Kazuya Matsumoto

With the percussionist background, sound artist and drummer Matsumoto uses his experience through playing and listening to environmental sounds, using non instrumental objects such as found objects, nature, body and devices for various sound expressions.

He aims to break the boundaries between his output and the surrounding environmental sounds to explore deep listening improvisation expressions.

Previously he has released 3 albums “Mizu No Katachi (2015)”, “OchiruChiruMichiru (2017)” and “Mujo (2022)” from the renown SPEKK label.

Aside from creating music by improvising with the unpredictable nature, he also compose music for films, visual works, plays and commercial facilities.

He also tours throughout Japan for performances including tour “Listen to the sound of people” tour which is aimed to just meet acquainted people without doing any performances within the COVID-19 situation, space exhibitions and sound installations, site-specific exhibitions (residing and using the sound of that space).

He also participates in the performance group Busstrio lead by Yuichiro Konno. He is also the executive committee member of the Ashi No Geijutsu Genya Festival held in Shiretoko Peninsula from 2021, always pursuing expressions based on sounds.