Masato Hatanaka, Short Biography

Composer, Arranger, Sound creater, and sound consultant.
Masato Hatanaka was born on January 24, 1975 in Hamatonbetsu-chou on the Japanese north island of Hokkaido.

The composition, the arrangement, acoustics, the piano, and the electronics performance, etc.
are learnt by self-study since when he was 15 years old.
He has done lots of artistic work,like the stage music, the sound installation, And a commercial design music for TV, films, and etc.
The composer visa is acquired for the first timeand Hamburg state in Germany. It participates in an international film festival and
the art festival, and ballet festivals. The collaboration of Dresden SemperOper Ballett Principal Jiri Bubenicek and Hamburg ballet
company Principal OttoBubenicek especially wins prizes and performed in each country of Europe and Japan.
In late years Masato Hatanaka does composition for architect or space. The collaboration with him and YAMAHA became the
topic in particular in that.
An original technique for giving the life to all the sounds receives high acclaim worldwide.

(Edited : Hiroe / last up date : Apri 2008)

2008
Composed for "+under" Film Installation by W0W at icon EXPERIMENT
duration : 03- 11 May 2008
place : Grand Designs Live London
icon EXPERIMENT : http://www.iconexperiment.co.uk/
W0W : http://www.w0w.co.jp/

Composed for "Lights & Shadows" Film Installation by W0W
at [CURIOSOTY & TONERICO - Tokyo Wonder]
title : CURIOSITY & TONERICO [TOKYO WONDER]
duration : 16-21. April 2008 10:00 -19:00
Place : LA POSTERIA, VIA GIUSEPPE SACCHI N5, 7M MILANO
web : http://curiosity.jp/tokyowonder/en/


Music for "E&Y GREENLAND DESIGN EXHIBITION MILANO 2008"
date : 16 - 21 April. 2008
Place : Galleria Antonia Jannone, Corso Garibaldi 125 MILANO
web : http://eandy.com/

Compose for NEC Installation in COLOR SESSION 2008 at the Tokyo Big Sight.
Installation design and motion graphic by W0W


Masato Hatanaka interviewed from "Pen additional volume
"ISSEY MIYAKE - XXIst Century Man" 4/10"


Sound deisgn and compose for the art work of Issey Miyake
"EXHIBITION 3 - XXIst Century Man-" at 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT.
date : 2008. 3. 30 (SUN) - 7. 6 (SUN)
time : 11:00 - 20:00 (Entrance until 19:30)
closed : Tuesdays (Except April 29th and May 6th)
Organizers : 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT, THE MIYAKE ISSEY FOUNDATION
In Association with : Agency for Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
In cooperation with : DYSON Co., LTD., Sun Pleats Co., LTD., Taki WASHI Factory Co., LTD.,
Toho Lath Industrial Co., LTD., Yamaha Coporation
Creative Directors : Miyake Issey, Taku Satoh, Naoto Fukasawa
Associate Director : Noriko Kawakami
more information : http://www.2121designsight.jp/index-e.html


Masato Hatanaka interviewed from "Pen 3/1"
http://pen.hankyu-com.co.jp/

Masato Hatanaka compose for the Fkikoshi Solo Act Live "undecided".
Tokyo : 21 - 28. 02. 2008 at Honda Gekijyo
Sendai : 03. 03. 2008 at Sendai Shimin-kaikan
Osaka : 05. 03. 2008 at Theater Drama City
Yaezu : 21. 03. 2008 at Yaezu-City Bunka Cencer
Hiroshima : 24. 03. 2008 at NTT Credo Hall
Matsuyama : 26. 03. 2008 at Matsuyama shimin-kaikan
Fukuoka : 28 - 29 . 03. 2008 at IMS Hall
more information : http://www.stage-mura.jp/archives/category/stage/fukikoshi/


Masato Hatanaka's workshop at Living Design Centet OZONE.
date : 31. 01. 2008
place : Living Design Center OZONE (Shinjyuku park tower, 3-7-1 Nishi-Shinjyuku Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo)

2007
Masato Hatanaka join to the symposium of DESIGNING 2008 officiel event.
Title : SOUTH JAPAN ACTION!
date : 2007.12.01
place : HOTEL IL PALAZZO at Fukuoka, Japan.
web : http://www.designing10.jp/

Music for E&Y showroom / studio
address : UNS Bldg. 1-32-17 Komaba Meguro-ku, Tokyo. JAPAN
compose and Piano : Masato Hatanaka
Sound design and planning : Masato Hata (YAMAHA) and Masato Hatanaka
http://www.eandy.com/


Composed for the KIOKU H.P.FRANCE.
address : 1F, Shin-Marunouchi Bldg., 1-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JAPAN
http://www.hpfrance.com/En/Shop/Brand/kioku.html


Talk event and live performance at 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT.
date : 21. 09. 2007
address : Tokyo Midtown 9-7-6 Akasaka Minato-ku, Tokyo
URL : www.2121designsight.jp/index-e.html


Composed for the"W0W 10" at TENT LONDON.
date : 20 - 23 September 2007
TRUMAN BREWERY LONDON UK
TENT LONDON WEBSITE : http://www.tentlondon.co.uk/
W0W 10 WEBSITE : http://www.wow10.jp/


Sound installation for "THIS PLAY!" at 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT, Tokyo Midtown.
date : 11. 09. 2007 - 24. 09. 2007
address : Tokyo Midtown 9-7-6 Akasaka Minato-ku, Tokyo
URL : www.2121designsight.jp/index-e.html


Compose for the"SHARP - AQUOS" website.

