TOKYO LIGHTS 2024

He has directed numerous multimedia entertainment shows and events both domestically and internationally. He specializes in dynamic multimedia entertainment shows that blend live performances with cutting-edge technology, creating immersive experiences. His work spans a wide range of areas, including artist live performances, sports events, and promotional events."

2015: Directed "SKY FASHION SHOW feat. GUCCI". Received the "1st JACE Event Awards Advertising Impact Award."

2019: Directed "STAR ISLAND SAUDI ARABIA NATIONAL DAY EDITION."
2019: Directed "STAR ISLAND SINGAPORE COUNTDOWN EDITION 2019-2020."

2021: Creative Director for the Closing Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
Overall Director for "TOKYO LIGHTS" Light Festival Area, Creative & Artistic Director.

2022: Overall Director for "TOKYO LIGHTS" Light Festival Area, Creative & Artistic Director.
2022: Overall Director for the "NBA Japan Games 2022" Halftime Show "Nissan ProPILOT MOP Show."
Received the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award / ACC Grand Prix in the Media Creative Category at the 63rd ACC Tokyo Creativity Awards.
Won Gold in three categories at "ADFEST 2023" and Gold in one category at "MAD STARS 2023 (Busan International Advertising Festival)."

2023: Directed the Opening Performance Show "ProPILOT MOP" for the FIVB Paris Olympics Qualifiers/World Cup Volleyball 2023.

2024: Overall Director for "B.LEAGUE ALL-STAR GAME WEEKEND 2024 IN OKINAWA."
2024: Overall Director for "NISSAN FORMULA E Roppongi Circuit."
2024: Overall Director for the "HOKKAIDO Nippon-Ham Fighters Opening Ceremony at Escon Field."
2024: Overall Director for the "Yokohama DeNA BayStars STAR☆NIGHT DRONE LIGHT SHOW."

He continues to broadly implement creative work centered on "sound," including sound production for domestic and international fashion shows, sound branding for commercial facilities, and sound design for visual works, public spaces, and mobility. As a musician, he participates in numerous live performances and recordings, using various aliases and performing around the world.

【Japan Space Design Award】
- Gold Award in the "Entertainment & Creative Art Space" category
- Awarded "KUKAN OF THE YEAR 2020"

【Japan Media Arts Festival】
- Discrete Figures / Excellence Award in the Art Division
- Perfume × Technology presents “Reframe” / Excellence Award in the Entertainment Division

【ACC TOKYO CREATIVITY AWARDS】
- Rio Olympics 2016 - Flag Handover Ceremony / Special Prize, Interactive
- Rio Paralympics 2016- Flag Handover Ceremony / Special Prize, Interactive

Based on the concept of 'capturing fleeting sensations in an interface and translating the invisible into graphics,' the team has grown to create the intangible aspects that people and companies possess. Since starting activities in 1996, they have continued to shape the latent concepts of various media and clients across a wide range of fields, including design, CG, web, photography, video planning and direction, and live concert production, without being limited by genre.

He is active in two bands, *sfpr* and *Radical Hardcore Clique*, which explore a borderless sound that seamlessly blends electro and rock. Alongside his work with these bands, he has also been a music producer for many top artists both domestically and internationally.

His unique musical world, combining traditional Japanese court music (gagaku) with Western music, has received high praise both in Japan and abroad. Since 2018, he has also been involved in creating music for stage performances and events incorporating soundscapes.

He has served as a music director for various projects including the “Panasonic Immersive Entertainment Booth at CES 2018,” “STAR ISLAND,” and the “Agency for Cultural Affairs Strategic Arts and Culture Creation Promotion Project ‘JAPAN LIVE YELL project’ Kagutsuchi no Uta.” Additionally, he was one of the composers for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony.

Specializing in the development of custom drones for shows, Drone Show Japan Inc. boasts the number one record for domestic show achievements. They were the first in Japan to commercialize aerial shows using drones. They were responsible for the 1,000-drone show at 'STARDANCE at Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise' and the 'Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025 Special Drone Show: 1 Year to Go.'

Based in Okinawa and Tokyo, the creative group LUCAS DRONES, known for their extensive experience in various spaces, is expanding their expressive activities into the sky and transforming the world of drone shows.

Sky is the Limit
'The night sky is an infinite canvas.'

A textile artist. She majored in fashion textiles at Joshibi University of Art and Design and became fascinated by the process of creating materials while making clothing. To broaden her interpretation of textiles, she moved to the UK. At the Royal College of Art in London, she established her unique Wearable Art using various materials. Currently based in Japan, she provides her work primarily for dancers.

As a pianist, eji is renowned for her delicate piano and organ performances that bring out the essence of songs, as well as her use of synthesizers and precise string arrangements, earning acclaim from various fields. She has also expanded her activities as an arranger, with notable achievements including the arrangement of "Pavane pour une infante défunte" for Ayaka Hirahara's album *my Classics!*, which won the Excellence Album Award at the 51st Japan Record Awards in 2009.

In 2020, she arranged the opening theme "PHOENIX" by BURNOUT SYNDROMES for the TV anime *Haikyuu!! TO THE TOP*. Currently, she regularly appears as a keyboardist with the band led by Seiji Kameda on the song segment "Hit Song Museum" of NHK E-Tele’s *Welcome! Yoki Maru House*. She has also made numerous appearances as a house band member on shows such as FNS Kayo-sai and The Covers (NHK).

In her private life, she is a mother of one and remains energetically active in arranging, performing in live concerts and recordings, making television appearances, publishing instructional books, and hosting her own live shows.

Starting his career as an art designer in 2006, Naoya Murayama has been active in a wide range of fields, primarily focusing on television programs such as variety shows, music, information, and sports. His work extends beyond television to include live performances, events, and stage productions, involving art direction across various domains. He collaborates with numerous directors to create new content through innovative and unconventional spatial designs. He was responsible for the set design of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony. He is affiliated with Fuji TV.