Profile and Discography of Shunsuke Mizuno　(Wood Bass and Composition)

Mizuno is a musician who has gained a good reputation for new and experimental sounds on the 5 string-wood bass.

2021
・Released the CD ”Sorrow and Peace” with OCM.

2020
・The association “Drama Reading” presided over by Shoji Mori.
  Various guests were invited and various programs were played every time.
  This performance of this year is 12th and the famous child novels and the period novels are played.

   Reading: Shoji Mori, Hitoshi Imamura, Kiichiro Wakayama, Ikuko Sawamura
            Keiichi Tsuji, Ai Kiyohara and so on.
   Music: Shunsuke Mizuno (5 string double bass)
   Place: Striped space in Roppongi

・Released the CD ”EBE” with Studio K.

2019

・Performance at “Dialogue with Fukushima” in Bremen.
    This is an event by German and Japanese fine artists and musicians who try not to forget “11.3.2011”.
    Played the bass solo and with the flute player Eckhart Liss.

・Drama reading- Kyoka “Furyu chouhanagata”
    Reading: Satomi Imai
    Music: Shunsuke Mizuno (bass and composition)
    Lecture: Reigi Tanaka (professor in Doushisha University)
    Place: Striped Space in Roppongi, Tokyo

・Participated in the group exhibition “Far Way Ⅲ” by contemporary artists. 
    At Studio K (in Misaki-machi, Miura city, Kanagawa pref.)
    Artists: Toyoko Katsumata, Tsunemi Kanda, Masao Kihara, Mitsunori Kurashige, Ute Seifert.

・Commemorative concerts of the new release CD “Weaving the sea”
    At Otoya-kintoki in Nishi-Ogikubo, Tokyo, Striped Space in Roppongi, Tokyo,
    Koto Hall in Nishinomiya, Hyogo pref.
    Shunsuke Mizuno (5 string contrabass), Miwa Inaba (Koto)

2018

・Drama reading “Kyoka - Giketsu kyouketsu”
    Kyouka Izumi is a famous author (1838~1939).
    His works are mysterious and romantic.
    Reading: Satomi Imai
    Music: Shunsuke Mizuno
    Place: Striped Space in Roppongi, Tokyo

・Performance with the contemporary art in “city gallery 2320”
    Art: Mitsunori Kurashige
    Music: Shunsuke Mizuno
    Title: “Uncompleted map”
    Place: Kobe, Japan

・The play “ Mourning becomes Electra” at theater χ(kai)
    Written by Eugene O’Neill based on the old Greek tragedy “Oresteia”.
　 This playing three parts at the same time is the first time in Japan.
    The participating performance of the art festival by Agency of cultural affairs, 2018.

    Direction, art: Kenichi Shinomoto
    Dramaturge: Tatsuhiko Taira
    Music, 5 string wood bass: Shunsuke Mizuno
    Performers: Masumi Matsukawa, Manzo Owari, Kayoko Yokoo, Umeji Sasaki, Sasami Fujita,
    Mana Jinbo, etc.
    Place: Ryogoku, Tokyo

2017

・Solo bass performance at Otoya-kintoki in Nishiogikubo, Tokyo.
    The collaboration with the art “EBE” by Mitsunori Kurashige.
    It was a mysterious and universal atmosphere.

・Participated in the contemporary art exhibition as an artist for the first time.
    It was held at Emi studio in Awa- Kamogawa, Chiba pref.
    I made a sound installation with Mitsunori Kurashige.
    The sound was heard from underground. It was so mysterious.

・Solo bass performance at the exhibition “Be here” of Noriko Nagano
    Her pictures are almost the surface of water
    And they are refreshing and have a deep atmosphere.
    I composed and played toward her art.
    The exhibition was held at “Galerie Paris” Yokohama.
 

2016

・Participated in the reading of “Hojoki” by the actor Tetsuya Ito continued from the last years.
    At Musashino church in Suginami Tokyo, South Civic Hall in Sagamihara city and Hyogo performing arts center.

・Performance in the contemporary art exhibition “Incidents” in Bremen
    Composed the song for the memorial of Chernobyl 30th and Fukushima 5th  year
    Performed with Yuho Furusawa (Jiutamai:Japanese traditional dance) and Eckhart Liss(flute) 

・Concert as a memory of the performances in Germany and the release of CD ”Dream”
    Members: Shunsuke Mizuno (5 string wood bass), Miwa Inaba (koto), Shunsuke Kimura (hue)
    Place : “Artist studio” in Meguro, Tokyo

2015

・"The consideration of Japanese constitution with music ,reading and art.～"
    Produced by Tetsuya Ito (actor) and Shunsuke Mizuno

   1) at "Guran-ami" in Aobadai, Yokohama
        Guest: Kenta Takayama and Maika Miyashita  performed  Fujio Akatsuka's constitution anime.