VISION Movie
http://www.aquos-sharp.com/uk/main.html?bandwidth=high

Top page
http://www.aquos-world.com/


Compose for the IHI TV-CM.



Compose for the"Towakolab" website.
http://www.towakolab.jp/


Compose for Mitsugu Sugiyoshi Sumie Exhibition.
date : 17. 08. 2007 - 23. 08. 2007
Place : GALLERY MONMA
address : 3-38 Asahigaoka 3 choume, Chuo-ku, Sappro


Compose for the JT tabacco "Pianissimo" Website.


Compose for "Spa Gardish" a natural hot spring at Kouhoku, Yokohama-city.
http://www.gardish.com
sound design and planing : Masato Hatanaka and YAMAHA


Compose for TV-CM of "Sprite Zero", in Japan.
http://www.spritenew.jp/index.html#zero-cm
motion picture : W0W


Compose for Mami Hasegawa exhibition at Kakitsubata bekkan.
date : 30. 06. 2007 - 29. 07. 2007
address : 2-16-7 aobadai, meguro-ku, Tokyo
URL : http://www.kakitsubataweb.com/

Compose for opening ceremony of the SHORT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL & ASIA 2007
Main venue of event: Laforet Museum Harajyuku / date : 25. 06. - 01. 07. 2007
Satellite venue of event : Cinemavera Shibuya / date : 30. 06. - 01. 07. 2007
official Website : http://www.shortshorts.org/

"scene of tone" YAMAHA Design Exhibition in FuoriSalone, Milano 2007
Composed and piano : masato hatanaka
Dates : April 18 (Wed.) to April 23 (Mon.),






Verge2007 OgilvyOne Japan Digital summit
Date : 28. 02. 2007
Place : Tokyo International Forum (Hall D)
Opening Act : Masato Hatanaka (piano), W0W (motion picture)
Special cooperation : YAMAHA

Tokyo : QUEST HALL in Harajyuku, Tokyo / 29 - 22. 11. 2006
Kansai : Umeda Arts Theater in Osaka / 01. 12. 2006
Tohoku : Sendai Bunka Center in Sendai / 06. 12. 2006

Composed for Mitsuru Fkikosi DVD "mr. motion picture".
leading performer : Mitsuru Fkikosshi
Released by Columbia Music Entertainment
Music : Masato Hatanaka


Composed for DesignTide and Tide Audio.

Composed for opening ceremony of the NITTEN.

Play piano for "BMW - A HISTORY OF INNOVATION SEEN IN VINTAGE CARS"
Date : 15. 09. 2006
Place : Mori Art Museum, Roppngi Hills
Special Support : YAMAHA

Masato Hatanaka Produced for rock band "76 motorbike delivery service" by Makoto Azuma.

Composed for Kanebo "ICHIKAMI" website.

Composed for H.P.FRANCE / Bijoux.
Marunouchi Building 1F : 2-4-1 marunouchi chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Japan
Omotesando Hills B1F : 4-12-10 Jingumae Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Japan
VIORO 1F : 2-10-3 tenjin cyuo-ku, Fukuoka Japan

Play piano for "matohu 07 S/S Collection Presentation" in Japan Fashion Week in Tokyo.
date : 06. 09. 2006 / start at 13:00 -
place : Harajuku Quest Hall (1-13-14 Jingumae Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)


Composed for autobytel-japan special website "One waY".

Live performed in "CELUX" at Tokyo, Japan.
date : 05. 08. 2006 / 08. 08. 2006 / 09. 08. 2006
Masato Hatanaka play piano for YAMAHA Digital piano "CLP-F01".
Reported by NILEport.

special support :

special support :


(Studiophile BX8a / hpgrp 6F)


(Clavinova CLP-F01/hpgrp 1F)

"soya" at Nakamori Kakiten in Sapporo, Japan 20 - 21. 05. 2005
music : masato hatanaka (iBook and sampler)
sumie painting : mitsugu sugiyoshi
movie : misaki tahara

sumie painting : mitsugu sugiyoshi

photo : Koui

Sapporo Universal Art Exhibition "Peace Life"

Sound Design : Masato Hatanaka

Sokkyo at Concarino, Sapporo, Japan
dance : Toru Iwashita, Sumie drawing : Mitsugu Sugiyoshi, Music : Masato Hatanaka


photo : Toshihiro OTSUBO

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CARL STONE and YOSHIHIDE OTOMO at YAMAHA AVENUE HALL, Sapporo, Japan
Opening Act: Masato Hatanaka

Trio at Concarino, Sapporo, Japan
Stick : Yoshihiro Tsukahara
Trumpet : Nobuo Nishimura
Sampler : Masato Hatanaka

