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2001年9月、マルコス・ヴァーリ、ジョイス、竹中延和などが参加したブラジリアン・コンピレーションＣＤ「Weekend in Tokyo」（フレイヴァーオブサウンド）に「CART OFF THE GROUND MIX」が挿入。J-WAVEでオンエアされ、CRJチャートで３週連続チャートインされる。

2002年、AVAILABLE LIGHTSを結成し、都内外で不定期にライブ活動を展開。

2004年7月、「ちょうちん/さんせっと」をプロデュース。ギタ－、コーラス、編曲、録音、マスタリングを担当。

2006年 MTV JAPAN「Girl's Collection」テーマソング、Canon “PROJECT OiS”のウェブサイトのサウンドエンジニア、国土交通省中越地震支援プロジェクト”よりみち街道「中越」プロモーション映像の音源制作を手掛ける。

2004年、「交流とゆとりの場」を趣旨とするイベント、"SAUNA"の主催・運営を渋谷SOFTにて勤める。2006年7月、ドクター中松ハウス・コロシアムで行われたイベント「SAUNA-DEAR WINE-」では印象的な吹き抜けの中、大勢の参加者を魅了する。この模様は2006年9月に発売されたファッション誌「NUMERO TOKYO」のプレ創刊号に掲載される。

2007年９月　中松義成のソロライブツアーをニューヨークで行う。帰国後、代々木公演野外特設ステージにて行われたセプテンバーコンサートに参加。演奏者とオーディエンス両方がヘッドフォンをするライブユニット、Akki& Yossi（山田章雅 (Laptop PC)）を、欧米各国でインターネット/ストリーミングで生中継されるイベント、Le Placard TOKYOにて公式デビューライブを果たす。

2008年１月　JR東日本「J-Wave Mid NIght Train」にて流れるSUICAのラジオCMに声優として出演。写真家のウィラー智子氏がパリで行われた写真展のオープングパーティにインターネットのビデオチャットにより東京のスタジオより生演奏をパリへ生中継。この模様が琉球新報に掲載される。

AS A PHOTOGRAPHER:
米シングルマザーのドキュメンタリ－写真を1998年から2003年に渡り撮った写真と生演奏を融合するプロジェクト、「PHOTACTING」を2001年から都内外カフェ、ライブハウスにて発表。家族の絆、家族構成と人格形成との関係を柔らかいタッチの写真で表現する。

2003年３月、プライベートの旅行として行ったブラジル（リオ・デ・ジャネイロなど）での写真から代表作が生まれる。

2006年11月に表参道EX-LOUNGE にて写真展「GIVEN HOLIDAY」を発表。三角状に並ばれた３台のパソコンから流れるそれぞれの写真と音が作るストーリー、SX-70のポラロイド、プロジェクター、銀塩白黒写真、大きく引き延ばされたカラープリント。そこには1998年から撮られた作品（PHOTOACTING, BRAZIL TRIP)の集大成でもある。

AS A RADIO DJ:

2007年5月、インターネットラジオ局「オトナマズ」の新番組「Cafe De Yoshi」のラジオパーソナリティを勤める。

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YOSHINARI NAKAMATSU PROFILE

Singer and song writer. Phototgrapher. Born in Tokyo. Studied physics in U.S.A. Fluent with English. Recently, "resort and beach" are the terms to get inspirations for the creativities.

AS A MUSICIAN:
Earned the vibes of punk, noize, and pre-emos during in the U.S.A. in the 90s. Sings from low to high and gives an impression of a female voice. After finishing college, coming back to Japan in 1999, became serious of being a singer and songwriter, playing electric and acoustic guitars and bass guitar, producing, recording, mixing, and computer programmings.

In March, 2001, produced the sound tracks for Nippo Electric which exhibited at Lighting Fair 2001 in Tokyo Big Site in March, 2001. Wrote 3 insturmental songs (cart, m.o.m., friction) and the string arrangement, played guitars, synth, programmings, and produced. The songs were played in the "cafe" styled futuristic booth and the 2,500 corporate CD-ROMs were given away at the exhibition.

