Sound Effect with DJ Methodology, Noriaki Coda (CodaCoda)
by Hiroki Yanagisawa on May 12, 2010 10:02 PM
A Real Mixmaster, hailed from Tokyo.
Noriaki Coda, known as CodaCoda, is not just a disk-jockey with turntables and mixers. As a sound producer for performances/acts, he can add a whole new perspective to each of them.
Here's a great example of what it means. He's in charge of Away at Performing Arts' sound production, and one of AAPA's new creations, STAND, was performed under a train train track in Yokohama. (More detail, read this past EDGY JAPAN article.)
His approach to this performance from audio-perspective -- collect as many related soundbites at the scene (sound of rail crossing, running trains, Yokohama's street noise) and put them together in a way that fits with the performance's concept. (You can check how his mixing resonates with the performance on AAPA's USTREAM.)
"Many people consider DJ as a profession that inhibits in dark and exotic clubs. But if you consider DJ's function as, "creation of atmosphere with sounds", it doesn't have to be restrained to these particular spots."
That's why he goes out routinely with his high-spec recorder and gather sources for his future creations.
"If you concentrate and hear the sound of our surrounding -- raindrop, whistle from a boat, wave, pedestrian crossing, etc.-- they tend to be somewhat looped. In that sense, environmental sound, the sound what we hear on streets, can be very musical. I'm simply collecting bits and pieces and restructuring them."
Here's a 30 minutes sound clip he created when AAPA had a performance in Yokohama. All the soundbites are collected from the area. (Train station, cheer from a baseball stadium (Yokohama is a home of Yokohama Bay Stars), pedestrian signal, Chinese-accented Japanese conversation in Chinatowns, shipyard, etc.)
Kannai Deck (29:51 / 34.2MB)
"In the past, I've been to Seoul to DJ and Budapest to handle sound effect of Kazuo Ono's dance performance. In the future, it''ll be really great if I have an opportunity to conduct sound making activity in non-Japanese city. The sound that I create will be a portrayal of the city from my perspective and provide new insights to the resident."
If you want to perceive your city from an edgy perspective, now you know who to talk to.
If you wish to contact Noriaki coda for project opportunities, please contact via EDGY JAPAN.
"Many people consider DJ as a profession that inhibits in dark and exotic clubs. But if you consider DJ's function as, "creation of atmosphere with sounds", it doesn't have to be restrained to these particular spots."
That's why he goes out routinely with his high-spec recorder and gather sources for his future creations.
"If you concentrate and hear the sound of our surrounding -- raindrop, whistle from a boat, wave, pedestrian crossing, etc.-- they tend to be somewhat looped. In that sense, environmental sound, the sound what we hear on streets, can be very musical. I'm simply collecting bits and pieces and restructuring them."
Here's a 30 minutes sound clip he created when AAPA had a performance in Yokohama. All the soundbites are collected from the area. (Train station, cheer from a baseball stadium (Yokohama is a home of Yokohama Bay Stars), pedestrian signal, Chinese-accented Japanese conversation in Chinatowns, shipyard, etc.)
Kannai Deck (29:51 / 34.2MB)
"In the past, I've been to Seoul to DJ and Budapest to handle sound effect of Kazuo Ono's dance performance. In the future, it''ll be really great if I have an opportunity to conduct sound making activity in non-Japanese city. The sound that I create will be a portrayal of the city from my perspective and provide new insights to the resident."
If you want to perceive your city from an edgy perspective, now you know who to talk to.
If you wish to contact Noriaki coda for project opportunities, please contact via EDGY JAPAN.
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