Tetsuo Furudate

TETSUO FURUDATE (born in Tokyo) started his career in experimental firm and video art in 1981. From the middle of 80's, he gradually turned toward music through performing art, contributing to the development of the Japanese noise music in its early period with other pioneers such as Merzbow. He has spread his activities throughout Europe since 1998, with many concerts and CD releases, collaborating with Zbigniew Karkowski, Kasper T. Toeplitz and Leif Elggren. He achieved the premier show of his newest experimental noise opera,"Othello", at Podwil in Berlin in 2001.

He stayed in Berlin as a artist residence of Podewil in 2003. During this time he held premieres of "Wozzeck" at Podewil in Berlin and "Auditory Sence of Mr.Roderick Usher" at Dresdner Zentrums für zeditgenössische Musik (DZzM) in Dresden. "Auditory Senced...."won the BLAUE BRÜCKE prize 2003. He has collaboration works with Achim Wollscheid, Lillevän, Akemi Takeya, Sigrid Schnückel and many more.

23five published Tetsuo Furudate's collaboration with Zbigniew Karkowski World As Will II in 2002.

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