He is a live coder and creative coder exploring the boundaries of sound and visual art. He serves as an associate professor at Maebashi Institute of Technology and a part-time lecturer at Tokyo University of the Arts and Keio University.

Born in 1972, he creates musical works through algorithmic sound synthesis and performs live improvisations with sound and visuals using a laptop. In recent years, he has also produced and internationally exhibited numerous audio-visual installation works.

His work has been selected for major international conferences, including the International Computer Music Conference (ICMC) in 2024, 2015, and 1996; the International Conference on Live Coding (ICLC) in 2024, 2020, 2019, 2016, and 2015; and New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME) in 2016.

He teaches various courses on creative coding at the university level. His lecture materials, publicly available on his website (https://yoppa.org/), serve as a valuable resource for numerous students and creators.

He is the author of several books, including Beyond Interaction: A Practical Guide to openFrameworks for Creative Coding (BNN, 2020), Performative Programming: The Art and Practice of Live Coding – Show Us Your Screens (BNN, 2018), and An Introduction to Creative Coding with Processing: Creative Expression Through Code (Gijutsu-Hyohron, 2017).

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Contact

I am always open to requests to exhibit my work, perform live performances, and teach workshops. Please feel free to contact me, and please use the contact information below to get in touch.

• email : tadokoro[at]gmail.com
• address: 460-1 Kamisadori, Maebashi, Gunma 371-0816, Japan
• tel : +81272650111