略歴
Biography
高校時代を英国ブライトンで過ごす。20代はロンドンに住み、 国営放送BBCで日本向けローカライゼーションを行う。
Ken was born and raised in Atami, Japan, and spent a significant part of his teenagehood in Brighton, UK. He worked for the BBC (at the good old Television Centre in White City…sob) whilst living in London in the 90’s. Having moved to Tokyo just before the millennium, he further worked with most major radio stations in Tokyo metropolitan area. Ken hosted a weekly electronic/experimental music programme “Massiveloop” for 13 years. He has directed numerous music programmes including documentaries about Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones and Nirvana for MTV. 2017 saw an award-winning feature film “Ghostroads – a Japanese Rock’n’Roll Ghost Story” – for which Ken worked as the co-director, editor, sound-designer and translator for Japanese/ English subtitles. Ken’s latest feature film to date, “Matsuchiyo ‒ Life of a Geisha”, premiered at Raindance film festival in October 2018. The geisha documentary was featured on BBC News and received numerous favourable critical reviews. Ken is currently teaming up with a Belgium chanteuse and artist, Catherine Scaillet as an electro-pop/rock or “Neuropop” unit “NIVA-tak”. NIVA-tak went on a mini-European showcase tour in October 2018. Their debut album is nearly completed and scheduled to be released soon.
Matsuchiyo- Life of a Geisha to World Premiere at 2018 Raindance Film Festival London.
01.Filmmaker
Movies (feature)
Matsuchiyo – Life of a Geisha (teaser)
Matsuchiyo – Life of a Geisha (trailer)
Ghostroads – a Japanese RockNRoll Ghost Story (trailer)
Movies (short)
The Mystery of the Great White Worm
Ishinomaki – Black Water
Music Video
Daisuke Takase / Miracle
North Pacific / What Do you Do with a Manioc?
Maki Mannami / Turquoise Blue
NIVA-tak
Chat Show
Do You Believe in Sushi? (with Daisuke Takase)
NIVA-tak
Ken's Music Links
02.Musicmaker
NIVA-tak (Neuropop unit)
Facial Equality
Life Can Be So Beautiful
Raped Arcadia
Venus in Polyester
Smells Like Nirvana
Techno
Les Petit Diable
Our Japan
IMO
Data Love
Movie soundtrack
Peanut Butter Deal
Mr. Tarot
Tarot Chess
The Ballad of Lonely Detectives
Experimental
Suicide Forest Main Theme
Abyss
Contact Ken
03.Links
Wikipedia
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Twitter
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