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Aki Onda
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  http://www.japanimprov.com/aonda/
  aki.onda@softlmusic.com


Onda is a self-taught composer, producer, electronics musician, and also a photographer. As a composer, Onda has paid his dues in electronic music, ambient, and jazz. A mature hand guides the sounds culled from collaborators such as Eye Yamatsuka, Nobukazu Takemura, SFT, Noél Akchoté, Blixa Bargeld, Steven Bernstein, and Linda Sharrock.

Aki Onda released albums under the project name Audio Sports from 1991 to 96. After that he started to release solo albums which reflected his visual and poetic sensibility. He has also worked as a producer, completing projects ranging from pop to contemporary music. His production credits include albums by Live! Laugh!, Yoshio Machida, Kazutoki Umezu, Jyoji Sawada, Fishmans etc.

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Onda is currently staying at the Electro-Acoustic music studio at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire as a composer in residence until the summer of 2002.

"Successful fusion of charismatic personalities and studio synthesis, Onda's music is an Intimate drama that reflects his existential hunger."
(THE WIRE)
1967 Born in Japan

solo works
1998 CD "Beautiful Contradiction" All Access, Japan
1999 CD "Un Petit Tour" All Access, Japan
2001 CD "Don't Say Anything" EWE records, Japan
2001 CD "Precious Moments" Softl Music, Germany