HIEI Profile


Kazumasa HIEI
Sound & media artist.


HIEI is sound artist born in Japan in 1975.He creates computer programmed sound installations.
Utilising algorithms and environmental information to generate audiovisual works of art.
Endeavouring to understand the phenomenon of translated sound.In addition, he has produced music under the pseudonym of "macrophage lab".
He released some music from NYC and Japan.


EXHIBITIONS
2014 "HIKARI-RECORD for HELIOCOMPAS 2014" at feel art zero (Nagoya Japan)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is_tGNbJdfI
2014 "Solo exhibition" , at Gallery feel art zero (Nagoya Japan)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0GR4pQfX_Q
2014 "SHIFT" , Collaboration with Izuru Mizutani at Star Gallery (Beijing China)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3ZtFPUCTZQ
2013 "DNA" ,Media art and performing project "memu" Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater (Japan)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MPvik4Uqu4
2013 “SHIFT” , Graphic and sound art at Ultra-Kyoto art fair (Kyoto, Japan)
2012 “HIKARI record” , Interactive sound art at Nagoya university project gallery “clas” (Japan)
2011 “Garden music 02” , Interactive sound art at Nagoya university project gallery “clas” (Japan)
2010 Sound visualization at CMMAS (Mexico)
2009 “Tap Step Jump - Breath Song” , Sound visualization at ZKM (Germany)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krJzR3B3R78
2009 “Space ship” , Aichi childeren’s center in Japan (Japan)

MUSIC RELEASES
2009 Agaruta / macrophage lab. Original FULL ALBUM
2008 Syn-fonia Eric Kupper REMIX / Grand Gallery (Japan)
2007 Syn-fonia / Grand Gallery (Japan)
2007 Wave / King Street Sounds (NYC)

Lecture
Part-time lecture at Nagoya university. (2008~ )
Part-time lecture of sound media at Nagoya university of arts . (2002 ~ 2014)


CONTACT
www.hiei-music.com
macrophagelab@gmail.com



PORTFOLIO


2014.10.4
HIEI Solo Exhibition
at feel art zero ,Nagoya Japan
media art


http://youtu.be/-0GR4pQfX_Q



2011.5.9

Garden music
at Nagoya University Project Gallery, Nagoya Japan
media art

Composing music from the location of plants.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ym-J_FEKvI



2013.9.19
Sound Visualization
at Nagoya TV Tower
media art

Generating visual from sound of piano in real time.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq0qKB25Lmw



2014
Shift 2014
at Star Gallery (Beijing China)
media art

Generating visual and sound from in incense's smoke.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3ZtFPUCTZQ


2014 .10.4
HIKARI record.
at feel art zero ,Nagoya Japan
media art

Composing music from the location of crystals.


https://youtu.be/gY3NAFZbqsg



2014
HIKARI record. corroboration with HELIOCOMPASS.
at feel art zero ,Nagoya Japan
media art


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8CbRqFgKHs



2009.6.2
Space ship
at Aichi childeren’s center in Japan (Japan)
media art


http://youtu.be/BcOYEF5TNC8



2012
WWF 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY
(animetion AMICA / music HIEI)
video/music

Ottawa International Animation Festival 2012


https://vimeo.com/50230886