Real name: 坂本弘道 / Hiromichi Sakamoto

Effective period / Period of releases: 2002

Hiromichi Sakamoto (坂本弘道, b. 1962, Hiroshima, Japan) is a cellist who plays not only the cello, but also performs using voice and musical saws, among other things. In order to pursue and broaden the possibilities of the cello, he dares to use various effects, bumping and thumping, scrubbing, and goes so far as to use an electric drill or a grinder, producing sparks. His radical yet lyrical performance are indeed an experience. Besides performing solo improvisations, he collaborates with many other musician as well as people from other genres of art. Musicians he played together with: Umezu Kazutoki, Otomo Yoshihide, Uchihashi Kazuhisa, Yokogawa Tadahiko, Haco, Samm Bennett, Lars Hollmer and many others.