manabu shimada

is a japanese sonic artist based in London and Tokyo.

Born 1982 in Tokyo, presently resident in London, UK. in 2002 he started work for a recording studio in Tokyo as an assistant recording engineer. in 2003, he became a freelance composer and a recording engineer.

in 2005, he moved to London to attend Middlesex University and study Sonic Arts. his current work concentrates on the investigation and creation of original sounds using computer technology and the coupling of installation performance with sounds.

He has received acclaim from various art critics, both in his home country and in the UK. His future ambitions include further work on marrying sounds with other expressive forms, and to present these in an accessible and interactive manner to the general public.

 

curriculum vitae

education

09-2007 to 06-2010
BA Honours Sonic Arts Middlesex University, London, UK

09-2006 - 06-2007
Music Technology BTEC New College Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

work experience

04-2003 to the present
Freelance Recording Engineer & Composer Responsible for Recording, Tracking, Mixing, Mastering, Composing, Production, and Sound track making for a film

2002
Assistant Recording Engineer, Tokyo, Japan

achievement

Jun-2009
Making the Fashion Music for Graduate Fashion Week 2009, London, UK

Jun-2007
Making the Fashion Music for Graduate Fashion Week 2007, London, UK

Jun-2002
Making the Sound Track for Nominated Film “War of Anmitsu”
Tokyo International Fantastic Film Festival 2002, Tokyo, Japan

publications

Make: Technology on You Time Volume 09 -"orpiano"
reviewed by MechaRoboShop (osamu iwasaki)

exhibitions

3rd June - 7th June - 2010
"Paper Floaty Cube"
Sonic Wonderment at Old Truman Brewery 91 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL

29th Aug - 4th Sep -2009
“gender (R = i) + (L = s) = female + male with 5 simple glasses”
Is’s first installation performance at
DESIGN FESTA GALLERY, Harajyuku, Tokyo, Japan

2nd Apr-2009
Two pieces of my installation performance
“Ensemble for two rocking chairs”
“Orpiano”
Sonic Art Exhibition at Arts Depot, London, UK

Nov-2008
Audio Art 2008, Krakow, Poland
Selected a piece of sound-and-light installation
“leaves of lights” (work with Kasper Ziemianin)