Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Zebulon, Los Angeles
UPEND presents Japanese sound artist FUJI|||||||||||TA Ever-seeking sounds yet unheard, **Yosuke Fujita** reinvents again. With an intentionally pared-down setup, he uses an airbrush to deftly direct air onto and into lightweight metal organ pipes of his own design. A microphone within amplifies the bursts of flitter and hiss, and the clicks that punctuate them when he taps the device against the pipe. By sampling these newly-discovered sonic textures on-the-fly and weaving them back into the mix, **Fuji|||||||||||ta** creates a unique hybrid of live performance and musique concrète composition. He calls it “A School of Sardines in the Pipe.” Los Angeles–based composer, performer, and instrument creator **Liam Mooney** opens the show. Mooney also often utilizes airflow in his work, using vacuum to actuate vibrations of drums, building textures from electroacoustic hum. This salon-style evening will feature music selections from **Eduardo F. Rosario (Estuario)**, a listener known for sharing intriguing discoveries of musics and forms obscure and unaligned. –– FUJI|||||||||||TA is a Sound Artist living in Japan. His unique practice utilizes various natural phenomena that respond to his interest in wanting to hear unheard sounds and noises. In 2009 Fujita hand fabricated a Pipe Organ that has only 11 pipes and no keyboard. Fujita conceived and built it using his imagination, without any prior or specialized knowledge. Since 2006 he has had many solo performances and collaborative works with musicians, including ∈Ｙ∋ (Boredoms), Akio Suzuki, Keiji Haino, and Koichi Makigami. He has presented his sound installation works in many contexts including the Sapporo International Art Festival 2017. He tours internationally, has performed at Mode in London and Toyko, and released LPs on Hallow Ground and Boomkat Editions.