   2) at "Striped Space" in Roppongi, Tokyo.
        Guest: Haruo Higuma, Keiki Ishikawa, Makoto Kobayashi, Mitsunori Kurashige, Shoko Miki, Noriko Nagano
              Masanori Sogo, Hiroyuki Yagi, Nobuki Yamamoto. They offered the arts of Japanese constitution.

   3) at Dining & Gallery Mayugura in Ome, Tokyo.
         Collaboration  with the videographer Haruo Higuma.
         Exhibition of Seizo Tashima's "Tomorrow of this country"  and Hammock and Japanese constitution were held at the same time.

・Collaboration with Contemporary art in Embassy of the Republic of Serbia, Tokyo
        “2+2 report” by Milan Tucovic,  Sasa Marjanovic,
                      Mistunori Kurashige,  Masami Yoshioka

         Mizuno played the bass solo towards Kurashige’s art, the cabin in courtyard.

・Participated in the reading “Hojoki” at Roppongi Striped space, Tokyo
   ~ Heisei picture scroll ~
                Written by Kamonochomei 800 years ago. ~Beyond the time~

            reading　：Tetsuya Ito
            biwa：Kazuyuki Shiotaka
            5 string bass：Shunsuke Mizuno
            Projected image　：Haruo Higuma

・Theater X (cai) presented "Recklessness", ”A wife for a life” written by Eugene O'neill.

            Players: Masumi Matsukawa, Makoto Tange, Sasami Fujita, Junya Toriumi.
            Music: Shunsuke Mizuno
            Director: Saburo Ohuchi　　
            Place: Ryogoku, Tokyo

2014

・April 18th,19th  "From where? To where?" at Striped House in Roppongi,Tokyo.
  ～The great epic poem performed by the sound, the  dance and the reading through  Korean myth～

  Members: Shunsuke Mizuno (compose, 5-string wood bass)
           Chommi Mana (creative dance)
           Satomi Imai (reading)
           Guest: Yanja I（chango)
                     Frank Fuhrmann（modern art installation)

・Performance in the contemporary art exhibition "After the Fukushima, as time goes by".

       Shunsuke Mizuno (5 string wood bass, composition),Constantin Barzantny (piano)
       Wakako Kabasawa (voice)

     　Place: Gallery KUBUS in Hannover, Germany

       Shunsuke Mizuno (contrabass) , Constantin Barzantny (piano)

     　Place: Atelier Block 16 e.V.Edwin-Oppler-Weg 14 in Hannover

       http://www.hannover.de/Kultur-Freizeit/Museen-Ausstellungen/Galerien/Städtische-Galerie-KUBUS/Programm-2014/As-Time-Goes-By
 　
・Performance in the contemporary art exhibition of Mitsunori Kurashige.

      Shunsuke Mizuno -5 string wood bass, composition
      Place: Nagi town Contemporary Art Museum in Okayama pref.

2013

・The performance dedication of the Amami-Mai to Ise Shrine
　　This is the performance of the Japanese dance of Amami-Mai and the music. 
　 Tsurusuga Hanayagi, the teacher of Hanayagi Japanese dance, supervises the Amami-Mai.
　  I composed the music of "AWAUTA" for the Amami-Mai. By this chance, I could join to the dedication.
　  This dedication was held at the water stage of Geku of Ise Shrine. This was a very comfortable and good memorial performance.
                    ＊Performers: 20 Maibitos (dancers)
                    ＊Director: Tsurusuga Hanayagi, Sub-director: Akihiko Yamashita
                    ＊Music director: Shunsuke Mizuno
                    ＊Music players: Kaon Kai (hue), Reiko Imanishi (koto), Gessui Kuroda (biwa) and Shunsuke Mizuno (wood bass)

・"Dark café" in Café Slow at Kokubunji
   ～Intoxication with Spring night～
    We enjoyed the drama reading, music and the Japanese dance (Mai) under the candle lights
　   Performers: Shunsuke Mizuno (bass), Satomi Imai (reading), Tsurusuga Hanayagi (Mai)
     http://www.cafeslow.com/map/access.html

・Theater X (cai) presented "Thirsty" written by Eugene O'neill.
       Players: Masumi Matsukawa, Makoto Tange, Ikuta Hanawa
       Music: Shunsuke Mizuno
       Director: Saburo Ohuchi

・Photo exhibition "3.11 invisible view" by Kazuma Obara
       Played "FUKSHIMA" in it.　Shunsuke Mizuno (bs), Kyoko Murosaka (pf)
　　　  Place: Mayugura in Ome, Tokyo

       Obara got into the stricken area immediately after 3・11, and he took photos and gathered live voices from the nuclear
       generator's employees. He gave us a strong impact.



