Ei Wada, Musician (Open Reel Ensemble) - toco toco

toco toco - Ei Wada, Musician TODAY’S GUEST Ei Wada, Musician 今回のゲスト 和田永、ミュージシャン PLACES WE WENT TO Retro Enterprises, Kinshicho Area Yoshinari Factory, Sumida Area Topping East, Kuramae Area 訪れた場所 レトロ エンタープライズ、錦糸町周辺 吉成工場、墨田周辺 トッピングイースト、蔵前周辺 - In this episode, we follow Ei Wada, a young artist evolving in Tokyo, whose universe revolves between music and contemporary art. The instruments he uses for his compositions vary between open reel recorders and all types of old appliances, such as electric fans or televisions. Wada performs in a band named “Open Reel Ensemble”, and also works on various solo projects such as “Electronicos Fantasticos!”, he is also in charge of music for the shows of world-renown brand Issey Miyake during the Paris Fashion Week. We will follow him in the Sumida district, located in Eastern Tokyo, where Wada has an atelier for one of his projects. Our first stop will be at Retro Enterprises, an old camera shop, which is also the only place in Asia where one can develop 8mm film, Wada often goes there to find inspiration and learn the staff’s techniques to preserve old media. We will then head towards the Yoshinari steel factory, a local workshop that specializes in a specific type of part for daily-use objects, before heading over Topping East, where Wada does part of his work. He will share more about his universe, his inspirations and his motivations behind giving a new life to appliances that have become obsolete with time. - TOCO TOCO’s previous episode: Tetsuya Noguchi, Artist TOCO TOCO’s next episode: Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Game Creator Ei Wada’s Official Website (JAPANESE) Open Reel Ensemble’s Official Website (JAPANESE) Retro Enterprises’s Official Website (ENGLISH) Topping East’s Official Website (ENGLISH)