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{{Infobox person |image = |alt = Photograph of Daito Manabe wearing a black shirt on a grey background |caption = Daito Manabe in 2019 |native_name = 真鍋 大度 |native_name_lang = ja |birth_date = {{birth year and age|1976}} |birth_place = Tokyo, Japan |alma_mater = University of Tokyo |occupation = Media artist<br />Programmer<br />Engineer |years_active=2006-present |website = https://www.daito.ws/ }} {{nihongo|'''Daito Manabe'''|真鍋 大度|Manabe Daito|lead=yes}} (born 1976) is a Japanese media artist, programmer, engineer, and DJ who creates artwork and interactive installations that utilize contemporary technologies such as virtual reality as well as prominent use of light and sound.<ref>{{Cite web |last= Hermoso|first= Borja|date=2017-10-04|title=Daito Manabe, el hombre que hacía bailar a los robots |url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2017/10/04/actualidad/1507140294_580180.html|access-date=2022-08-02|website=El País |language=es}}</ref> He founded Rhizomatiks in 2006 after graduating from the University of Tokyo.<ref name="Nippon.com" /> His work with Rhizomatiks includes collaborations with Perfume, Björk, Nike, Honda and an augmented reality computer graphics display at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.<ref name="Nippon.com">{{Cite web |last= Keita |first= Fukasawa |date=2018-05-22 |title=Manabe Daito: Pushing the Boundaries Between Art and Technology |url=https://www.nippon.com/en/people/e00138/ |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=nippon.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite interview |last=Manabe |first=Daito |interviewer=Takehito Masui |title=Rhizomatiks Founder Daito Manabe Talks Past & Future Projects With Warner Music Japan's Takehito Masui |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rhizomatiks-daito-manabe-warner-music-japan-takehito-masui-9613665/ |date=2021-08-11|website=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Coleman|first1=Lia|last2= Lee|first2=Eugene|title=Flesh & Machine|url=https://neocha.com/magazine/flesh-machine/|date=2020-10-12|website=Neocha}}</ref>
In 2016 Manabe collaborated with American artist Nosaj Thing to create a touring show featuring real-time augmented reality visuals using multiple Kinect cameras on stage.<ref name="hypemanabe">{{Cite web |title=The Evolution of Sound and Visual With Nosaj Thing & Daito Manabe |author=Davis Huynh |work=HYPEBEAST |date=June 14, 2016 |access-date=April 30, 2024 |url= https://hypebeast.com/2018/6/exploring-sound-design-through-visuals-with-nosaj-thing-daito-manabe |quote=Kinect }}</ref> The debut performance at Coachella Festival was described by Pitchfork Magazine as "runaway winner for best visual production"<ref name="pitc_Coac">{{Cite web |title=Coachella 2016: Winners and Losers {{!}} Pitchfork |author=Paul A. Thompson |work=pitchfork.com |date=April 18, 2016 |access-date=April 20, 2024 |url= https://pitchfork.com/features/festival-report/9874-coachella-2016-winners-and-losers/ |quote=runaway winner for best visual production }}</ref> and was billed by Sónar Festival as "extremely captivating, technologically advanced, show of inordinate beauty".<ref name="sonar">{{Cite web |title=Nosaj Thing + Daito Manabe - Sónar Barlcelona 2017 |work=Sónar Barcelona |access-date=January 22, 2021 |url= https://sonar.es/en/2017/artists/nosaj-thing-daito-manabe |quote=extremely captivating, technologically advanced, show of inordinate beauty }}</ref>
Manabe won the 2016 Mainichi Design Award<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-04-26 |title=2016 Mainichi Design Awards winner Daito Manabe pushing the envelope |url=https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20170426/p2a/00m/0na/016000c |access-date=2024-08-19 |work=The Mainichi}}</ref>
In 2023 Manabe collaborated with two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu in the creation of his solo ice show production ''Gift'',<ref name="GS02282023">{{cite web |author=Maria-Laura Mitsuoka|title= Yuzuru Hanyu: 'Gift' to the figure skating world|publisher= Golden Skate |date=February 28, 2023|url=https://www.goldenskate.com/yuzuru-hanyu-gift-to-the-figure-skating-world/|accessdate=January 27, 2024 }}</ref> the first figure skating event to be held at Tokyo Dome.<ref name="OG12072022">{{cite web |author=Shintaro Kano Mitsuoka|title= Yuzuru Hanyu: 'Gift' to the figure skating world|publisher= International Olympic Committee|date=December 7, 2022|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/hanyu-yuzuru-tokyo-dome-gift-february-2023|accessdate=January 27, 2024 }}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://www.daito.ws/ Official website]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Manabe, Daito}} Category:21st-century Japanese artists Category:21st-century Japanese engineers Category:Japanese computer programmers Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:University of Tokyo alumni
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