2012

・Participated in the 5th "Kyoka Gensotan" (the fantasia of Kyoka) produced by Satomi Imai.
   The stories : "Huryu Gosaida", "Ghost story of Women's circle", "Voce from pond" etc.
   Readers: Satoshi Ikeda, Satomi Imai and Yasufumi Miyajima
   Music: Shunsuke Mizuno
   Place: Striped House Gallery in Roppongi, Tokyo

・Performed in "The concert with the pianos exposed to radiation in Hiroshima"
  ～for keeping the hope towards tomorrow～
   Rikuya Terashima (piano), Kyoko Murosaka (piano)
   Shunsuke Mizuno (wood bass), Misako Aoki (vocal)
   Place: No 5 Fukuryu maru exhibition in Yumenoshima, Tokyo

・Participated in  the 10th International Performance Festival at Theater KAI.
 "Words of wind, blue lights of galaxy" ～Kenji's world described through the eyes of Toshi, Kenji's sister～
  Masumi Matsukawa (reading and Japanese Dance "Mai"), Shunsuke Mizuno(music)
  Place: Ryogoku, Tokyo

・Planned ”the Dark Café" in Café slow at Kokubunji, Tokyo.
   Titled "living freely and naturally". We had a good time just with the light of candles.
   Shunsuke Mizuno (bass), Satomi Imai (reading),Junko Germantsis (performance with Usato's cloth)
   and Shoko Yoshikawa (performance with Usato's cloth)

・Performed in the temporary house in the stricken area in Ofunato sity
   This area is still not undergoing reconstruction but they could become calm with our performance.
   Hisao Fukushima(guitar) and shunsuke Mizuno (bass)  played in June.

・Participated in the Contemporary art exhibition "Words and Thing".
    Mitsunori Kurashige (art), Masao Kihara (art), Shunsuke Mizuno (music), Shuichi Mukai(text) and Kazuo Yamada (art and performance)
    Place: Gusuto House in Kobe sity.

2011

・Performed solo concert for the memorial of the CD "Sound of Memory" release with the guest Satomi Imai (actress).
・Performed the show case with Miwa Inaba (koto) and Hiromi Nishida (violin) at "Otoyakintoki" in Nishiogikubo, Tokyo.
・Directed the music of the Usato's  fashion show & concert at KI-O-KU in Ome, Tokyo. This is the 15 anniversary and the charity event for the
 disaster of East Japan.
・Participated in the charity event "Art and Concert" for the disaster of East Japan at Mayugura in Ome,　Tokyo. Played with the piano player Kyoko Murosaka.
・Participated in the contemporary art exhibition "Harmannshof-Dark Light" in Hannover, Germany.
　Collaborated with the artist Mitsunori Kurashige. And had concerts of the bass solo and the duet with the pianist-Constantin Barzantny-
 at the studio and the atelier in Hannover city.Three newspapers admired them.
・Released the new CD "FUKUSHIMA" against the nuclear generators with the pianist Kyoko Murosaka.
 We are going to donate to the Civic Nuclear Information Center in Japan.

2010

・Directed the music of the play "three sisters" by Chekhov in Niigata city.
・Performed the story reading with Tetsuya Itoh (actor) and Naoko Iwamoto (soprano voice)in Nakano,Tokyo and Yokohama.
・Performed the solo concert with the poem reading by Satomi Imai (actress) at Striped House Gallery in Roppongi.
・Released the CD ”Sound of Memory” with OCM.

2009

・Participated in the Mitsunori Kurashige's collaboration at Gallery Polaris in Kamakura. 3days in spring. Mitsunori Kurashige
　(contemporary art), Haruo Higuma (visual),Shunsuke Mizuno (bass).
・Performed the charity concert for the children in Gaza area, Palestine at the Asagaya Church,Tokyo.Duet with Miwa Inaba (Koto).
・Participated in the Performance Festival-Aizu Art College '09- with Mariko Satomi(dance) and Kota Nakazato(DJ)
・Performed the bass solo concerts and the collaboration with Yuji Ueno(flower art) at Striped House Gallery, Tokyo.
・Participated in the Ome Art Jam 2009,Tokyo as the performing arts with Masato Ishikawa (space), Usaburo Sato (cloth),Yuji Ueno (flower).
・The song "Rain in the distance" released from OCM records was elected in the Asian song category of JFP Awards that is in
　Nashville,US.

