Kiyoshi Mizutani

Kiyoshi Mizutani is a Japanese sound artist and a founding member of Merzbow, which began as his duo with Masami Akita. He was part of the group through the 1980s and has worked alone since 1989. His sound draws on raw electrical feedback and on his own field recordings, which later became the main focus of his work. Kiyoshi Mizutani met Akita in junior high school. Mizutani also took part in Merzbow Null, an improvising group with KK Null. As a solo artist he has released many CDs, mostly through labels outside Japan, and he uses feedback in his live sets.