LIVE PERFORMANCES
DECODING BROKEN RHYTHMS
@ 2023 APAture Festival @ SF Lion’s Den in Chinatown San Francisco.
Performance: Erika Oba & Scott Oshiro, Contemporary Flute Duet
@ San Francisco Library
Erika Oba and Scott Oshiro will present a flute duo program featuring flute, pedals, and electronics. Oba and Oshiro will share their original compositions and improvisations drawing on their shared interest in Japanese, Okinawan, and experimental music.
Quantum Music Performance /Equations of Coltrane
@ QuantumVillage DevCON 2023, Las Vegas
Join Scott Oshiro, one half of NPHz, as they bring their finest quantum music to the Quantini time soiree at Quantum Village 2023! Quantum Music is a new paradigm of art, part of the new wave of ‘Quantum Art’ that we shall be showcasing with a live performance by Scott Oshiro, a Solo Version of "NpHz.Space - \Equations of Coltrane" entitled "1/2 Spin" . He will be playing flute live with a Quantum Computer Music Improvisation system, Lineage. NpHz is a new electro-acoustic duo featuring OCH (Omar Costa Hamido) and SYO (Scott Oshiro): two artist-researchers working in music and technology focusing on improvised Music and Quantum Computing (QC). Their work explores the potential advantages QC can provide for music composition.
Quantum Computer Music Performance NPHZ /Equations of Coltrane
@NYCEMF 2023
Deciphering Broken Rhythms Collective @ Medicine for Nightmares Bookstore and Gallery
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Deciphering Broken Rhythms Collective melds Jazz, Hip‑Hop, and Electronic music in this immersive project exploring the shared properties between improvisation, quantum physics, and the cosmos. Featuring Scott Oshiro on Flute, Francis Wong on Tenor Saxophone, DJean Vasciannie on Drums, and Kumi Maxson on Bass. By leveraging quantum computer powered improvisation systems the ensemble brings quantum phenomena into live musical performances, illuminating new dimensions of Jazz. DBRC also engages deeply with cultural narratives incorporating themes of generational trauma, mental health, racial and cultural identity. Their work acts as a counterpoint to Silicon Valley's history of displacement, demonstrating how emergent technology can be repurposed to amplify the voices of communities of color.
ICMC 2025 Boston Fenway Center - Quantum Computing Panel
In 2025, UNESCO celebrates the 100th anniversary of quantum mechanics by declaring it the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology—coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the International Computer Music Conference. This panel explores how the emerging field of quantum computer music, driven by new quantum algorithms and accessible small-scale quantum hardware, is already inspiring innovative generative and AI-based musical works and promises to reshape the future of music creation, performance, and distribution.