2008

・Held two nights memorial concerts for the CD release at“KI・O・KU”in Ome, Tokyo. Guest performers were Katsuhito Nakazato(photo slide), Hiromi Nishida
　 (violin), Miwa Inaba (koto), Toshiaki Yokota (hue,flute) and Tsurusuga  Hanayagi (mai-traditional Japanese dance).
・Participated in TPAM (Tokyo Performing Arts Market). Performed the bass solo concert at Striped House Gallery in Roppongi for 3days.
・ Produced and performed the Japanese creative dance “Kawa (river)”and“Akashi /Genji Monogatari” with Tsurusuga Hanayagi (mai) and Chakkiri (voice rira)
 at “Shouraian” in Arashiyama, Kyoto.
・His music was adopted in " Kirschblüten Hanami "-director:Doris DÖrrie, nominated film at the Berlin International Film Festival.

2007

・Composed and played the music for the “Heike story” performed with the actress ,Yuko Senga, at Striped House Gallery in Roppongi and others.
・Performed with the contemporary artist, Mistunori Kurashige, in the ACKid2007 at Kidoairakku Hall,Tokyo.
・Released two CDs “Pale night trip” and “A song of the world heritage--article 9”. And toured for the CD release in Hokkaido.
・Played with the guitar player, Hitoshi Seki at Yakumo, Sapporo and Bibai city.

2006

・Performed with Miwa Inaba (Koto) at Otayakintoki in Nishi- Ogikubo,Tokyo.
・Participated in the 22nd Tokyo Summer Festival 2006, performed with Miwa Inaba (Koto),Shunsuke Kimura (Japanese flute,Tugaru- shamisen)and Ryo Watanabe (perc)
　 at the temple Honnoji in Suginami,Tokyo.
・Participated in the 9th Earth Harmony in Hiroshima, performed with Hanayagi-Turusuga (Japanese traditional dance) in front of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial
　 (Genbaku Dome) on the 6th of August.

2005

・Released the OCM compilation CD "Slow time" with Ozella Music in Germany, and this CD was admired at many radio stations in Europe.
・"Under the Full Bloom of Cherry Blossoms" at Yurinkan in Kiryu city and "the tale of Heike" at Enmeiji in Saitama city.
・Performed with Toshiaki Yokota ,flute and bamboo flute player,atJoushouji in Akabane and at Nirayama Culture Senter Hall
　in Shizuoka.
・Directed the music of Usato's special Fashon show "Kukai" at Mayugura in Ome city.
・Started the bass solo performance "Cafe in the Dark" at Cafe Slow in Kokubunji once a year.

・Held three performances of OCM 10th Anniversary and also the memory of the releasing CD in Germany.
　　1) Duet Concert with Miwa Inaba (Koto) at "Fura" in Narita.
　　2) Performance by Inaba, Mizuno and Katuhito Nakazato(photographer) at Mayugura in Ome city.
　　3) Memorial Concert by Mizuno,Inaba, Shunsuke Kimaura (Fue and Tsugaru Shamisen), Ryo Watanabe (percussion), Hiroki Miyano (guitar) and Tsurusuga(Mai)
　　　 at Lutheran Ichigaya Center in Tokyo.

・Participated in Katuhito Nakazato's "the Floating cabin project" with Yuji Ueno, flower performer, at the riverside of Yokokawa in Iwaki city.
・Composed the music of the 50th Anniversary of Tachibana Theatrikal Unit, and it was held at Hita Civic Hall in Oita.
・Performed with Shizzle Ohtaka (vocal & voice) and NamaeEm(vocal)at Fura in Narita. It was held in the quite darkness. Mr.Emis blind.We all had a special
　 experience.

2004

・Participated in "The One World Beat Music Festival 2004", and performed with Miwa Inaba,Koto player, at the Striped House Gallery in Roppongi Tokyo.
・Collaborated with Katsuhito Nakazato,photographer,at Gallery Chimenkanoya in Nakano ,Tokyo.
・Toured with Miwa Inaba at the Ashiya Gallery in Ashiya and Momono- iein Osaka.
・Directed and performed the music of "Usato's fashion show and concertat Sakura Factory in Ome and at Cafe Slow in Kokubunji,Tokyo.
・Performed with Minehaha,relaxation and spritual singer,at Fura in Narita ,Chiba.

