The Centre for the Study of Global Japan at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy is organizing a talk and performance by Satoshi Yamaguchi, drummer of popular Japanese band, RADWIMPS.
Satoshi Yamaguchi, a Visiting Researcher at Keio University, will deliver an inspiring presentation about his personal struggle and research on Musicians’ Dystonia, a neurological disorder that affects professional musicians. He will share his personal story and reflections about his musical career, which he was forced to suspend in 2015.
He will then discuss how he refocused his energy on academic research, presenting findings from large-scale epidemiological studies on Musicians' Dystonia he conducted in collaboration with scholars from Canada, Japan, and other countries.
The event will feature a live performance by Yamaguchi using “VXD,” a voice-controlled drumming system he co-developed.
(Image Credit: 株式会社スペシャネット, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)
