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FURUKAWA, Kiyoshi
Associate Professor - Department of Intermedia Art |
31 December, 2005 |
| 1959 | Born in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo |
| 1979-84 | Studied composition under Professor Isang Yun at the Hochschule der Kunste, Berlin, Germany |
| 1984-88 | Further studied composition under Prof. G. Ligeti at the College of Music, Hamburg, Germany |
| 1988 | Completed the course of study with Diploma in composition and theory |
| 1989-90 | Research Associate, the College of Music, Hamburg |
| 1989-91 | Member of IMEC (Institute for Microtonal, Electronic and Computer Music), the College of Music, Hamburg |
| 1991 | Guest researcher/composer at CCRMA (Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics), Stanford University, USA |
| 1992 | Founded Music Media Lab Hamburg with the aid from Hamburg Cultural Agency |
| Appointed chairman of Music Media Lab Hamburg, and works on composition there when based in Hamburg |
| 1993 | Starts to compose at ZKM (the Center for Art and Media Technology), Karlsruhe, Germany with financial assistance from ZKM and Siemens Stipend |
| 1993-99 | Artist-in-Residence, research and production work at ZKM, Karlsruhe |
| 1994-96 | Assistant Professor of music composition and theory, the College of Music, Hamburg |
| 1994-97 | Commissioned for 3 years by ZKM to compose and produce a multi-media opera project to commemorate the opening of ZKM new building. |
| “MultiMediale 5” was staged in 1997 |
| 2000- | Associate Professor, Department of Intermedia Art, Tokyo University of the Arts |
Awards
| 1989 | PRISMA Award for “Alice in fraktaler Landschaft” interactive audio-visual installation |
| 1992 | Siemens-Projektstipendium Award, ZKM, Siemens-Kulturstiftung |
| 1994 | North German Radio (NDR) Music Prize for “invisible sculpture” for large orchestra |
| 2001 | Good Design Award, Interaction Design Section, Special Award (The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Prize) |
Educational activities
| Furukawa teaches “Introduction to IMA,” “Media Music Seminar” and others. |
Social activities
| actively engaged in music using new media in collaboration with “Triangle” organized by the deafness association in Tokyo, and gives concerts. This activity was highly recognized as designing human relationships, and he was awarded the Good Design Award. One of his projects in 2002 was to have Ikeda Elementary School children express themselves via new media, one year after the tragic killing incident at school. | Key Words
| Music and Media/Composition/Computer Music |
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