Sound artist Designer Electronic musician Born in Tokyo in 1980, now living in London.

on. From 1999-2005 worked for Japanese art unit, Maywa Denki, where he developed a strong interest in music and technology. In 2005 he moved to London to study at the Royal College of Art. During this time he worked on projects for Yamaha and British/German designer and engineer Moritz Waldemeyer. After graduating in 2008 he opened his own studio in London. Suzukis work raises questions of the relation between sound and people and how music and sound affect peoples minds. Suzukis sound art pieces and installations have been shown in exhibitions all around the world.

an antique physics apparatus for demonstrating acoustic standing sound waves. Invented in 1905 by German physicist Heinrich Rubens, it graphically shows the relationship between sound waves and sound pressure, like a primitive oscilloscope. Commissioned by MUSARC London - 2012

http://vimeo.com/37587421

The Sound Taxi is equipped with a microphone that records its surrounding noise: the rumbling traffic, screeching brakes, sirens, construction, all are a part of the everyday din of the city. A specially designed software analyses the frequencies of these noises and uses them to generate unique music in real time. Commissioned by AiAiAi London - 2012

http://vimeo.com/51737490

The sculpture made from recycled beer cans was inspired by the towering, bass-driven stereo systems which provide much of the rhythm of Jamaican street life. Yuri said: In Jamaica they had to make all instruments and sound systems from scratch, as there are not so many materials. However that made some great inventions, and the reggae music culture has been made by a DIY, frontier spirit. For Red Stripe Beer Commissioned by KK Outlet London - 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNq4f3KAnzA

Three different frequencies on three different radios wired up and turned into one cool musical instrument.

Originally developed by Tomoya Yamamoto (Yamamoto Super Theremin)

Additional Development by Yuri Suzuki For exhibition Object Abuse KK Outlet, London - 2011

http://vimeo.com/28070222

Urushi: special lacquer known for its resilience, from Wajima in Ishikawa prefecture on the North Western tip of Japan.

Black lacquered surface contrasted by gold inlaid lines of the actual interface using the chinkin (gold foil) technique.
The gold inlays are a conductive surface; touching the end-points activates the instrument. Yuri wanted the project to possess both aesthetic beauty and functionality. In collaboration with Takashi Wakamiya and Matt Rogers London 2010

http://vimeo.com/16934449

Collaborating on design with British composer and musician Matthew Rogers, Yuri has created a touch panel style instrument which uses the principle of gold inlay. It is a musical instrument controller in which the logically patterned circle is a functional musical keyboard. The circular format allows us to better understand musical relationships of notes and chords. For example: Grouped in threes as minor chords (switchable to major), but if you touch the C, G, E regular keys, you play the C major chord; if you touch the C, G, E flat keys, you play the C minor chord. In terms of engineering, each gold inlay line is hooked up to a touch-switch board and then connected to the MIDI interface, allowing one to connect any MIDI electronic musical instrument and control it from this keyboard.

The project consists of two pens that allow recording sound on a line and then playing it back. The REC pen, draws and record sound on a line. It contains special ferromagnetic ink, made with the same material used to make old cassette tapes, a recording head and a microphone. The ink is applied to the paper and at the same time the recording head can record the sound captured by the microphone situated at the top part of the pen. The PLAY pen allows playing back the sound. It contains a read head and a speaker. When the tape-read head is moved along the line, the previously recorded sound can be heard. Nostalgically, the pens use the color code used in old cassette recorders. The REC pen is red, and the PLAY pen, black. In collaboration with Oscar Diaz - 2010

http://vimeo.com/14563408

An installation which enables anyone to control a set of drums with their own voice. The principles of augmented reality to interpret them in the realm of sound. Project for EPFL+ECAL Lab Switzerland 2010

http://vimeo.com/29969427

A commission work for Japanese creative agency Party to design and create series of robots for a music video of Japanese band Androp. Series of robots are controlled via MIDI signal. For Androp Commissioned by Party Tokyo In collaboration with KIMURA and Tomoaki Yanagisawa - 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13zERNtkbl0

A game where people bounce on chairs that are attached to bicycle pumps which inflate opposing heartshaped balloons in order to pop their opponents balloon. The game becomes a performance and with a sound-triggered camera system in this installation, when people scream or balloon pops it automatically snaps a picture. During the festival, over 100 people participated and brought back pictures as a keepsake. In collaboration with Bahbak Hashemi-Nezhad and Household Designed for a stall at Village fete in V&A - 2008

http://vimeo.com/9065166

Can you differentiate between musicians and sound artists?

If so, can this differentiation be simply defined by the context that the work is placed or discussed within?

Or can the distinction be defined by the process that the artist/musicians use or the intended outcome of the work?