ICC opning ceremony at Intercross creative center, Sapporo,Japan
Masato Hatanaka (Sampler) and Yoshihiro Tsukahara (Stick)

Sapporo Dome's opning ceremony at Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan
Drum : Akira Jimbo (CASSIOPEIA)
Shamisen : Nitta Oyako
Keys : Masato Hatanaka

Immaculate Concept in Sapporo Art Park at Sapporo Atr Park, Sapporo, Japan
Compose and performance : Masato Hatanaka

Sound Design for Satoshi Hata "Perfect World" at Sappro Dome, Sapporo, Japan

Sound Design for Satoshi Hata in "HIGT TIDE" at Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo, Japan

Sound Design for Fumiki Bando at Gallery PRAHA, Sapporo, Japan

J-PHONE "North Sound" (compose for Ring's sound)

Compose for Ring's sound of " i -mode"

Album "AIDA Vol.1"

1999
Media Hunting '99 in Japan
Special prize of sound.
Judgments :
Michael Arias (CG Artist)
Peter Molyneux (Game Desingner)
Hajime Tachibana (Artist)
Atomu Suematsu (Graphic designer)
Shinya Tsukamoto (Film director)
Masafumi Iha (Writer/Photographer)
Kenji Eno (Game creator)
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto (Doctor of engineering)

Dance Weeks'99 at Concarino, Sapporo, Japan
Compose for Mariko Hirayanagi''s dance Performance "It's a fain day"
and Yukari Kabutoya's dance Performance "MICHIRU"

Solo Live at Fundbureau, Hamburg, Germany
Sampler : Masato Hatanaka

Immaculate concept "Cultural Exchange From entrance to entrance" in "JAPAN in GERMANY"
at old Elbtunnel in Hamburg, Germany
Sponsorships: Hamburg City,The German Japanese general consulate in Hamburg,Nihonjin Quay Hamburg,
Supports : YAMAHA Europe GmbH,SHARP Europe GmbH,College of Fine Arts,Paul Gunther GmbH&Co.inter alia
Art Director : Satoshi Hata
Compose and Arrengement : Masato Hatanaka
Conduct : Masato Hatanaka
Music : Masato Hatanaka (Sampler), Elbtonal Schlagwerk (Percussions), Helga Pappert (Vocal)
Hamburg Ballett : Silvia Azzoni, Heather Jurgensen, Anna Herrmann, Sakura Shimizau, Jirí Bubenícek, Otto Bubenícek


Live at GROD , Osaka, Japan
Sampler : Masato Hatanaka

Compose for FITS's Video (in Sapporo,Japan)

Compose for "Agarikus" (for TV-CM in Hokkaido, Japan)

1998
Orunament at Recent Museum, Sappro, Japan
Choreographer and Dance : Kenji Hirato and Mariko Hirayanagi
Compose, Sampler and Keys : Masato Hatanaka



Album "Orunament"

Night Portor at Gallery PRAHA, Sapporo,Japan
Dance : Yukari Hirayanagi, Mika Kuzuma and Mariko Hirayanagi
Sampler, Keys and E.Guitar : Masato Hatanaka

The Asia Print Adventure at Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo, Japan
Sound Design for Satoshi Hata

"SOLA TO ASHIOTO" at Maria Teatro, Sapporo, Japan
Choreographer and Dance : Kenji Hirato
Compose : Masato Hatanaka

Sapporo Art Park Summer Ballet Seminar '98 at Sapporo Art Park, Sapporo, Japan
Keys and Sampler : Masato Hatanaka

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1997
Album "Period"


Solo Live and Session with FAKE SWEET at Recent Museum, Sapporo, Japan

Solo Live and Session with MASAYA KIMURA at 4 Chome Plaza, Sapporo, Japan
Sax : Masaya Kimura
Sampler and Keys : Masato Hatanaka

"FASHION PROJECT 1" in Sapporo Art Paradise
at Sapporo Prince Hotel, Sapporo, Japan
Produce : Immaculate Concept
Coutume Design : Miki Kodama and Satoshi Hata
Compose : Masato Hatanaka

Now Music Festival '97 at Sapporo Art Park, Sapporo, Japan
Sponsorships : NMA
Producer : Yoshiaki Numayama
Opening Act : Masato Hatanaka (Sampler)

1995
Compose for Modern Ballet "The Circus Story"
at Sapporo Kyoiku Bunka Kaikan, Sapporo, Japan

"Non Rule Fashion Show" in Sapporo, Japan
Sax and percussion : Syunji Hizume
Compose and Keys : Masato Hatanaka

Poromanta 1 at Recent Gallery, Sapporo, Japan
Artist : Avery Preesman (Netherland), Jeff Wisniewski (America), Antoine Prum (Luxemburg)
Kombu Dance : Syunji Hizume
Compose and Keys : Masato Hatanaka

Ripple Across the Water at Aoyama Spiral, Tokyo, Japan
Dance : Syunji Hizume
Compose and Keys : Masato Hatanaka

Album "USE"

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