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Percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani is originally from Osaka, Japan, but has been around the world with his music. He uses everything from a drum set, to bowed gongs, to bells and metal objects, and his music is considered experimental. Here, the improviser tells us what he enjoys as a listener, and as a performer.
Q: Your music is so intense and unique. How would you describe to audience members what they are going to experience when they see you live?
A: I assume that many audience members will experience “new” sound and music from my live performance. My sounds are neither imaginable as percussion, drumset music, or Japanese traditional music. I would like the audience member to simply “feel the music” as a human animal, regardless of their age or occupation.
Q: You have performed in 80 cities on at least four continents. How do audiences from other parts of the world differ from those in the United States?
A: I would say of course, there are many visible differences between other countries but I am quite sure that at a human level, it’s practically the same anywhere you go. I am originally from Japan which is one of most reserved countries in the world but very intense in terms of what people have inside themselves. This is a very interesting question if you put it to an airline flight attendant ... they will say Tel Aviv, Israel is intense :) I would have to agree with that.
Q: What musicians do you enjoy listening to in your time off?
A: I enjoy listening to old country music when I am driving around the country, so many beautiful music there. Johnny Cash is my hero! I also enjoy listening to good jazz music, media of radios, nature and environmental sounds surrounding our life.
Q: You are such a prolific performer and recording artist; what keeps you producing work and performing?
A: I guess, I merged my life and my music together. I work for myself and my music. Through traveling around the world I get so much energy; learning from musicians, audiences and the people I meet.
Q: As an audience member, what do you look for from a live music experience?
A: I assume that between musicians and audiences there is a deep relationship. Devoted to sharing the moment, we all can develop and grow together. I think 100 audiences should be 100 different opinions. Live performance should be a real human-being school for all of us (except commercial entertainment music.) At least in my case, when I perform my music live, I try to extract my most current self and try my best. At the same time we musicians definitely need good audiences to make good music.
IF YOU GO...
WHAT Percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani
WHEN 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6
WHERE Mabel Lloyd Ridgely Research Room, Delaware Public Archives, 121 Duke of York St., Dover
ADMISSION Free
MORE INFO Call 736-7030 or visit www.hhproduction.org/TATSUYA_NAKATANI_WORKS.html
Percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani is originally from Osaka, Japan, but has been around the world with his music. He uses everything from a drum set, to bowed gongs, to bells and metal objects, and his music is considered experimental. Here, the improviser tells us what he enjoys as a listener, and as a performer.
Q: Your music is so intense and unique. How would you describe to audience members what they are going to experience when they see you live?
A: I assume that many audience members will experience “new” sound and music from my live performance. My sounds are neither imaginable as percussion, drumset music, or Japanese traditional music. I would like the audience member to simply “feel the music” as a human animal, regardless of their age or occupation.
Q: You have performed in 80 cities on at least four continents. How do audiences from other parts of the world differ from those in the United States?
A: I would say of course, there are many visible differences between other countries but I am quite sure that at a human level, it’s practically the same anywhere you go. I am originally from Japan which is one of most reserved countries in the world but very intense in terms of what people have inside themselves. This is a very interesting question if you put it to an airline flight attendant ... they will say Tel Aviv, Israel is intense :) I would have to agree with that.
Q: What musicians do you enjoy listening to in your time off?
A: I enjoy listening to old country music when I am driving around the country, so many beautiful music there. Johnny Cash is my hero! I also enjoy listening to good jazz music, media of radios, nature and environmental sounds surrounding our life.
Q: You are such a prolific performer and recording artist; what keeps you producing work and performing?
A: I guess, I merged my life and my music together. I work for myself and my music. Through traveling around the world I get so much energy; learning from musicians, audiences and the people I meet.
Q: As an audience member, what do you look for from a live music experience?
A: I assume that between musicians and audiences there is a deep relationship. Devoted to sharing the moment, we all can develop and grow together. I think 100 audiences should be 100 different opinions. Live performance should be a real human-being school for all of us (except commercial entertainment music.) At least in my case, when I perform my music live, I try to extract my most current self and try my best. At the same time we musicians definitely need good audiences to make good music.
IF YOU GO...
WHAT Percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani
WHEN 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6
WHERE Mabel Lloyd Ridgely Research Room, Delaware Public Archives, 121 Duke of York St., Dover
ADMISSION Free
MORE INFO Call 736-7030 or visit www.hhproduction.org/TATSUYA_NAKATANI_WORKS.html
