Japanese composer, guitarist (1959-)

Otomo Yoshihide

Intro
Japanese composer, guitarist (1959-)
Record Labels
Awards Received
Japan Record Awards
Member of, past and present

MC Hellshit & DJ Carhouse

Ground Zero

Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Quintet

DCprG

Otomo Yoshihide playing live in May 2005

Otomo Yoshihide (大友 良英, Ōtomo Yoshihide, born August 1, 1959) is a Japanese composer and multi-instrumentalist. He plays guitar, turntables, and electronics.

He first came to international prominence in the 1990s as the leader of the experimental rock group Ground Zero, and has since worked in a variety of contexts, ranging from free improvisation to noise, jazz, avant-garde and contemporary classical. He is also a pioneering figure in the EAI-scene, and is featured on important records on labels like Erstwhile Records. He has composed music for many films, television dramas, and commercials. In 2017, Otomo became the 2nd Guest Artistic Director of The Sapporo International Art Festival 2017.