Ei Wada
Japan
Ei Wada is a musician and artist who uses a combination of old electronic and acoustic instruments to create multi-channel performance arrangements.
Since 2009 Ei Wada has performed in the collaborative Open Reel Ensemble, which combines the use of reel-to-reel tape decks and modern technology to create a musical instrument. Working with Open Reel Ensemble Ei Wada was awarded the Best Performance Prize at the Japan Media Arts Festival for the one-man performance installation Braun Tube Jazz Band – a work made of Braun Tube Monitors. He has performed at the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Tokyo, Japan; European Media Art Festival, Osnabrück, Germany; Sónar, Barcelona, Spain; M4Music, Zurich, Switzerland; Transmediale, Berlin; Ars Electronica, Linz and most recently at the 17th Japan Media Art Festival.
