Why This Japanese Producer Creates Music From DYI Sounds | Documentary | Red Bull Music

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Yosi Horikawa is a Japanese composer and producer who's adopted a DIY approach to making music. Find out how he got his start in music by using everything from a microphone and a karaoke machine to toys and a whole lot of passion.
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[@josexrw]

Had the opportunity of talk with him and take a photo together in Liquid Room when I was studying in Tokyo. Such a nice and humble guy!

[@MoreTrenMoreMen69]

Lucky. As someone from midwest America I would love to speak to anyone from Asia, especially an Asian of such dedication and passion in their and personal pursuits, like Yosi

[@IlariaMessagesfromthetarots]

This guy is simply a genius and deserves so much more fame in the music scene!

[@Mista1Take]

No, hes mid.

[@internetrules8522]

@@Mista1Take No, hes good.

[@nowananda]

The movie production fits the quality of his music. Really enjoyed how you let him tell his story rather than having a narator. thank you

[@Chlocean]

I sure do love incorporating "Do Yourself It" sounds into music.

[@cyberbird8683]

I highly recommend his album. "Bump" is such a terrific song!

[@Mumbai-Toronto-NY]

I agree!! Absolute treat listening to that track.

[@hvskyline1368]

I bought his whole discog

[@dbmdrums1105]

Yup hearing it now.

[@karstdeviz3858]

I love Yosi's music so much. It really takes you out of this world.

[@Maggysaur94]

Idk why I felt like I was watching Jun Seba. This guy is amazing. Keep doing awesome music Yosi!

[@conansmith5164]

Same

[@willtillfofill]

This was amazing. Very inspiring. Great job!:)

[@steamingHOTsomething]

Horikawa is truly inspiring. Thank you for this, very insightful!

[@recstoprewind8368]

Seen this plenty of times now, and it grows on me every time. Wizardry!

[@skylerv6430]

Lmao the product placement in the performance scene

[@8co0ley2]

B roll in this is excellent! Nice job

[@CountryFriedChocobo]

Reminds me a lot of what Matmos and Björk were doing years ago on Homogenic. This is wonderful.

[@kartiksharma3092]

Wow Dude that Was Sick❤️psylove+vibes

[@gvnady8380]

Creative productions, love it especially Letter

[@Baphomane]

He creates such a detailed & full sound

[@yiannis550]

Just beautiful music!

[@sandcobainer]

Pure genius who loves his work and the sounds around him. Definitely doesn't look like a guy who'd drink Red Bull or anything while performing. Come on Red Bull, we know you made the documentary happen, brand placement in performances was needless.

[@zZzabi]

get any iem, like zs10pro and salnote zero, and you can appreciate the music even more.

[@LordLiquidBaconII]

Pre-order for his new album is up on bandcamp with one track up as a preview!

[@zss500]

Last track ID someone!! Yosi you are the man

[@nesofearth]

Beautiful🌸

[@afonacarreg]

屋久島の自然音と音楽が美しく融合!

[@z_0area]

amazing....

[@abc-uy9ho]

最高。惹かれた！

[@jied_bass]

i always visit back to this

[@ArchipelagoEnt]

Very well done and compelling. Meaningful creative process. Yosi and American producer, Ross Lara could collaborate well. Similar process intertwining adventure and music making.

[@jirahan7041]

ชอบมากเลย เป็นเสียงธรรมชาติมากครับ สุดยอด!!!!

[@beatcrushproductions6949]

amazing

[@msdoom5215]

とてもよかったです。

[@Saykasound]

love this

[@atulnsingh]

Unbelievable 👏👏👏

[@vicentecampos6918]

insane!

[@kevinzhu1727]

Using waterfall as riser tho

[@markwoodspoons6138]

we want yoggo on spotify :)

[@oooo2351]

Very nice

[@evilClive21]

I recommend some decent openback headphones for horikawa’s music. Even with some cheapo Koss kph30i you’ll be teleported into his dreamscapes.

[@gram1608]

Sound amazing on Focal Clear Mg headphones

[@kmat90]

Wow

[@stonefromthesky]

That was quite interesting. What gear was used to record the sounds?

[@Uaevo0]

Looks like he made the mics himself.

[@FunFreakeyy]

Correct, his mics and speakers are selfmade. The recorder he's using (you can see it for example at 1:18 ) is the "Tascam DR-680", meanwhile there's a newer MK2 version of it. The DAW he's using in the studio is "Avid Pro Tools". The live mixing tool is the discontinued "Novation Remote ZeRO SL MkII". But the mastermind behind this great music is Yosi Horikawa himself ;)

[@zahitemremetin606]

and the headphones, Sennheiser HD 25-1 II

[@MarcioHl8]

Genius.

