ROVO and System 7
"Phoenix Rising" European Tour 2014

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

ROVO

subsidy category

Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Subsidy

Grant Type

single year

FY 2013 Phase II Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Grant (Single Year Grant Program)

ROVO and System 7 "Phoenix Rising" Asia Tour 2013 (November 2013) Photo by Kotaro Manabe

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Business Overview

This music video art performance is a collaboration between the Tokyo-based musician group ROVO and the UK-based international musician group System 7, and combines music performance with computer graphics using animation materials unique to Japan. The project was inspired by Osamu Tezuka's masterpiece Fire Bird and is called Phoenix Rising. As the name of the phoenix suggests, the theme and message are "revival" and "rebirth."

implementation period

Friday, March 7, 2014 Manchester/U.K. Saturday, March 8, 2014 London/U.K. Thursday, March 13, 2014 Amsterdam/Netherlands

Place of implementation

The Rits (Manchester) O2 Academy Islington (London) Melkweg The Max (Amsterdam)

Profile

[ROVO]
Members are Yuji Katsui (Vln), Seiichi Yamamoto (G), Yasuhiro Yoshigaki (Dr/Per), Yoichi Okabe (Dr/Per), Hitoshi Harada (B) and Itsuki Mashiko (Syn). Since their formation in 1996, they have created new works with their outstanding performance skills and unique compositional sense. Since 2001, he has been performing art experiences combining music and computer graphics in various places, and his activities have been highly praised not only in Japan but also in the United States, Europe and other countries.

[System 7]
Steve Hillage and Miket Giraudi formed this musical group in 1991. It has gained immense popularity in Europe, America and Asia, and continues to give music performances all over the world. In 2007, he released a musical work inspired by Osamu Tezuka's masterpiece, "Hinotori" (The Fire Bird), which attracted much attention.