A multi-talented Japanese artist based in Japan and France, he is a
DJ/producer, keyboard/accordion player, children's book author/
illustrator, poet, collage artist, and event organizer. Born in
Hamamatsu, Japan in 1977, he started playing the piano at the age of
three, inspired by his father, a jazz pianist and concert piano
designer. He began playing the synthesizer and DJing, as well as
producing house music at the age of 15, influenced by Detroit
techno, acid jazz, and the Japanese techno-pop group "YMO". He
studied composition and music business at a special music school in
Tokyo, where Haruomi Hosono (YMO) was the president of the school,
before moving to London and immersing himself in the club scene of
the late 90s. In 1999, he returned to Japan and opened his own
alternative cafe called "cafe the eel," which hosted many music and
art events that he organized. In 2011, he moved to Paris and began
working as a professional DJ, children's book author/illustrator. He
has since published books in France, Switzerland, Korea, and the
USA. He joined the Parisian DJ collectives "Cracki" and "Skylax" and
has performed as a DJ in many clubs, bars, and museums in Paris. He
has released his tracks on labels such as Soiree Records
International (Detroit, US), MotorCity Wine Recordings (Detroit,
US), and Skylax Records (Paris, FR). His music is unique and
inspired by Detroit house, jazz, classical and electronic music, as
well as literature, art, philosophy, and poetry. His art transcends
the boundaries of genre, countries, times, and spaces.
Motomitsu (Motomitsu Maehara）前原本光。アーティスト。 音楽家、DJ、絵本作家、コラージュアーティスト、 詩人、翻訳家、イベントオーガナイザー。 1977年浜松生まれ。東京、ロンドン、パリで音楽を学ぶ。 2000年～2005年 浜松でカフェcafe the eelを経営。 2011年パリに移住。 DJとしてパリのクラブを中心に活動しながら、 絵本作家としても韓国、スイス、フランス、アメリカの出版社より絵本を出版。コラージュ作家としてパリのカフェやギャラリーで個展の開催のほか、 幼稚園や小学校でのワークショップも行う。 またアコーディオン、鍵盤楽器奏者としてもパリの路上やバーで演奏、ハウスミュージックのプロデューサー＆DJしても活動。 国境やジャンルを超えて活動している。2022年に日本に拠点を移し、世界を視野に活動中。
Publishing children's books
A/Z:L'alphabet du livre-en-main (2013) - Editions Notari (Swiss)
Numbers (2012) - Agaworld edition (Korea)
Colors (2013) - Agaworld edition (Korea)
Colors 2 (2013) - Agaworld edition (Korea)
Suits for the party (2013) - Agaworld edition (Korea)
Suits for the party 2 (2013) - Agaworld edition (Korea)
Dancing Hearts (2014) - Agaworld edition (Korea)
Figure Zoo (2014) - Agaworld edition (Korea)
Ecoute la musique (2017) - Editions Notari (Swiss)
ANIMAUX (2018) - Balivernes Editions (France)
TRANSPORTS (2018) - Le Genévrier (France)
Les oiseaux musiciens (2018) - Obriart éditions (France)
OISEAUX (2019) - Balivernes Editions (France)
POISSON (2020) - Balivernes Editions (France)
BIRDS (2021) - BLUE DOT KIDS PRESS (USA)
OCEAN ANIMALS (2021) - BLUE DOT KIDS PRESS (USA)
ANIMALS (2021) - BLUE DOT KIDS PRESS (USA)
PLANTS (2021) - BLUE DOT KIDS PRESS (USA)
DINOSAURES (2021) - Balivernes Editions (France)
READY-MADE, GENÈVE: Poèmes (2022) - EDITIONS NOTARI (SWISS)
Le rythme des couleurs (2022) - EDITIONS NOTARI (SWISS)
Poetry book
POETRY BIRD -Japanese edition- (2020) - Ichigo-do (Japan)
Translate text (French to Japanese)
Après les vagues – Autour de Fukushima (2017) - Éditions Notari (Swiss)
Exhibition
Trilogy (group) at Shizuoka art & culture university Japan-2004
Cafe the eel (group) at Yadokari gallery Japan-2006
Anguille Japonica (group) at Naru Japan- 2011,2012
Oeuvres de collage poetique (solo) at Tropicalia Paris 2012
Oeuvres de collage poetique (solo) at BaiRo aLTo Paris 2012
3 artistes 3 pays 3 regards Exhibition (group) at GALERIE D'ART PERLES ROUGE Paris 2012
Le jardin des belles Lettres （group）at Boléro Swiss - 2015
La Musique（solo） at Violet、Babylone、Nina by babylone Japan -2016
La Musique展（solo）at SHOTBRAIN Osaka Japan - 2017
Art & Music（solo）at Art and VIsion 45 - Paris - 2017
10ème Semaine du livre pour la petite enfances（exhibition）at Boléro Swiss - 2017
The Art of Soul Paris（group）at Art and VIsion 45 Paris -2017
Ecoute la musique （solo）at Kirja Japan- 2017
Motomitsu × L’atelier Tempo（solo）at L’atelier Tempo Japan - 2017
Collage Exhibition (solo) at Volvox Japan - 2017
Collage Exhibition 2 (solo) at Volvox Japan -2019
Releasing Music
On Cherry Juice Recordings (NL), Soiree Records International (US),
Motorcity Wine Recordings (US), Bodikela Recordings (SA)
SKYLAX RECORDS (FR), Muzik & Friendz Record (BE),
Release Sustain Recordings (UK)
