Pareidolian

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Formed in 2020, Pareidolian is an experimental music unit consisting of Kanegae Oriyo (coordinator), Masaki Kouji (learning-environment design researcher), and Yamamoto Kazutomo (composer). They define their workshops as “journeys to other dimensions concealed within the everyday,” and pursue works exploring new perspectives with participants based on “experience and reflection.”

Recent activities:
Guest lecturer of "Arts as a Culture", Training Seminars, University of Tokyo, 2019, 2020　*KANEGAE
Produced by YAMAMOTO "Tokushu Ongakusai (Special Music Festival)" Wako University, Tokyo, 2009-
Workshop "A Room of Winding Threads" supervised by YAMAMOTO, Kanagawa Prefectural Music Hall, 2019
Symposium "Re-thinking Identity in the Community of Practice-16th Japanese Association of Qualitative Psychology" organized by MASAKI, Meiji Gakuin University, Tokyo, 2019

Recent awards: 
"TOKYO EXPERIMENTAL FESTIVAL -SOUND，ART & PERFORMANCE vol.7" Encouragement Prize, Tokyo Wonder Site, 2011　*YAMAMOTO
"Takemitsu Toru composition prize" 2nd place, Tokyo, 2009　*YAMAMOTO
"AIC/Mostly Modern International Composers' Competition” 1st prize,  Ireland, 2007　*YAMAMOTO

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