BIOGRAPHY | tatsuruarai

Tatsuru Arai

composer/sound-graphicprogrammer/

creator of Gesamtkunstwerk

1981/Japan

lives and works in Berlin,Germany

Tatsuru Arai is an artist who integrates classical and contemporary music traditions with AI and computer technology, pioneering concepts like "Trans-Ages Music" and "Hyper-Serial Music." His work expresses cosmic and natural phenomena through sound and visuals, transcending human emotions and cultural boundaries to explore a new universal beauty.
Face of Universe explores the deep connection between Earth's ecosystem and the nuclear fusion energy of the sun. From the formation of Earth's atmosphere to the emergence of life and human civilization, the project highlights the coexistence of urban landscapes and natural ecosystems. The wildflowers thriving in cities symbolize this harmony and serve as a metaphorical "face of the universe."

Technological advancements, especially in AI and computers, have opened new frontiers for artistic expression beyond human limitations. The fusion of classical music, contemporary music, and cutting-edge technology can create an art form that embodies both universal beauty and scientific progress. Tatsuru Arai proposes three key directions for this transformation: Hyper Serial music/Trans-Ages Music – A new genre that integrates classical and contemporary musical traditions with modern technology to resonate with digital-native audiences. Art Expressing the Universe and Nature – Moving beyond human emotion to depict natural and cosmic phenomena through AI and computational techniques. Coexistence of Humans and Nature – Merging classical expressions of human emotions with technology-driven representations of the universe to promote harmony between humanity and nature. His work exhibited globally, including at CIKE (Slovakia), ISEA 2023 (France),Silent Green/Transmediale 2025(Berlin), Madatac 2023 (Spain), and Share Festival (Italy).Sonica Glasgow, Japan Fest in Lithuania. In 2023, at the Berlin Philharmonic Hall, performed at the Philharmonie de Paris during the Nemo Biennale.

2003-2009 Bachelor and Diplom studies in composition at Tokyo college of Music.2007 in composition-class with Bernhard Lang at Implus in Graz.2009-2013 MA-studies Compostion, Computer-programming and Multimedia-art at the Academy of Music "Hanns Eisler" Berlin. Opera „Vitruvian“ was performed Berlin und London that innovativ contemporary Opera,that to integrate from classical Music to new Technology.His main artistic Thema is to integrate from classical compositions to new technology, as „TRANS-AGES MUSIC“,and to present the fundamental physical nature of the universe in the form of perceptional experiences, that could say aesthetics of “geometric structure”. The human perception of sound, a physical phenomenon, influences human beings and the“geometric structure” is a fundamental pillar that allows us to understand the true nature of the universe. Creating a way to experience even a part of the nature of the universe through sound.

From 2016 he is composing Hyper Serial Music that will add innovation to the principle of

Serialism three-point: "structural", "complex" and "noisy". Hyper-Serial-Music is the algorithm music generated by state-of-the-art technology such as Artificial Intelligence than by native human intelligence only.