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In 1998, TOKU (Naruhito Tokumaru) started 「SORT」 as his personal art unit.
This unit was originally started with live painting performance to synchronize the club sound.
TOKU experienced visual jockey (VJ), at Karma gig in Osaka, first time.
He found the different form to express his artwork just by using visual performance that may talk to one’s mind directly,
yet subliminally.
In 1999, TOKU started his own visual jockey unit.
He wanted his unit to have no boundary and no limitation for the way to express oneself artistically.
So he first choose the word 「ASSORT」 for the unit name, then it shorten to 「SORT」
As 「SORT」, TOKU perform in local gigs with DJ unit 「YSR」 to acquire his basic VJ skills, and soon later, TEN (Shinji Tenkumo) joined the unit
The SORT VJs, TOKU and TEN, seek their own ways to express their artistic and intuitive visual world that to result them to become experienced high skilled VJ performers.
As you already know, SORT VJs are always standing at the front line with their performance, and CG creating work.
Their ambition also led to accept the fore front technology usage of the latest equipment such as to take in DVD player for their performance to get the be... More Biography
This unit was originally started with live painting performance to synchronize the club sound.
TOKU experienced visual jockey (VJ), at Karma gig in Osaka, first time.
He found the different form to express his artwork just by using visual performance that may talk to one’s mind directly,
yet subliminally.
In 1999, TOKU started his own visual jockey unit.
He wanted his unit to have no boundary and no limitation for the way to express oneself artistically.
So he first choose the word 「ASSORT」 for the unit name, then it shorten to 「SORT」
As 「SORT」, TOKU perform in local gigs with DJ unit 「YSR」 to acquire his basic VJ skills, and soon later, TEN (Shinji Tenkumo) joined the unit
The SORT VJs, TOKU and TEN, seek their own ways to express their artistic and intuitive visual world that to result them to become experienced high skilled VJ performers.
As you already know, SORT VJs are always standing at the front line with their performance, and CG creating work.
Their ambition also led to accept the fore front technology usage of the latest equipment such as to take in DVD player for their performance to get the be... More Biography