CURRICULUM VITAE TAKURO MIZUTA LIPPIT / DJ SNIFF (born 1978) EDUCATION Non-degree 2005, 2006 Sonology Course The Royal Conservatory of The Hague M.P.S. 2004 Physical Computing New York University B.A. 2001 Philosophy/Art History Keio University PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1995-present DJ & Turntable Musician 1998-present Independent curator and event organizer 2009-present Artistic Director of STEIM Studio for Electro-Instrumental Music, Amsterdam 2007-2008 Artistic Co-Director of STEIM Studio for Electro-Instrumental Music, Amsterdam 2001-2002 Researcher of Inter-Campus/The Center for Digital Representation Research 2001-2005 Freelance Interpreter/Translator (Japanese <-> English) GRANTS 2005-2006 Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan Artist Fellowship (Bunka-cho Shinshin Geijyutsuka Kaigai Kenshu) 2004 New York University Tisch School of the Arts Travel Grant 2002-2004 New York University Tisch School of the Arts Scholarship PERFORMANCE RECORD Please view separate file http://djsniff.com/performance_record.txt KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS 2010 "Defining your own instrument" Club Transmediale 10, Berlin, Germany "Defining your own instrument" GEAR, Covilha, Portugal 2009 "STEIM - 40 years in Live Electronic Arts" SPARK Festival, Minneapolis, USA VISITING ARTIST LECTURES 2010 Japan Society, NY, US Electronic Music Foundation, NY, US School of Visual Arts, NY, US PRATT University, Brooklyn, US De Montfort University, Leicester, UK 2009 UDK - Berlin Art University, Berlin, DE - Guest Lecturer Seika University, Kyoto, JP - Guest Lecturer Ristumeikan University, Kyoto, JP - Guest Lecturer Tokyo Poly Technique University, Tokyo, JP - Guest Lecturer Canterbury Christ Church University, Broadstairs, UK - Guest Lecturer Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Hannover, DE - Guest Lecturer NYU Interactive Telecommunications Program, New York, US - Guest Lecturer KHM Cologne Media Academy, Cologne, Germany - Guest Lecturer IMM Institute for Music and Media, Duesseldorf, Germany - Guest Lecturer Sonic Art Festival, Ljubljana, Slovania - Guest Lecturer 2008 CultureLab, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK - Guest Lecturer De Montfort University, Leicester, UK - Guest Lecturer Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan - Guest Lecturer Tokyo Art University (Geidai), Tokyo, Japan - Guest Lecturer Chalmers Technical University, Gothenburg, SE - Guest Lecturer Bay Area Computer Music Technology Group, San Francisco, US - Artist Lecturer Harvest Works, New York, US - Artist Lecturer ICC Tokyo, Japan - Artist Lecturer Royal Conservatory of The Hague, The Netherlands - Artist Lecturer 2007 University of Edinburgh, UK - Artist Lecturer ZAM Music Festival, Cologne, Germany - Artist Lecturer University of California Santa Barbara, USA - Guest Lecturer CALARTS, LA USA - Guest Lecturer 2006 Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands - Guest Critique 2005 NYU, Interactive Telecommunication Program, New York USA - Guest Lecturer 2004 NYMAX meeting, New York USA - Guest Presenter State University of Film and TV, St. Petersburg Russia - Guest Lecturer Tokyo Art University - Guest Critique Tokyo Art University - Guest Lecturer Tama Art University - Guest Lecturer WORKSHOPS 2010 CTM.10, Berlin, DE - Connect - Map - Music STEIM Orientation Workshop, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Multiplace Fesival, Brno, CZ - Playing Together, Improvisation for Electronic and Electro-acoustic music Multiplace Fesival, Bratislava, SL - Playing Together, Improvisation for Electronic and Electro-acoustic music Art University of Vienna, AT - Playing Together, Improvisation for Electronic and Electro-acoustic music 2009 UM Festival, Lisbon, PT - Digital Instrument Design workshop STEIM Orientation Workshop, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2008 Tama Art University, Tokyo Japan - Digital Instrument Design workshop STEIM Orientation Workshop, Amsterdam The Netherlands 2007 Bilgi University student sensor workshop at STEIM STEIM Orientation Workshop, Amsterdam The Netherlands 2004 Tama Art University, Tokyo Japan - Physical Computing Workshop Nezu P-Comp Jyuku Workshop PANEL DISCUSSIONS Sonic Acts 13, 2010, Amsterdam, The Netherlands "Hotspace in Music" with Steven Connor, Hans W. Koch, Yutaka Makino Club Transmediale.10 Day Program, 2010, Berlin, Germany "How technology effects music" with Robert Henke, Chris Salter, Yutaka Makino Entertainment Computing Conference, 2008, Kanazawa, Japan "Enabling the Music for the Future" with Homei Miyashita, Soya Oyama, Norihisa Nagai New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME), 2006, Paris, France "Manager or Musician?: About Virtuosity in Live Electronic Music" with Michel Waisvisz, George Lewis, David Wessel, Mari Kimura, Miya Masaoka, Atau Tanaka, eRikM, and Marco Stroppa CONFERENCES/PAPERS New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME), 2006, Paris, France poster paper : "Turntable Music in the Digital Era: Designing Alternative Tools for New Turntable Expression" New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME), 2004, Hamamatsu, Japan demo paper : "Realtime Sampling System for the Turntablist : 16padjoystickcontroller" New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME), 2003, Montreal, Canada demonstration : "custom needles and footcontrolledsampler for the turntablist" EXHIBITIONS 2004 video piece "iou", Phantom Power: 3-day festival of sound and video art, Kennedy Art Gallery, Ontario Canada PUBLICATIONS Interview by Arie Altena, Sonic Acts 13, 2010 Report on alternative art spaces in Kyoto/Osaka, Pratica, vol. 2, Film Art Press, 2002 SELECTED CURATED EVENTS For curation after 2006 view separate file http://djsniff.com/other/curation_record.txt 2006 STEIM Micro-Jamboree, Hardware meeting 2005 anti-Gravity vol.42, The Tank, New York USA smokin', Smo~King Church New York USA 2004 anti-Gravity vol.41 +81_o3 connection, Bullet's, Tokyo Japan anti-Gravity vol.40 New Interfaces for Live Performances, Bullet's, Tokyo Japan 2002 Bistro smash! in P3 Cafe Night, Asahi Hall Tokyo 2001 anti-Gravity, Yellow, Tokyo Japan Bistro smash! vol. 4, Edge, Tokyo Japan 2000 Bistro smash! vol.3, Cafe, Tokyo Japan Bistro smash! vol. 2, Bullet's, Tokyo Japan 1999 Bistro smash! vol. 1, Bless, Tokyo Japan Propaganda, Yellow Tokyo 1998 - 2002 anti-Gravity vol. 0 - 39, OTO Tokyo