GUEST ARTIST
元岡 衛 Mamoru Motooka
Pianist / Composer
大阪市出身。17歳よりピアニスト／キーボーディストとして歩み始める。ジャズからポップスまでを自在に横断し、研鑽を深めてきた。日本国内では、NHK「新・BS日本のうた」のピアニストを務めるほか、関西フィルハーモニー管弦楽団への客演、大西ユカリや韓流シンガーZEROのサポートなど、幅広い現場で豊かな表現力を発揮している。
近年は自らのバンドやユニットを率いてヨーロッパを中心とした17か国38公演を重ねている。演奏家としての国際的な活動と並行し、発表する楽曲の作曲も自ら手がけ、独自の美意識に裏打ちされた作品世界を築き上げてきた。
ソロ作品においては、これまでに6枚のアルバムと5作のミュージックビデオを発表。そのうち4作品はオーストリアでレコーディングされており、『In Vienna』はウィーン楽友協会にて、ベーゼンドルファー Model 290 Imperial を用いて録音されたセカンド・ソロアルバムとして注目を集めた。続く『Aesthetic Piano』、『Histoire』でもオーストリアで録音。
また、和の表現との融合にも意欲的であり、アルバム『漆』では和太鼓とのデュオによる緊張感あふれるサウンドを追求し、MV『月光に舞う』では和太鼓奏者・坂上享、舞踊家・實川ふうとの共演によって、音と身体表現が交差する濃密な世界を描き出した。
配信においても高い評価を獲得しており、iTunes Store、Apple Music、LINE MUSIC等で通算59回の日本1位を記録。さらにMV『Tomorrow』はApple Music英国チャートで2位、アルバム『In Vienna』はApple Musicスウェーデンで15位にランクインするなど、海外でも確かな評価を得ている。
Born in Osaka City, he began his career as a pianist and keyboardist at the age of 17. He has honed his skills by seamlessly traversing genres ranging from jazz to pop. In Japan, he has demonstrated his rich expressiveness in a wide variety of settings, including serving as the pianist for NHK’s “New BS Japanese Songs,” guest appearances with the Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra, and providing backing for artists such as Yukari Onishi and the K-pop singer ZERO.
In recent years, she has led her own bands and units, performing 38 concerts across 17 countries, primarily in Europe. Alongside her international activities as a performer, she composes her own music, building a unique artistic world underpinned by her distinctive aesthetic sensibility.
In her solo career, she has released six albums and five music videos to date. Four of these were recorded in Austria; her second solo album, *In Vienna*, garnered significant attention as it was recorded at the Vienna Musikverein using a Bösendorfer Model 290 Imperial. Her subsequent albums, *Aesthetic Piano* and *Histoire*, were also recorded in Austria.
She is also enthusiastic about fusing her music with traditional Japanese expression. On her album *Urushi*, she pursued a tension-filled sound through a duet with Japanese taiko drums, and in the music video for “Dancing in the Moonlight,” she collaborated with taiko drummer Kyō Sakagami and dancer Fū Jitsukawa to depict an intense world where sound and physical expression intersect.
She has also garnered high acclaim in digital distribution, achieving a total of 59 No. 1 rankings in Japan on platforms such as the iTunes Store, Apple Music, and LINE MUSIC. Furthermore, her music video “Tomorrow” reached No. 2 on the Apple Music UK chart, and her album “In Vienna” ranked No. 15 on Apple Music Sweden, demonstrating her solid standing internationally.
