Born in Osaka, Japan, 1980.
Currently lives in Tokyo, Japan.

In 2000, Kawaguchi started thinking about field recordings. His interest lies not in the kind of field recordings that focus on sound tones obtained in the field, but on the configuration of sound in a specific space. He creates recorded works using sound-making objects, presents installations, and is active in the field of improvised music.

For live performances, Kawaguchi uses a selection of instruments and implements for playing and composing, which he makes from everyday materials.

He performs solo, creates installations, and is a member of The Great Triangle with Makoto Oshiro and Satoshi Yashiro.

His work in recent years includes Amorphous Spores (Takahiro Kawaguchi/Utah Kawasaki, CD, Erstwhile Records), Takahiro Kawaguchi (Takahiro Kawaguchi, CD, senufo editions), and "Net no Kanji" (installation, "Vacant Room" exhibition at SOBO).

ARTIST STATEMENT
Composing the Whole of Space.
The objects used in Kawaguchi’s performances and installations might seem strange, but most of them are an ensemble of phenomena which surface by liberating daily goods from their established uses or definition. Kawaguchi uses converted everyday materials available to anyone — yet the effects produced extend the potential of their original purposes. Works made from these everyday objects are shown in their most suitable formats: performances, installations, and CDs. All of Kawaguchi’s works are site-specific and provoke audiences to consider and experience time in a dynamically strong way. His artistic focus extends beyond the playing of sound, to an emphasis on composing the whole space through the arranging of sound and light.