, ▁Dave ▁Matt acks , ▁Y oh ji ▁Yam am oto , ▁J ad ran ka ▁Sto jak ović , ▁Hir omi ▁ Ō ta , ▁Y oko ▁U eno , ▁C live ▁De amer , ▁ ▁Mik ig ami ▁Ko ichi , ▁ ▁Wat aru ▁Oh k uma , ▁A ki ▁Tak ah ashi , ▁ ▁Mie ▁M iki , ▁Kaz ue ▁S aw ai ▁and ▁many ▁Japanese ▁traditional ▁mus icians . ▁Three ▁CD s ▁of ▁his ▁music ▁have ▁been ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁from ▁the ▁T Z AD IK ▁label ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century . ▁ ▁Ay uo ▁has ▁composed ▁music ▁for ▁films , ▁bal let , ▁contemporary ▁dance , ▁and ▁the ater . ▁" Border ▁Line ", ▁directed ▁by ▁the ▁Korean - J apan ese ▁film ▁director , ▁Lee ▁Sang - il ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁features ▁music ▁mostly ▁performed ▁alone ▁by ▁Ay uo . ▁ ▁Music ▁ ▁Ay uo ▁has ▁a ▁unique ▁distinct ive ▁style ▁in ▁his ▁music . ▁He ▁can ▁create ▁music ▁which ▁bal ances ▁on ▁trad itions ▁of ▁world ▁music , ▁impro vis ation , ▁new ▁age , ▁psych ed el ic , ▁avant - pop , ▁electron ica ▁and ▁classical ▁composition , ▁without ▁losing ▁his ▁distinct ive ▁voice ▁in ▁the ▁music ▁he ▁creates . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁T z ad ik ▁CD , ▁he ▁was ▁introduced ▁as ▁the ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁en ig m atic ▁figures ▁in ▁Japan ". ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁made ▁unique ▁arrang