J-WAVE INNOVATION WORLD FESTA 2023 is an annual festival featuring talks and performances related to the coming together music and technology. The three-day event took place October 13-15, 2023 with participating artists SKY-HI, Aile The Shota, and MAZZEL.
Background[]
INNOVATION WORLD FESTA is built around the theme of innovating Japan through music and technology and features performances and talks that showcase how those mediums can work together.
On October 13, SKY-HI participated in a talk session with ØMI of Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS from EXILE TRIBE to discuss production theories from their point of view as both "players and producers" in the music industry.
On October 14, Aile The Shota took part in three separate events.
His first was a live performance where he teamed up with AR developer Tom Kawada of AR San Kyoudai (AR Three Brothers). Kawada had supervised the music video for Shota's song No Frontier and for this performance he used the latest technology to present an extended version of the music video."[1]
Shota then participated in a talk session with Kyūri Yamada, writer/illustrator of the manga AI no Idenshi, and Tom Kawada to discuss "a future coexisting with AI and co-prosperous creativity."[2]
Lastly, during singer-songwriter imase's live performance, Shota joined him for the song "Have a nice day."
On October 15, the final day, MAZZEL performed accompanied by AR and other special technology by SYMDIRECT.
Setlist[]
Appearance Schedule[]
| Date | Venue | City | Prefecture | Artist | Doors Open | Event Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/13 | TOKYO NODE HALL | Tokyo | Tokyo | SKY-HI | 18:00 | 19:20 |
| 10/14 | Roppongi Hills Arena | Aile The Shota | 16:30 | 17:35 | ||
| 18:45 | ||||||
| 10/15 | MAZZEL | 16:30 | 17:50 |
