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Artist Introductions
MASARU OZAKI (aka VJ MASARU)
At the age of 19, Masaru Ozaki crossed over to America from Japan to perform in the
“Rhythm Of The World” world tour as a dancer. Participating in such events as an EC
Flugshow and a private event for Prince William, Masaru traveled through twelve countries in
one year, learning technical and stage direction for images and lighting. After returning to
Japan, he not only re-entered the dance field but spread himself further, becoming a narrator,
radio DJ, and MC for business events. He has even appeared on MTV as a VJ, introducing
some of the latest club music.
As an auteur, Masaru has created many opening movies and commercials for television, as
well as PVs. In motion design, Masaru particularly excels in creating animations with
expressive textures. His stylish and creative images which incorporate the heart of imagery,
continue to mesmerize his many fans. As a performing art pioneer, Masaru creates images in
real-time to music at live events and released the “BEHIND” DVD in 2005 featuring a
performance in which he used a new crossfader technique that had never been seen before.
In 2006, Masaru performed at the SONAR2006, the world’s greatest and largest music and media art festival held in Spain.
There he hosted workshops so popular that there was standing room only. He also performed at Florida135, one of Spain’s
most famous clubs, as its first Japanese VJ, pumping the packed audience. Masaru has also performed at Europe’s HD Forum
two years in a row (2006, 2007) where he was introduced alongside Ryuichi Sakamoto. He received high acclaim from the
local media, who stated that he was a “visual artist of a new level.”
In 2008, he appeared as the final performer in the first ever VJ SUMMIT sponsored by Apple, introducing his “cutting
performance,” creating images in real-time. With a play style that reflects a sense of rhythm born from his street dance
upbringing, Masaru continues to be a major influence on the scene.
Aside from images, Masaru has branched into other areas of design such as illustration, space design, object design, graphics,
and apparel. His publications include such releases as “BlueFlower” (TDK Core) and “BEHIND” (TDK Core).
He has produced or created performance images for concerts for Hideaki Tokunaga, Hound Dog, Un Girls, Tomoko Yazawa
and Tokyo Collection, and has performed at multiple club events. He has created the PV for Gravity and Yellow Generation,
and has created numerous title background illustrations for TV shows such as “Daisuki!”, Denki Groove “WIRE.WIRELESS” TV
SPOT, and Universal Studios Japan “KWBB.” Masaru also designs graphics for advertisements and fliers, helps supervise
Roland and other companies’ product design, and assists brand art direction for companies such as Goldwin.
Tosh Masuda
Since graduating from the Showa Academia Musicae Composition Department’s Digital Music
course Tosh Masuda has appeared as an arranger, sound producer, composer, programmer,
and musician. As a sound producer, Tosh has worked with such Japanese artists as ACO,
Keyco, SAKURA, HOME MADE KAZOKU, CORE OF SOUL, and SKOOP ON SOMEBODY.
He has made arrangements for Chemistry, RHYTHEM, and Miho Nakayama and worked as a
mixer for Ayumi Hamasaki and MIHO. Tosh is a multi instrumentalist musician, doing his own
programming and performing on guitar and bass. With the Japanese group CALM, Tosh has
also shown his skill as a singer on multiple recordings, at concerts, and singing for television
commercials.
Applying his talents to an even wider array of activities, Tosh has gone to work as a sound
producer for live events at Ninety-Nine, and has directed stage music for the Japanese comedy
pair, Un Girls. He is also credited with creating the opening theme for various radio programs.
Tosh creates audio for use at concerts by Group Tamashii, a Japanese band created by the well known Japanese screen writer,
Kankuro Kudo.
Tosh Masuda also holds a position as an adjunct professor in the Sound Production Course at the Showa Academia Musicae
Composition Department.
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