2008 – Watering – Piano Live Best Album – |
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〜 amazon （Masafumi Komatsu MP3 Albums）
｜ USA ｜ France ｜ Germany ｜ England ｜
・Soundscape Album
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1995 – The Soundscape of Ine Town,
in Kyoto, Japan |
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I would like to show you some of the images of my live performances.
My music is intended to be harmonious with the live spaces and features
"popular melody," "ambient music," and "improvisation."
I have played at such sites as traditional wooden townhouses,
temples and shrines, observatories, and various outdoor sites |
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● 2009 – "Candle" at Kyoto Art Center |
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A wind-bell with long, thin metal spikes was passed
around the audience and I improvised to the sound. |
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● 2008 – "Kyoto Ambience" at Kyoto Tower |
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In the observation deck of Kyoto Tower 100 meters aboveground
I played the ambient music "Kyoto Ambience" composed
for the place to the night view. |
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● 2008 – The trailer of "Nanayo-Machi" |
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Film Director: Naomi Kawase
The preview (Color, 2 minutes)
Distributor: Phantom Film
(The film was screened at major movie theaters in Japan.)
Track used for the film: "Yayoi" in the album of "Koyomiuta"
* Naomi Kawase won the Grand prix for "The mourning Forest"
(Japanese: Mogari no mori) at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. |
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● 2011 – "Rain Town" |
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Film Director: Hiroyasu Ishida
Graduation work of Kyoto Seika University, Department of Arts
(Animation, 10 minutes)
Tracks used for the film: "Old Capital" and "Candle"
in the album of "Kyoto Ambience"
* The work won the Grand prixes and other prizes at many film festivals
such as the 2011 TOHO Cinemas Student Film Festival. |
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・Definition of Soundscape
I consider "soundscape" as substantial and imagined landscapes
with sounds. The former include scenes, outdoor and indoor spaces,
and art works with sounds. The latter include various images
(colors, figures, textures, scents, and tastes)
and memories evoked by sounds. The original concept was proposed
by Raymond Murray Schafer, a Canadian composer in the 1960s.
The idea is thought to be congruous with the Japanese way of
enjoying various everyday sounds.
There has been a custom to become interested in environmental sounds in Japan. For example, the chirping of insects and the singing of birds
have been often written in haiku or Japanese poems and the sound o
f the flowing of streams has been appreciated in Japanese gardens.
The significance of soundscape idea is to encourage us to actively listen
to various daily sounds once in a while. Then through such sound
education we could realize that the world we see is greatly influenced
by the surrounding sounds. And we may want to research (record
and organize) the interesting sounds around us and may be
able to design the sounds at specific sites to create a better (more
comfortable, attractive, or useful) environment not only visually
but aurally. These three steps are major fields of soundscape
activities: sound education, sound research,
and sound design. The brief introduction of the three fields is as follows:
(1) Sound Education: It is to listen to the sounds in our daily lives. I
have developed a unique sound education program based on my
teaching experience of the sound workshops at Kyoto Seika University.
I am also involved in the sound workshops for the public and the
development of the sound tourism program in Kyoto City.
(2) Sound Research / Acoustic Ecology: It is to record
the characteristics of daily sounds in various ways, for example,
by describing and drawing the imaged landscapes with sounds,
conducting psychological tests on environmental sounds,
and using recorders and other instruments to measure the volume
and quality of sounds. I have conducted fieldworks in various parts
of Japan and investigated the local sound environments.
(3) Soundscape Design: It is to design our daily living spaces and public
spaces from sound perspective. It tries to reduce unnecessary sounds,
adjust resonance in buildings, and add effective sounds and informational
sounds. I have contributed valuable suggestions to the soundscape
designs in public spaces such as Kyoto Tower observation deck and
Kyoto International Manga Museum.
>>・Sound source 1 (environmental sounds only)
→It was used for a sound installation work in 2011.
>>・Sound source 2 (a piece mixed with environmental sounds)
→A piano piece on Kyoto Seika University composed by me is mixed
with the symbolic sounds around the campus recorded by me in 2011.
>>・Environmental sound files with GoogleMap
→Environmental sound files recorded outside by me is shown on the map. |
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・A Sound Environment Design Project for Kyoto Tower Observation Deck
(1) : A Psychological Experiment on the Interaction between Perceptions
of the View and Ambient Music ＜ PDF ＞
・A Sound Environment Design Project for Kyoto Tower Observation Deck
(2) : Results of On-Site Sound Environment Surveys Before and
After the Renovation ＜ PDF ＞
・A Sound Environment Design Project for Kyoto Tower Observation Deck
(3) : Attitude Surveys Before and After the Renovatio ＜ PDF ＞
・From Soundscapes to Soundscape Design
: Report on a Sound Program at the Omi Hachiman Arts Festiva ＜ PDF ＞
・Proposal for "five-sense environmental studies" ＜ PDF ＞
・The Visual Recording of Auditori Information in Manga ＜ PDF ＞
・Research and Development of a Digital Archive
of the Acoustic Environment ＜ PDF ＞
・Auditory and Visual Interaction in the Aesthetic Evaluation
of Environment.
EMPIRICAL STUDIES OF THE ARTS Vol.19(2),191-200, 2001. |
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If you are interested in my activities,
please feel free to contact me with the following form.
・If you would like to buy my piano CDs, please tell me the CD titles
you want, the number of the CDs, and your address. I will tell you
a means of remittance with PayPal and send you the CDs you ordered
soon after checking your payment.
・If you have questions on production of my pieces, use of my pieces,
request for live performance, soundscape activities, and other things,
please feel free to ask me. |
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