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Tokyo, Japan

Yui Onodera is a Tokyo-based composer, sound artist, and architectural acoustics designer whose work bridges the boundaries between environmental sound, contemporary composition, and electroacoustic experimentation. Since his debut in the mid-2000s, Onodera has released numerous albums on international labels including Room40, KOMPAKT, and Anjunachill, earning critical acclaim for works such as Suisei (and/OAR, 2007), Ray (Serein, 2020), and 1982 (Room40, 2024), establishing him as one of the key voices bridging Japanese ambient traditions and contemporary sound art. His work has also appeared on compilations such as Tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto_Micro Ambient Music. He has produced collaborative works with artists across a wide range of genres, including sound artists Francisco Lopez and Stephen Vitiello, musician Robert Lippok, Scanner, and Takashi Kokubo.

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