, ▁bou z ou ki , ▁Irish ▁har p , ▁Chinese ▁z h eng , ▁Japanese ▁k oto , ▁and ▁medieval ▁European ▁ps alter y . ▁He ▁is ▁ade pt ▁at ▁adapt ing ▁the ▁ancient ▁music ▁of ▁Japan , ▁China , ▁Pers ia , ▁Greece ▁and ▁medieval ▁Europe ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁new ▁and ▁original ▁music ▁without ▁abandon ing ▁their ▁strict ▁forms , ▁while ▁simultaneously ▁making ▁them ▁relevant ▁to ▁contemporary ▁music ▁styles . ▁He ▁has ▁composed ▁for ▁classical ▁ens emb les ▁including ▁string ▁quart ets , ▁piano , ▁various ▁chamber ▁ens emb les ▁and ▁or chestra , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁composed , ▁produced ▁and ▁performed ▁with ▁rock , ▁jazz ▁and ▁mus icians ▁of ▁various ▁traditional ▁music ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁composed ▁many ▁music ▁the ater ▁pieces , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁released ▁on ▁CD ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Ay uo ▁Tak ah ashi ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Tokyo , ▁and ▁spent ▁his ▁early ▁child hood ▁travel ing ▁in ▁Germany , ▁Sweden ▁and ▁France ▁with ▁his ▁parents . ▁His ▁father , ▁Yu ji ▁Tak ah ashi , ▁is ▁a ▁composer ▁of ▁contemporary ▁classical ▁music ▁and ▁a ▁pian ist ▁known ▁for ▁premier ing ▁works ▁by ▁I ann is ▁X en ak is ▁and ▁John ▁C age . ▁Ay uo ▁and ▁his ▁parents ▁settled ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁Ay uo ▁grew ▁up ▁listening ▁to ▁both ▁the ▁new ▁avant - gar de ▁experimental ▁and ▁contemporary ▁music ▁and ▁the ▁psych ed el