In September, 2001, a Japanese Label, Flavor of Sound, released a brasilian flavored club oriented organic song, compilation album, Weekend in Tokyo, which contains Yoshinari Nakamatsu's solo track, "CART- OFF THE GROUND MIX-." The song was played several times on J-WAVE, a Japanese major radio station, and was remained in CRJ chart for 3 weeks.

In September 14, 2001, made a live recording of 3 songs on Laguna Beach, CA, by a Mini Disc Recorder. Besides the terrorism at that time, the recording with children's screemings and the sound of waves behind the vocal and "$100 nylon strings guitar" gives peaceful image. "The method to record the tracks is as if opening a full aperture to shoot the atomosphere around me." After the trip, the live tracks had additional flute by Kazuo Yoshida. Released as "Given Holiday" with additional studio track.

in 2002, formed a band, AVAILABLE LIGHTS, and played in Tokyo and Yokosuka, etc. Featured brazilian style acoustic guitar sound, flute, vocals, percussions, drums and bass. Playing wide range of music genres from Bossa Nova, Samba, Latin Jazz, to Reggae, which tends to mix all of the essence in each kind. "Trying to make you feel like being in Summer."

In 2004, produced a Japanese acoustic combo, Chouchin, and recorded, mixed, and mastered.

In 2006, made the soundtracks for MTV JAPAN "GIRL'S COLLECTION" theme song (song writing, strings arrangement) and worked as a sound engineer for " Cannon Website“PROJECT OiS.”

In 2004, organized the event, "SAUNA," where people can relax and feel couzy with DJs and live music. In 2006, succeeded to have "SAUNA - DEAR WINE-" in Dr. NakaMats House Colosseum and made an article on a French Fashion Magazine, NUMERO TOKYO, released in September, 2006.

In Sep. 2007, took a solo live tour in New York. After retruned to Japan, participated for September Concert at Yoyogi Park Out Door Special Stage. Akki & Yossi, with Akimasa Yamada (Laptop PC), made for having "Head Phone Live" which musicians and audience put on head phones, had an official debut live at Le Placard TOKYO.

In Jan. 2008,played a role of an owner of jazz bar for JR East Japan Mobile SUICA radio advertisement. Broad casting a studio live from Tokyo to Tomoko WIller's photo exhibition in Paris, which was reported in Ryukyu Shinpou News Paper.

On July 7, 2008, released the 1st solo EP "Cafe De Yoshi" from Yoshi's own new label, DNR, ths sound of resort, brazilian music meets oceanian music.

On July 22, 2009 Cafe De Yoshi EP with 2 extra songs is released by digital distribution world wide, iTunes Store in Japan, Ameica, and Europe.

On September 16, 2009 Live recordings a few days after 911, including 3 tracks, "Given Holiday" is released by digital distribution world wide, iTunes Store in Japan, America, and Europe.

AS A PHOTOGRAPHER:
SInce 1998 thru 2002, working on a concept of mixing photos and live music, coined the term "PHOTOACTING." Taking documentary photos of an American single mother and wrote the original sound tracks inspired by the photos. Produced the photos, the music, and the concept by Yoshinari Nakamatsu himself. Played PHOTOACTING since 2001 in Japan.

In 2003, made a private trip to Rio De Janerio and later the photos became masterpieces of his works (see the photo exhibition, GIVEN HOLIDAY).

In November, 2006, had a photo exhibition, GIVEN HOLIDAY, at EX-LOUNGE, Tokyo, Japan. Placed three pcs in a triangle, a projector, black and white prints, SX-70 polaroids, and medium and big color prints. The sound of the beach from Brazil trip in 2003 was played inside the gallery, whereas listened to a different song/a sound of a neach from a head phone in each pc, having a unique environment at every spot - the merge of different sound and photo medias.

AS A RADIO DJ:

In May 2007, became one of the radio DJs in the internet radio station, Otonamazu, and having his own weekly radio show.

"Eternal Light" Live at Tsukimiru Kimi Omou, "Cafe De Yoshi CD Release Live" July 7, 2008