{
  "name": "Taito Otani",
  "source": "Artist-provided biography",
  "biography": {
    "en": "Taito Otani is a Japanese musician, audiovisual artist and director born in 1995. He holds a master’s degree in engineering and began releasing sound works as a track maker and artist while still a student. After working at a production company, he joined Toei Zukun Laboratory, where he works on XR and immersive content as a technical artist and creative director. His practice spans experimental music, noise, IDM and pop electronica, as well as installations, visual and spatial direction, and XR theatre. Through the relationships between people and computers, he explores interactive expression and the design of spatial experiences.",
    "ja": "Taito Otaniは、1995年生まれの日本の音楽家・オーディオビジュアル・アーティスト・ディレクター。工学修士。在学中より、トラックメイカー/アーティストとして音響作品をリリース。制作会社を経て、東映株式会社ツークン研究所にて、テクニカルアーティスト兼クリエイティブディレクターとしてXRコンテンツやイマーシブコンテンツを手がける。現在も実験音楽、ノイズ、IDM、ポップ・エレクトロニカなどの音楽作品をはじめ、インスタレーション、映像・空間演出、XR演劇など手掛け、人とコンピュータの関わりあいを通してインタラクティブな表現や空間演出の分野に深く関わっている。"
  },
  "summary": {
    "en": "Born in 1995, Taito Otani is a Japanese musician, audiovisual artist and director with a master’s degree in engineering. At Toei Zukun Laboratory, he works on XR and immersive content. His practice spans experimental music, noise, IDM and pop electronica, installations, visual and spatial direction, and XR theatre, exploring expression through the relationships between people and computers.",
    "ja": "1995年生まれの音楽家・オーディオビジュアル・アーティスト・ディレクター。工学修士。東映ツークン研究所でXRやイマーシブコンテンツを手がける。実験音楽、ノイズ、IDM、ポップ・エレクトロニカからインスタレーション、映像・空間演出、XR演劇まで、人とコンピュータの関わりを通じた表現を探究する。"
  },
  "photos": [
    {
      "src": "/img/artist/taito-otani-studio.png",
      "width": 870,
      "height": 906,
      "caption": {
        "en": "Taito Otani — studio portrait",
        "ja": "大谷泰斗（Taito Otani）— スタジオでのポートレート"
      },
      "ratio": "4/5",
      "position": "50% 45%",
      "layout": "portrait"
    },
    {
      "src": "/img/artist/taito-otani-performance.jpeg",
      "width": 1365,
      "height": 2048,
      "caption": {
        "en": "Taito Otani — performing with electronic equipment",
        "ja": "大谷泰斗（Taito Otani）— 電子機材を使ったパフォーマンス"
      },
      "ratio": "4/5",
      "position": "50% 25%",
      "layout": "portrait"
    },
    {
      "src": "/img/artist/taito-otani-talk.jpeg",
      "width": 1365,
      "height": 2048,
      "caption": {
        "ja": "大谷泰斗（Taito Otani）— インタビューの様子",
        "en": "Taito Otani — interview"
      },
      "ratio": "4/5",
      "position": "65% 65%",
      "layout": "portrait"
    },
    {
      "src": "/img/artist/taito-otani-portrait-orange.jpg",
      "width": 2048,
      "height": 2036,
      "caption": {
        "ja": "大谷泰斗（Taito Otani）— ポートレート",
        "en": "Taito Otani — portrait"
      },
      "ratio": "4/5",
      "position": "50% 30%",
      "layout": "portrait"
    },
    {
      "src": "/img/artist/taito-otani-laptop.jpg",
      "width": 2048,
      "height": 1367,
      "caption": {
        "ja": "大谷泰斗（Taito Otani）— Ableton meetupでのプレゼンテーション",
        "en": "Taito Otani — presentation at Ableton Meetup"
      },
      "ratio": "3/2",
      "position": "50% 50%",
      "layout": "landscape"
    },
    {
      "src": "/img/artist/taito-otani-conversation.jpg",
      "width": 1200,
      "height": 800,
      "caption": {
        "en": "Taito Otani — in conversation",
        "ja": "大谷泰斗（Taito Otani）— 対話の様子"
      },
      "ratio": "3/2",
      "position": "60% 50%",
      "layout": "landscape"
    },
    {
      "src": "/img/artist/taito-otani-instruments.jpeg",
      "width": 2048,
      "height": 2032,
      "caption": {
        "ja": "大谷泰斗（Taito Otani）— イベントジャケット",
        "en": "Taito Otani — event artwork"
      },
      "ratio": "1/1",
      "position": "50% 50%",
      "layout": "landscape"
    },
    {
      "src": "/img/taitootani_pimg.jpg",
      "width": 1080,
      "height": 1080,
      "caption": {
        "en": "Taito Otani — with an audiovisual projection",
        "ja": "大谷泰斗（Taito Otani）— オーディオビジュアル作品の投影とともに"
      },
      "ratio": "1/1",
      "position": "50% 45%",
      "layout": "landscape"
    }
  ],
  "alternate_names": [
    "大谷泰斗"
  ]
}