Biography
Masaharu
Japanese, born February 20, 1973. He started composing music using a computer at the age of 14, and taught himself composing techniques and music theory. When he was in high school, he joined a creative coterie group and produced electric music. The creative experience he gained there became the foundation of his later music career.
In 1994, he studied under pianist/composer Yumiko Murakami at AN music school, where he learned composing and arranging techniques for jazz and modern classical music. While still in school, he began his career as a full-fledged composer, working on stage music for musicals.
Since then, he has been involved in music production for PlayStation and other home video games. He has also worked on a wide range of stage music, and continues to compose music today.
Stage Productions:
Theater company Starboard – Entertainer, True Love, I Wish…
Theater company Naraku – Yellow Python
Theater company Creators Yui – Hands Reaching for the World of Stars
Project+ – All What You Love
and other works.
Games:
PlayStation – Ganso Family Mahjong
SEGA Saturn – Super Kyotei 2, Phantom Black Bass
and other works.
Musical Style & Concept
Developing experimental, genre-crossing music based on a foundation of jazz and classical.
Having been familiar with computer-based music production since the age of 14, he excels at constructing intricate and original musical worlds using a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation).
Handling diverse sound materials such as acoustic instruments, synthesizers, and environmental sounds, he creates musical time that evokes inner narratives while flexibly fusing traditional and experimental techniques.
With a background in composing for theater and games, he continuously explores the balance between abstract experimentalism and expression that deeply resonates with the listener’s heart.
He aims for the music thus created to become a bridge for each listener to quietly confront themselves, and furthermore, to become an irreplaceable “space” where solitary spirits can resonate with one another.
In recent years, he has been releasing his works on Bandcamp through his personal label. For details, please see the “Discography” below.
Blog
On his blog, he records and widely shares his thoughts and the trajectory of his practice related to creation from the perspective of a composer and musician.
SNS (note)
On “note,” he posts about trivial daily events, small realizations, fragmented thoughts, and personal essays.
Under the motto that “all activity is creation and its sharing (circulation),” he engages in free and casual output regardless of genre.
*In Japanese only.
