Ngoshi Music
I keep doing my solo band, which used to be called Merce Death, but now I go by Ngoshi Music. In 2002, I had the chance to use a loop machine, and it had a huge impact on me—because I could jam with myself! I started uploading videos to YouTube in 2006, making me kind of an Australopithecus of YouTubers.
I love loop sampling because it lets me jam anytime, but I’ve also done a lot of experiments—connecting a guitar to Tesla coils to create real lightning while playing Thunderstruck by AC/DC, performing Canon with four split screens, DIY-ing Daft Punk with a sun visor (OBSNVSR), making music and videos on a smartphone while flying, playing guitar on a RipStik (a two-wheeled skateboard) with a 360° camera, building a one-string guitar from scratch, and more. I won’t put everything here because it will be too much. But if you are curious, please visit my Instagram or YouTube.
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.