About

((( E ))) is a Visual artist / composer based in Japan.

The 1st Album "TRANSPORTATION" was released on February, 2024-


In 2023, the first two music videos released under the name ((( E ))), titled "Glitter Electron" and "Quiet Chatter," were officially selected and screened at over 30 international film festivals, including the Sydney Film Festival (70th edition) in Australia, ANIFILM 2023 in the Czech Republic, and the 12th edition of Supertoon in Croatia. These screenings resulted in seven awards.

A poster for the music video "Glitter Electron".

A still from the music video "Quiet Chatter", directed by Yuko Kanatani.


Since 2020, Aoyama± has used the artist name ((( E ))) and began producing the first album together with promotional music videos.

In 2019, solo works titled "Catabolized Guitar Solo Nos. 1 to 3" by Aoyama± were released on the Hitorri label as a commemorative CD for the 7th anniversary of Ftarri (Tokyo). The edition was limited to 150 numbered copies.

In 2018, Aoyama± performed using the “catabolized guitar,” a modified electronic guitar involving alterations to its internal wiring and the transplantation and mixing of circuit boards from different devices.

In 2012, Aoyama± performed using video signals as audio and created audio-visual works titled "Video Underground No. 1" and "Video Underground No. 2" using this technique. Since then, he has attempted to play electronic music using various devices and methods, such as circuit bending and analog synthesizers, and held concerts for several years.

Between 2006 and 2011, Aoyama± was involved as a vocalist, guitarist, and synthesizer player in the band "Gurinfield no After dark" and released an album titled "Soul Anonymous."

In 2005, Aoyama± started singing and playing electric guitar at live music venues in Tokyo.

Between 2002 and 2004, he worked as a painter and played in several bands.

In 2001, he produced a short animated film titled "Yoru no Soko" (Bottom of the Night). The work received the Excellent Award at the 2nd Yuri Norstein Award held in Tokyo, with the renowned Russian animation artist Yuri Norstein as a guest of honor.

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In the mid-1990s, he started songwriting, composing, and creating audio recordings using a cassette multitrack recorder.

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Contact: eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee023@gmail.com