2003

・Participated in "The One World Beat Music Festival 2003" and performed with koto and piano player at Ome Mayugura.
・Directed the music of "Usato's fashion show and concert" at Cafe Slow in Kokubunji Tokyo.(Usato is a natural and organic cloths from chain-mai,Thailand.)

2002

・Performed with Aya Motohashi (Hichiriki player) at "Cafe Slow" in Kokubunji,Tokyo.
・Released the CD "Slow Songs" with OCM, and performed at "Aoyama Mandala" in Tokyo.
・Toured with Shingo Ikegami (Koto player) and played at "Guuwa"and"Contrabass house" in Naha, Okinawa.
・Performed with Yuho Furusawa 'JIUTAMAI'(female Nou dancer) in Kiryu and Tokyo.
・Composed and played theatrical music of Yuko Senga's "Greek Tragedy"in Kanazawa, Niigata and Tokyo.

2001

・Performed a concert for the release of the CD "Beyond the Blue" at the Ichigaya　Lutheran Center in Tokyo.
・Composed music for the DVD "Visual Poem -Yatugatake mountains of four seasons"with NHK-software.
・Performed with Shou-myou(Buddhist Nitta's chant) at Kanazawa FM Music Festival.
・Composed and performed theatrical music of "Kenji Miyazawa's world" with the Yuko Senga unit at Kawanishi Friendly Praza in
　Yamagata pref.

2000

・Performed with the Gagaku players (Shou, Hichiriki) in Yokohama.
・He appeared on the TV Tokyo, and his performance and the charcoalinstrument were introduced.
・"Himalayan Break collaboration" at the Shinyuri Movie Festival.　
・Appeared in "Tatunosuke's Hogaku Jockey" on NHK-FM Radio.
・Composed music for the special edition of "Ikimono chikyu-kikou" on NHK-TV.　Released the CD "Beyond the Blue" with OCM.

1999

・He performed with photographs by Wojciech Prazmowski(Polish) at Striped House Museum of Art in Roppongi ,Japan.
・Performed with the slide and video artist, Tao Nashimoto in Tokyo and Niigata.

1998

・He released the CD “Bistaarai Bistaarai”,“Tankinshou”in 1999 with OCM.

1997

・He composed and performed theatrical music with the Yuko Senga' unit in Poland.
・Released the CD ”Enako” with OCM.

1996

・He performed with the piano player, Kensaku Tanikawa at Centre Culturel Franco--Japonais in Paris.
・Released the CD ” Rain in the distance” with OCM.

1995

・Mizuno established his own label: Oriental Contemporary Music, and released the CD “The Place of Wind and Heart”.


1993

・They released the omnibus CD with BMG Victor.
　They are creating a new and non-classifiable music in the field of world music.

1989

・He organized the Neo Oriental Session, and the band released CD“ Neutral Point” with the JVC Victor Zen Label.
・He formed the Neo Oriental Second with Takeshi Kobayashi(sitar player).
　Neo Oriental Second has elements of jazz, ethnic music, acoustic music, pops and more .
　The group is performing distinctive, original and characteristic music.
　The tunes are very impressively fresh and appealing to audiences.
　They are performing at small live houses, special events,and concert halls, eg Roppongi Pit inn, Shibuya Jean Jean・・・・・.

1980～1983

・He attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston. During that time, he played with Makoto Ozone(piano), Dave Kikoski(piano)and other many musicians.
・After coming back from the US, he performed with many groups,including the Katsuyuki Itakura Trio, Tim Donahue Group,
　Joseph Jarman(sax) and others. He played an active part in the recordings of Toshifumi Hinata's album,　Fabio Jeger's (Red Record in Italy) and so on.

1975

・He organized the Sky Dog Blues Band and released two LP records with Toho and King Record Companies.
　The band played and recorded with famous Japanese folksingers； Masaji Otsuka，Masato Tomobe，and others.



Mizuno is always innovating and experimenting with new and creative sessions with dance, theatrical performances and visual arts.


For more information, please contact
Shunsuke Mizuno
phone:+81-557-67-3434
address:1042-195 Kamitaga, Atami city, Shizuoka, 413-0101,Japan

e-mail:mizunos@iris.dti.ne.jp
Home Page :http://www.iris.dti.ne.jp/~mizunos