http://www.sitesakamoto.com/ Whats new(English) ja Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:06:03 +0900 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss webmaster@sitesakamoto.com http://www.sitesakamoto.com/whatsnew/read.php?i=333 Ryuichi Sakamoto was honored with the Echo Award for "The Most Innovative Musician and Musical Tour 2009" at the United Nations Environment Programme's Echo Festival in conjunction with World Environment Day at the Royal Park in Brussels."Mr. Sakamoto's constant push towards sustainability is inspiring. The inspiration of nature in his music as well as his persistence in discovering new ways to release music and touring his music through sustainable and ecologically sound ways is remarkable. Sakamoto has in total purchased 3 forests in Japan, has created a tour that leaves 0 carbon footprint, and continues to find new ways of being more green!The Echo Award will celebrate his dedication and acknowledge Mr. Sakamoto as an environmental and sustainable leader, using creativity as a means to showcase the possibility of being ecologically sound through action!"Also honored were Theo Jansen, who received the Echo Art Award, and Gaston Lagaffe, who launched a new book entitled "L'ecologie selon Lagaffe." Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:59:46 +0900 http://www.sitesakamoto.com/whatsnew/ http://www.sitesakamoto.com/whatsnew/read.php?i=332 Ryuichi Sakamoto:Playing the Piano 2009 EuropeUK DATESBirmingham Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EASunday 22nd November Tickets ¡ò25, ¡ò20Doors open 7pmwww.thsh.co.uk, Box Office 0121 780 3333www.seetickets.com / 08700 603 777 www.ticketmaster.co.ukThe Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3WSTuesday 24th November¡ò25, ¡ò20Doors open 7pmwww.bridgewater-hall.co.uk, Box Office 0161 907 9000www.seetickets.com / 08700 603 777 www.ticketline.co.uk / 0871 424 4444 www.ticketmaster.co.ukBrighton Dome, 29 New Road, Brighton BN1 1UGFriday 27th November Tickets ¡ò25, ¡ò20www.brightondome.org, Box Office 01273 709 709www.seetickets.com / 08700 603 777 www.ticketmaster.co.uk Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQSunday 29th and Monday 30th NovemberTickets ¡ò32.50Doors open 7pm (Sunday 29th), 7.30pm (Monday 30th)www.cadoganhall.com, Box Office 020 7730 4500www.seetickets.com / 08700 603 777www.ticketmaster.co.uk Queens Hall, 85-89 Clerk Steet, Edinburgh EH3 9JGWednesday 2nd December Tickets ¡ò26 Doors open 7pmwww.thequeenshall.net, Box Office 0131 668 2019www.seetickets.com / 0871 220 0260updated on 27/05/2009 (GMT:-5:00) Thu, 28 May 2009 09:09:13 +0900 http://www.sitesakamoto.com/whatsnew/ http://www.sitesakamoto.com/whatsnew/read.php?i=331 Ryuichi Sakamoto will join Bang on a Can on Sunday, May 31, as Bang on a Can presents its annual Bang on a Can Marathon, held for the fourth year at World Financial Center Winter Garden and co-presented by the River To River Festival and arts>World Financial Center. Founded in 1987, the Marathon is still FREE and this year brings together more than 30 astounding performers and composers from throughout the world, performing in numerous genres and experimental styles. The Bang on a Can Marathon opens the 2009 River To River Festival, the city¡Çs largest FREE summer arts extravaganza. At least six new works will be premiered on May 31. In the Bang on a Can tradition of presenting the unexpected, this Marathon will include a piece written for nine saxophones, another for a ten-piece steel pan band, one for pipa and tabla with string quartet, and even a new composition for five coffee grinders (Braun KSM2s, to be exact), plus much more. Among the many highlights, this year's marathon will feature: Bang on a Can All-Stars performing world premieres of brand new collaborations with Ryuichi Sakamoto and another with world-renowned guitarist Bill Frisell; a special appearance by the groundbreaking post-rock band Tortoise; and much more. The Bang on a Can Marathon runs from 12:00 noon - midnight. Additional information is available here www.bangonacan.org or here www.RiverToRiverNYC.com. Tue, 19 May 2009 04:54:48 +0900 http://www.sitesakamoto.com/whatsnew/ http://www.sitesakamoto.com/whatsnew/read.php?i=330 Just a reminder, you can follow the latest Sakamoto tour on Flickr, twitter, and YouTube.Check out the latest tour photos here. Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:26:59 +0900 http://www.sitesakamoto.com/whatsnew/ http://www.sitesakamoto.com/whatsnew/read.php?i=329 Check out behind the scenes action from Ryuichi's Playing the Piano 2009 tour on flickr. Tokyo gallery 1 is available now. Don't forget, you can also catch live updates at twitter. Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:06:41 +0900 http://www.sitesakamoto.com/whatsnew/ http://www.sitesakamoto.com/whatsnew/read.php?i=328 Ryuichi's tweets from the tour are now live on twitter. Check them out here. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:55:30 +0900 http://www.sitesakamoto.com/whatsnew/ http://www.sitesakamoto.com/whatsnew/read.php?i=327 Ryuichi Sakamoto kicks of his Playing the Piano 2009 Japan Tour with three shows at Tokyo's International Forum. All told Sakamoto will play 22 dates in Japan performing pieces that span his career with two pianos. As previously announced, recordings of the Japanese Tour will be available for sale in the iTunes Music Store within 24 hours of each performance, the first time in the world this service has been offered by iTunes.Full Tour Itinerary:March 18, 19, 20 Tokyo International Forum Hall C Tokyo, Japan Tickets: 03-5436-9600March 22 Alti Art Live Theatre International Kyoto, Japan Tickets: 06-7732-8888March 24 Kochi City Culture – Plaza Cul-Port Kochi, Japan Tickets: 088-822-4488March 25 Okayama Symphony Hall Okayama, Japan Tickets: 086-221-8151March 27, 28 Sankei Hall Breeze Osaka, Japan Tickets: 06-7732-8888March 30 Tondabayashi Subaru Hall Osaka, Japan Tickets: 0721-26-2060April 1 Rose Theater Shizuoka, Japan Tickets: 0545-60-2500April 2 Aichi Prefectural Art Theater Aichi, Japan Tickets: 052-320-9100April 4 Hiroshima Alsok Hall Hiroshima, Japan Tickets: 082-249-8334April 5 Fukuoka Sunpalace Fukuoka, Japan Tickets: 092-714-0159April 7 Nagasaki Koukaido Nagasaki, Japan Tickets: 092-714-0159April 9 Tajimi Culture Hall Gifu, Japan Tickets: 0572-23-2600April 11 Matsumoto Performing Arts Center Nagano, Japan Tickets: 025-245-5100April 15 Niigata Prefectural Civic Center Niigata, Japan Tickets: 025-245-5100April 17 Aubade Hall Toyama, Japan Tickets: 025-245-5100April 19 Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara Sapporo, Japan Tickets: 011-614-9999April 23 Green Hall Sagamiohno Kanagawa, Japan Tickets: 042-742-9999April 24 Kawaguchi Lilia Hal Saitama, Japan Tickets:03-5436-9600April 25 Sendai Civic Centre Miyagi, Japan Tickets:022-296-8888 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:12:55 +0900 http://www.sitesakamoto.com/whatsnew/ http://www.sitesakamoto.com/whatsnew/read.php?i=326 The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama has opened at Fundacion Canal in Madrid, and will run through April 12th. The Missing Peace is a multi-media art exhibition that brings together 88 respected artists representing 30 countries. With the full life of the Dalai Lama as inspiration, the intention for this project is to shift the world's attention towards peace. The Missing Peace includes the collaborative piece, sonic mandala, from Ryuichi Sakamoto and Shiro Takatani of dumb type. More information is available at www.tmpp.org and www.fundacioncanal.com . Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:18:13 +0900 http://www.sitesakamoto.com/whatsnew/ http://www.sitesakamoto.com/whatsnew/read.php?i=325 A special limited edition run of Joi Ito's FREESOULS is currently available at freesouls.cc.FREESOULS contains: 296 Portraits by Joi Ito; essays by: Howard Rheingold, Lawrence Liang, Cory Doctorow, Yochai Benkler, Isaac Mao and Marko Ahtisaari; a Foreword by Lawrence Lessig, and a special interview with Joi Ito. A complete list of everyone who appears in the book, including Ryuichi Sakamoto, is available here. Since Ito moonlights as CEO of Creative Commons, all photographs are available for use under the CC Attribution License. Order FREESOULS here while supplies last. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:00:51 +0900 http://www.sitesakamoto.com/whatsnew/ http://www.sitesakamoto.com/whatsnew/read.php?i=324 Commmons/Avex marketing Ltd. and iTunes Japan held a press conference in Tokyo on 12/10 at the Apple Store, Ginza (Tokyo, Japan) to announce the March 4, 2009 release of Ryuichi Sakamoto's new original artist album - out Of noise, which will be followed by a Japanese tour running from March 18 - April 28 (18 cities, 21 shows). out of noise (Sakamoto's first artist release in five years) will contain 12 new tracks. Ryuichi Sakamoto also announced an unprecedented partnership with iTunes Japan whereby every concert on the tour will be recorded live and the live audio recordings will be available through the iTunes Music Store within 24 hours in Japan (worldwide service will follow accordingly). This marks the first time iTunes has ever embarked on a deal of this kind for the rapid dissemination of live music anywhere in the world. Details of the new album, tour, and the iTunes service can be found at www.skmt09.com. Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:18:30 +0900 http://www.sitesakamoto.com/whatsnew/ http://www.sitesakamoto.com/whatsnew/read.php?i=322 The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama can now be seen in Tokyo through November 9th at the Hillside Terrace Daikanyama. The exhibit includes an updated version of the Sakamoto contribution, sonic mandala, with a new design created by Shiro Takatani of dumb type.In addition, The Missing Peace - "The Book" can now be ordered online here in the Continental United States. For shipments outside the US, the book can be ordered from Amazon.com. This book contains photos of the original contributions from 88 artists representing more than 30 countries. As a companion piece to the exhibit, the book offers a further exploration of art as a catalyst for peace.Check out the original sonic mandala on youtube. Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:16:47 +0900 http://www.sitesakamoto.com/whatsnew/ http://www.sitesakamoto.com/whatsnew/read.php?i=321 Ryuichi Sakamoto joins a 40 strong crew of artists and scientists on Cape Farewell's Disko Bay expedition to the west coast of Greenland from September 25 – October 6, 2008A journey to the Arctic and the front-line of climate change"It is important for me to listen to what's going on there with my own ears, because the arctic sea is the front-line of climate change." – Ryuichi Sakamoto on his decision to join Cape FarewellOn 25 September Ryuichi Sakamoto and 40 other artists, scientists, architects, comedians, musicians, playwrights, composers, engineers, film-makers, and journalists journey aboard the science research vessel, Grigory Mikheev, from Kangerlussuaq to Disko Bay. The boat will then voyage across the front of the Jakobshavn Glacier, one of Greenland's largest glaciers moving at a faster rate than ever before, losing 20 million tons of ice every day. The climate challenge is a cultural one, it is the way we have evolved our lives and values that is the cause of climate change. Cape Farewell asks our best creative minds to respond to and inspire a sustainable cultural vision to this potentially devastating climate reality.In 2007, there was record loss of the sea ice at the North Pole. Recent satellite images show that this year's figure could exceed the 2007 demise of the Northern Ice Cap. Onboard science teams from the British Geological Survey and National Oceanography Centre will undertake scientific research, mapping the ocean currents and analysing the Greenlandic seabed. Film