Toshimaru Nakamura

Toshimaru Nakamura is a Japanese electronic musician and improviser known for pioneering the no-input mixing board in the mid-1990s. By connecting a mixing console's outputs to its own inputs, he creates sound without a conventional external source, allowing unstable feedback and circuitry to become an instrument.

His approach embraces unpredictability, delicate textures and shifts between near-silence and abrasive electronic tones. Nakamura helped organise influential Tokyo concert series with guitarist Tetuzi Akiyama, including meetings at Off Site, and has toured internationally. Creative Sources documents his contributions to electroacoustic improvisation, while his extensive solo discography includes the No-input Mixing Board series.