As the culmination of an ongoing music and visual collaboration project with sound producer SKYTOPIA, an EP release party was held. I was in charge of VJing from the latter half of the setlist. Making bold use of the permanent 4K LED screen at Daikanyama Theater Guild, the performance was designed to envelop the entire space. For this show, an Audio Reactive system using TouchDesigner was introduced for the first time. By generating visuals and effects that respond to audio signals in real time, the performance aimed to create an expression in which sound and imagery merge dynamically. On the other hand, there were no shortage of challenges on the technical side, including the complexity of the COMP structure and the flexibility of operation. Going forward, I plan to continue making updates, with an eye toward redesigning the system, including improvements to the layout and operability.

One day, Cornelius and Zira of the Grey Men came from outer space. The place they visited was an abandoned school at night. There, yokai and UMAs lived freely, as if enjoying a moment of release on a “dance floor”……. We produced the music video for “ODORIBA,” a song by SKYTOPIA and rapper Sigma-T, which depicts the “dance floor” that changes along with the flow of life. Based on Sigma-T’s analogical way of thinking—expressing the frustrations of life by drawing an analogy from the word “dance floor”—we also developed the MV’s setting and plot by combining the homophones “stairs” and “ghost story.” From the urban-legend-like subculture of encounters between the unknown and the unknown, it unravels the sense of transgression and exhilaration that humans have continued to seek at night.

As in the previous year, I was in charge of the visual for the call for proposals for the Agency for Cultural Affairs’ Media Arts Creator Development Support Program. I created the base 3DCG motion in Blender and animated it using rotoscoping techniques. The way the letters of MAC (Media Art Creator) transform freely expresses the process of refining ideas during the proposal stage.