Director, Peter Gilbert will be documenting the journey, making a film for the Sundance Channel on his return.Follow the team live at:www.capefarewell.com Daily blogs, photographs and video will be posted on the website as the journey unfolds. All blogs, images and videos will be available via RSS feeds. PARTICPATING ARTISTSMusicians Ryuichi SakamotoLaurie AndersonVanessa CarltonJarvis CockerFeistRobyn HitchcockKT TunstallMartha WainwrightLuke BullenBeatboxer Shlomo Composer Jonathan DoveComedian Marcus BrigstockeTheatre Makers Mojisola AdebayoSuzan-Lori Parks ArtistsKathy BarberDavid BucklandSophie CalleJude KellyMich�«²le NoachTracey RowledgeJulian StairChris WainwrightArchitects Francesca GaleazziSunand PrasadPoet Lemn Sissay Photographer Nathan Gallagher BBC Presenter Quentin CooperActivist David Noble Film Director Peter Gilbert View the Disko Bay Crew Profiles here.ABOUT CAPE FAREWELLCape Farewell pioneers the cultural response to climate change. Working internationally, it brings artists, scientists and communicators together to stimulate the production of art founded in scientific research. Using creativity to innovate, Cape Farewell engages artists for their ability to evolve and amplify a creative language, communicating on a human scale the urgency of the global climate challenge. Cape Farewell is widely acknowledged to be the most significant sustained artistic response to climate change anywhere in the world. The ambition of the expedition is to inspire the creative crew to respond to climate change both in the Arctic and on their return, feeding into our ongoing exhibition program. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:12:14 +0900 http://www.sitesakamoto.com/whatsnew/ http://www.sitesakamoto.com/whatsnew/read.php?i=320 Christian Fennesz & Ryuichi Sakamoto will premiere Cendre as part of NYC's River to River Festival on Tuesday, July 15th. The duo hit the stage at the World Financial Center's Winter Garden at 9:00 PM. This is a free event.For additional information, please call 212.945.0505, or visit www.worldfinancialcenter.com. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:08:33 +0900 http://www.sitesakamoto.com/whatsnew/ http://www.sitesakamoto.com/whatsnew/read.php?i=319 In addition to their much-anticipated first London performance in nearly 30 years at Massive Attack's Meltdown, electropop pioneers Yellow Magic Orchestra have announced a second live show will take place at Gijon, Spain¡Çs Auditorium Ciudad De La Cultura on June 19. Both performances with feature Yellow Magic Orchestra founding members Haruomi Hosono, Yukihiro Takahashi and Ryuichi Sakamoto joined on stage by Ren Takada (Pedal Steel/Electronics), Christian Fennesz (Guitar/Electronics), Shoko Ise (visuals), and Tomohiko Gondo (HD Operation/Euphonium). Yellow Magic OrchestraThursday, June 19 2008 Auditorium Ciudad de la Cultura 33203 - Gij�«Ñn (Asturias) Espa�«Ðaphone: 902 30 66 00Ticket sales start June 9thPrice: 15EUROnline: www.cajastur.esTelephone sales: 902 106 601Info tel: 902 306 600 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:39:35 +0900 http://www.sitesakamoto.com/whatsnew/ http://www.sitesakamoto.com/whatsnew/read.php?i=318 Yellow Magic Orchestra invaded the confines of London's Royal Festival Hall last night for Massive Attack's Meltdown Festival, and blew the roof off the joint in their sold out gig. Joined by Ren Takada on pedal steel guitar and various stringed instruments, Tomohiko Gondo on laptop and hard disk duties, cornet and euphonium, and Christian Fennesz on guitar and electronics, original members Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yukihiro Takahashi, and Haruomi Hosono reminded Londoners of what they've been missing since their last area performance in 1980. According to the Guardian, this was an engrossing, almost enveloping evening.Catch YMO next in Gijon, Spain on 6.19. Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:16:10 +0900 http://www.sitesakamoto.com/whatsnew/