Toshio Iwai is a media artist born in Aichi, 1962. He graduated at the Graduate School of Art and Design, University of Tsukuba. He received the Gold Prize at the 17th Contemporary Japanese Art Exhibition in 1985, which made him the youngest person to be awarded this price. He has produced numerous projects dealing with the fusion of light, sound and physicality, including a performance with Ryuichi Sakamoto, which won the Grand Prize at Ars Electronica in 1997, and ELECTROPLANKTON for Nintendo DS.

Yamaha began over one hundred years ago when a young entrepreneur named Torakusu Yamaha set out to craft a high-quality reed organ. Before long, the company he founded had not only gone on to manufacture Japan's first piano, it had also gained recognition abroad with a Yamaha piano and organ being awarded an Honorary Grand Prize at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. As it has grown, the company has capitalized on its unique heritage of artisanship and technological know-how to diversify into an astoundingly wide range of products and services. Today, Yamaha is a leader in buisnesses ranging from musical instruments and audio & video products to products related to information technology, new media services, home furnishings, auto components, specialty metals, mesic education and resort facilities.