Toshimaru Nakamura

Toshimaru Nakamura began his career playing rock guitar, but gradually explored other types of music, even abandoning guitar. He uses a mixing console as a live, interactive musical instrument, self-named “no-input mixing board.” The name describes the method of his music. “No” external sound source is connected to “inputs” of the “mixing board” On the “no-input mixing board” the input is connected to the output manipulating the resultant audio feedback.

Nakamura has recorded solo albums and has collaborated with Yoshihide Otomo, Keith Rowe, John Butcher and Nicholas Bussmann among others. He has also collaborated with Taku Sugimoto, Tetuzi Akiyama, daner Kim Ito, drummer Jason Kahn and Schiko M.