Ngoshi Music
I’m keep doing a solo band it’s used to called Merce Death and now I say Ngoshi Music. In 2002, I had a chance to use a loop machine and that was huge impact to me. Because I can do jam session with myself! And I started to upload videos on the YouTube from 2006. I’m a kind of an Australopithecus of YouTuber.
Basically I love loop sampling way because I can jam with me anytime! But also did a lot of experiments. Connect a guitar to tesla coils and made an actual lightning with playing “Thunderstruck“ by AC/DC, Cannon with 4 spread screens, DIY Daft Punk with a sun visor “OBSNVSR“, make a music and video on smartphone while on airplanes, playing a guitar on a RipStik (2 wheels skateboard) with 360 camera, making the one string guitar from scratch etc.
Music works
Sometimes, I make songs for some projects. If I have more chance, actually I would love to do more often!
One string guitar
How is the shape of the easiest guitar? 6 strings make that difficult? Is it confusing because all frets are put as semitone? Maybe a guitar is too big to always bring? I was thinking about these things and made the one string guitar from scratch.
I also use a waste wood of African mahogany that is sold by a guitar factory on an auction site. I think that's efficient and good for the relationship of music and environment.
Tesla coil guitar
I've done performances playing a guitar that's connected to tesla coils. Put a midi pickup to a guitar and send MIDI information to the tesla coil and the lightning actually makes tones.
I met a guy who made the tesla coils system that's controlled by a PC at the event called MAKE. Then we started collaborating and did performances a few times including the Roppongi Art Night.