Yoshi Akai

Born in Nagoya, Japan.  After his work as a designer in Japan, he joined programs at Kungliga Konsthögskolan and Chalmers University in Sweden, as well as the Interactive Institute.  He is producing original musical instruments with a unique input system, and is doing performances with those creative gadgets.

http://www.yoshiakai.com/
http://homepage3.nifty.com/yoshi_akai/