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Biography: Naotoshi Osaka was born in Nagano prefecture, Japan in 1953. He is a composer and communication researcher. He studied composition with Sesshu Kai and Daishiro Takusari. His work includes traditional style pieces for chamber ensembles and piano solo. Since 1990 he has focused on composing computer music. He joined in ICMC'94 at Waseda, Tokyo. A chamber work with live electronics, titled ``Prosody++'' was well accepted at Japan Today (MUSIANA'95) Louisiana museum, Denmark, IN 1995. Besides composition, he has also organized computer music conerts several times and make chances for new composers to join in the new computer music field.

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(Computer) Music performance and producing history

Aug. 4, 1991

``Shizuku no Kuzushi (Variation of water drops),'' for Violin and computer, Premiered at Kobe XEBEC Hall

Dec. 7, 1991

Organizing Societies: Japan Contemporary Music Association and Information Processing Society of Japan, Special Interest Group on Music ``Tokyo Contemporary Music Festival: Computer Music'' Produced

Feb. 11, 1993

Organizing Societies: Japan Contemporary Music Association and Information Processing Society of Japan, Special Interest Group on Music ``Computer Music II'' Produced

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``Nango YayaYa,'' for Soprano, Violin and Computer Premiered at Ginza Jujiya Hall.

Nov. 1993

``Shizuku no Kuzushi (Variation of water drops),'' for Violin and computer, revised and Premiered for ICMC (international Computer Music Conference) '93 at Waseda University, Ibuka Hall

Nov. 1994

``Masokagami'' for soprano and computer, in ``Computer Music Today'' premiered at Kobe XEBEC Hall.

Aug. 1995

``Masokagami'' for soprano and computer, and ``Prosody++'' for chamber instruments and computer (premiered) in ``Japan Today,'' Lousiana Museum, Denmark

July 13, 1996

``Mirror Stone'' for Flute and computer, premiered in ``Computer Music Today '96'' at Kobe XEBEC Hall

Feb. 20, 1997

Organizing Societies: Information Processing Society of Japan, Special Interest Group on Music The Acoustical Society of Japan, Technical Committee on Musical Acoustics The Institute of Electonics, Information and Communication Engineers, Meeting of Technical Group on Speech ``February Joint Meeting on Music Information Science and Computer Music Concert'' produced, ``Mirror Stone'' performed at the auditorium, NTT Atsugi R&D center

Aug. 27, 1997

``Kaleidoscope'' for saxophone and computer, in ``Ryo Noda Saxo Media Concert'' premiered at Osaka the Phoenix hall

Aug. 30, 1997

``Kaleidoscope'' for saxophone and computer, in Acoustical Society of Japan, Technical meeting of music acoustics at AV-room, Kanagawa Institute of Technology

Nov. 13, 1997

NTT Computer Music Symposium, produced ``Mirro Stone'' for Flute and Computer performed ``Prosody++'' for chamber instruments and computer performed

Feb. 19,20, 1998

Organizing Societies: Information Processing Society of Japan, Special Interest Group on Music The Acoustical Society of Japan, Technical Committee on Musical Acoustics The Institute of Electonics, Information and Communication Engineers, Meeting of Technical Group on Speech ``February Joint Meeting on Music Information Science'' produced, at the av-room, NTT Atsugi R&D center

Oct. 20, 1998

``Sound Textile'' for Piano and computer, in Yoshiko Shibuya piano recital, will be premiered at Kasars Hall

Last update: May 29, 2004.

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