[@SlyHikari03]

This guy is cool.

[@kieranmaraj3686]

I hope this means new music soon!

[@UnnikrishnanR]

Not sure about that. This documentary was made in 2014 and uploaded to the Red Bull website. They put this up on youtube only recently.

[@dayman888]

KZbin audio quality does not do this man justice.

[@klozify]

He is like a sweet hearted, sunrise loving, distant cousin of Amon Tobin...

[@joaopedroaguiarfmatos1473]

A Genius

[@smartcroatia]

great job wd gg

[@SuspiciousPixels]

I want this dude to make a f1 track, it would be simply amazing

[@tomschnaars9555]

Why would you use 4 microphones located in one position? Wouldn't it be better to have 4 microphones on different tri-pods pointing at a center in a square position? I am just starting to learn about sound, so this may sound obtuse.

[@kieranmaraj3686]

Good question! I don't think it's the exact technique he's using, but look up 'ambisonic' sound. A first order ambisonic microphone (which is comprised of 4 mic capsules) allows for the recording of 360 degree audio in 3 axes. Think of capturing the entire sound of a space, rather than just a single focused sound.

[@Theupgradeguy]

I believe he was trying to capture the 360 deg. sounds as they would hit a person's ears- from one point of view- the listener. The interesting thing about recording anything is that experimentation often leads to new valid techniques and sound signatures.

[@barshafzoglu4208]

Does anyone know which DAW he is using

[@WWeiss-nv5vz]

What is the name of the last song?

[@MrAvalosavalos]

#EARTHMUSIC

[@gishfang]

[@alexbrown1050]

Hi whoever curates this KZbin account, could you please change the title to "DIY" instead of "DYI", the description is correct

[@tristan6509]

@Miku Chan do yourself it?

[@JOlivier2011]

I rather enjoyed this.

[@standarduck5860]

Do Your Itself? What is DYI?

[@MikaBeeF]

Tensai

[@Ray.36963]

stoned

[@wellesradio]

DYI? Do yourself in? Daily Yoga instructions? I think you meant DIY.

[@thatoneguy808]

Daily Yosi Instruments

[@user-iq4oj8pw4h]

4:10 floor is lava

[@ubacow7109]

People who make music like this are wasted on the likes of the current era audio listeners wearing airpods and tws.

[@karstdeviz3858]

I am a teenager (15) and listen to Yosi with studio headphones. I feel like you can still appreciate his music with bluetooth headphones though, as long as the white noise isn't too bad. I mean the Airpods pro are great. I usually am a Apple hater, but can't deny that they are quite good.

[@ubacow7109]

@@karstdeviz3858 From all the TWS buds ive heard the sound stage is horrible and super close to the head, im certain that people that wear TWS buds have no understanding on wide and directional his songs are supposed to sound.

[@rynne7153]

I don't think people who solely use TWS stuff know who Yosi is lmao.

[@ubacow7109]

@@rynne7153 just like stereoscopic audio in general you know. There's plenty of music out there with big sound stage, imaging and instrument separation.

[@internetrules8522]

i think you can still appreciate music with bad audio equipment. deaf people can still appreciate very bassy music, but if you think about it, they would be working with the "worst" audio equipment because they can't hear much, they can only really feel it. people still enjoy and can become moved by music on am/fm radio. bohemian rhapsody still sounds good even at a horrible bitrate and with interference. some peoples memories of music include listening to something for the first time through a wall. maybe you don't get to experience the directionality of his music, but you can still experience how he uses the environment as instruments. similar to how when you listen to his music, you don't get to be like "oh yeah this sound is something i actually recorded, and decided to layer into this part of the song" like how he does, but you can still appreciate the directionality. i feel like there is to much of an emphasize on equipment in the audio community, and not enough for just appreciating the music for what it is. like i can randomly change the EQ settings on any song i like, and it's still recognizable as something i enjoy, even if i remove all the highs or all the lows. I also think "current era audio listeners" are the most likely to have better equipment compared to older eras. maybe the percent of people who have "high end" equipment has gone down, but compared to many years ago, "medium end" equipment today, would be equivalent to the "high end" equipment of the time.

[@cz-stone]

do yt iourself??

[@shayhan6227]

Its spelled DIY not DYI