Inner Science/Plain Music

Tokyo, Japan

Inner Science's Private Label from JPN. [ INNER SCIENCE BIOGRAPHY ] A solo project by Masumi Nishimura. In which he creates an original kind of electronic music using his signature shimmering tones and melodies along with a wide spectrum of rhythms that is uncategorisable to conventional genres. In his performance, he plays his own materials by editing and applying dub mix on the fly, or DJs with broad selection of records that reflects his diverse musical tastes, not only in clubs and live venues, but also in multimedia/ art events, as well as at open air parties catering many types of audiences day and night. Since 2004, he has also been active as "PORTRAL," which is an ambient project. He has released 12inches and albums, and has played many live sets under that moniker. Some of the recent works include the production of music for a planetarium in Tokyo called Miraikan, contributing a track to a charity project of a Los Angeles based radio station Dublab, a remix of ASLOPE's "A Helping Hand" on Opiate's Danish label Hobby Industries, and a remix of highly acclaimed Japanese band 9dw, while also working as mixing or mastering engineer for other fellow artists, and running his own label Plain Music releasing 12inches and Apparel. http://www.masuminishimura.com