Please visit Model Electronic Records page for the details.
https://soundcloud.com/modelectronic

With an illustrious career spanning two decades, Tatsuya Oe, the acclaimed recording artist and electronic music producer, has carved a niche for himself with his truly unique and diverse musical style. As a self-taught composer, Oe has released a plethora of signature tracks under the monikers Captain Funk, OE, and Dark Model, each showcasing his bold and distinctive musical style.

The project we feature here, ‘Suchness,’ delves into ‘Kankyo-Ongaku’ (ambient music) compositions. This project is a testament to Oe’s deep-rooted connection with his cultural heritage, inspired by the Japanese view of nature and Zen philosophy, and his unique approach to music.

For a more comprehensive understanding of his biography, we encourage you to explore Tatsuya Oe’s official website.
https://www.tatsuyaoe.com/

– Backstory –

After moving from Japan to the US in 2013, Oe has had more opportunities to discover the peculiarity and depth of Japanese traditional culture and philosophy. Also, he has become keener on the differences between what the Western people imagine and create as Japanesque and what real Japanese do. For example, many ambient and new age songs, which are performed with traditional Japanese instruments and scales, are considered ‘Zen music.’ But Oe feels uncomfortable about calling them so because he doesn’t find what he has believed Zen in those kinds of music. He believes that the term ‘Zen music’ has been misappropriated and diluted in the Western context, and he prefers to use other terms to describe his music that more accurately reflect his cultural and philosophical influences.

Central to Oe’s music is the concept of ‘ma,’ which refers to a ‘powerful silence.’ As introduced by Toru Takemitsu, a celebrated Japanese composer, ‘powerful silence’ is a temporal silence and spatial void that is not empty but a presence. Oe employs ‘ma’ to create tension and resolution and convey his music’s transient nature (a sense of ‘mujo’). In Oe’s music, ‘ma’ is not just a pause or a break, but a powerful tool that he uses to create a sense of anticipation and release, enhancing the emotional impact of his compositions..

The way we use “ma” in music is similar to how Japanese traditional gardens and buildings are built. Oe chose the word “Suchness,” which is also a Buddhist term translated from Tathātā (which can mean either “One who has thus come” or “One who has thus gone”), to imply “placing notes and silences as they come to his mind.”

This release should be a refreshing experience for those who might have enjoyed Oe’s melody-and-beat-centric compositions under the names Dark Model and Captain Funk.

Dark Model's music is available at https://soundcloud.com/modelectronic

Dark Model is a new project by award winning music producer Tatsuya Oe (who has also been well known as electronic music master/club DJ Captain Funk), which focuses on futuristic, emotional, and edgy orchestral electronic music. He was born in Japan, the land of Godzilla and Kurosawa, now residing in Gotham City, New York. 

With his enormously diverse music background, he has produced several hundreds of music related works, including not only his own original releases but also remixes and collaborative projects with many other musicians such as James Brown, Serge Gainsbourg, Ron Sexsmith, Chic, Simon Lebon, Yoshihide Otomo. He has been referred to as "Remix Wizard," "Unpredictable," "Captain sailing into the uncharted waters of dance music" by music journalists, and Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim) described his music as "F***ing insane!"

The basic concept of Dark Model is to make a kind of "Instrumental Narrative" by incorporating a diverse range of musical ideas and elements which Tatsuya has achieved throughout his career. As heard in his past works such as "Songs of the Siren" which was acclaimed by Billboard magazine, Tatsuya has had strong interest in "building and telling a story through music." However, it is striking that he features much more cinematic elements and orchestral arrangements in this new project than he did previously. He even brings in a touch of traditional Japanese music and culture which he grew up with and was so inspired by. While Dark Model's music may be on some common ground with film scores, his priority with his project is to make music which stands on its own, not as subordinate to any specific visual or motion elements. 

Since the launch of the project in May 2012, Dark Model's music has been licensed and featured in numerous media projects, including Box Office film promos / trailer for films such as "Elysium", "The Paperboy", in Verizon "Droid" TV commercial, and in advertising campaigns for Lexus, Oakley, KFC, and many more.

I started composing daily pieces and posting them onto SoundCloud at the beginning of 2013.  By posting daily I am tweaking, experimenting and developing a thought, idea or event in time.  I am endeavouring to show that there is no limit to that creative spark that lies within each of us.  So much of what we do nowadays is about instant return, I am about evolution not revolution (although each month starts with a clean slate).  Join me on my journey to 10,000 (18 May 2040!!!)

Over the years I have found the Soundcloud community to be extremely supportive and encouraging.  It’s great to have a Global Mastermind of musical adventurers.

Thank you!

Chris J Nairn is a Brighton-based composer, song writer and producer, specialising in commercial tracks and orchestral scores.
His work incorporates trending musical styles into different genres, which leads to innovative and appealing ideas.

Captain Funk's music is available on Model Electronic SoundCloud page: https://soundcloud.com/modelectronic

Captain Funk is an award winning composer Tatsuya Oe ‘s longest electronic music project which has been active since 1997. Under this moniker he produced a large amount of successful releases and remixes, and has been globally acclaimed by creative professionals as well as the audience.

loves trumpet, good techno, dropping the bass, soccer, baseball, and video games.......

Model Electronic Records is an independent music label founded in 2006 and owned by Tatsuya Oe. We have focused on creating original and “durable” electronic music and delivering it to music lovers. Also, we have been committed to licensing our music to media industries such as advertising, film, TV, and video game companies.

Current Projects:
Dark Model (Orchestral Electronic)
Captain Funk (Dance/Synthpop)
OE (IDM/Rock/Experimental)
MER (Selected music for Film/TV/Advertisement)

Tatsuya Oe official website: https://www.tatsuyaoe.com/

モデル・エレクトロニック・レコーズは、2006年にタツヤ・オオエが設立し所有する独立系ミュージック・レーベルです。私達はオリジナルで色褪せることのないエレクトロニック・ミュージックを制作し、それを音楽ファンに届ける事に焦点を当てています。また、広告、テレビ、映画、ゲームなど各種メディア・プロジェクトに私達の音楽をライセンスすることにも力を入れています。

- Sync Licensing -

For inquiries about obtaining a sync license of this track for your video project, please read our license guide carefully and contact us via 

https://www.tatsuyaoe.com/music-licensing/request-a-quote/

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I'm not a composer, I'm a performer. Composers are Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Zimmer.... And millions of Soundcloud users. (Bach is not a composer, he is GOD) But without performers, no one in the world would hear their works. So I like my job. :)

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