Ei Wada

Ei Wada 和田 永
Wada in 2011
Background information
Born	1987 (age 36–37) Tokyo, Japan
Instruments	Open-reel recordings electric appliances CRT television
Years active	2009 (2009)–present
Member of	Braun Tube Jazz Band Open Reel Ensemble Electronicos Fantasticos!
Website	eiwada.com
Alma mater	Tama Art University

Ei Wada (Japanese: 和田 永, Hepburn: Wada Ei, born 1987) is a Japanese programmer, artist and musician known for his work in repurposing old electronic appliances into musical instruments. He is the member and founder of projects such as Open Reel Ensemble, Braun Tube Jazz Band, and Electronicos Fantasticos! Besides his musical activities, he is also a visual artist, creating the work "Toki Ori Ori Nasu (Falling Records)" using open-reel tape recorders.

Having been interested in music since childhood, Ei Wada began experimenting with unconventional ways of using electronics as instruments after an accident with a pair of tape recorders as a teenager. He formed the Open Reel Ensemble with university friends to explore the use tape recorders. Later, he created the Braun Tube Jazz Band to experiment with CRT televisions as percussion instruments. He eventually established Electronicos Fantasticos! to collaborate with other musicians across Japan, experimenting with various electronic devices.