Shinya Sugimoto

Sugimoto produces music with computer processing and acoustic

instruments such as piano, which he mainly plays. He merges recorded

samples, laptop-generated electronic sound and processed/unprocessed

improvisational piano phrases into a complex structure of multilayered

sound, creates an obscure atmosphere which is often emotional and

sometimes very cathartic. Although largely based on classical methods,

his musical style crosses over immensely broad field.

Born in Japan in 1979, he studied piano, classical composition and

audio engineering as a teenager. He started using Max/MSP around 2000,

developed a texture-oriented and improvisation-centered compositional

method. Since he moved to New York in 2006, he has been involved in a number

of projects as a recording engineer and a film composer. He resides

and works in Brooklyn.