Colette musical instrument
Shizuoka, Hamamatsu City
Founded on June 6, 2025 (Instrument Day). We develop various products centered on the theme of “connecting people and instruments.”
Shizuoka, Hamamatsu City
Founded on June 6, 2025 (Instrument Day). We develop various products centered on the theme of “connecting people and instruments.”
This project plan aims to develop a converter that transforms between MIDI 1.0 and MIDI 2.0 to provide an accessible development environment for MIDI 2.0, thereby bringing users who have been using MIDI 1.0 into the world of MIDI 2.0. Furthermore, by focusing on the new features introduced in MIDI 2.0, we aim to pioneer performance expressions and user experiences previously impossible with traditional MIDI 1.0, thereby highlighting the appeal of MIDI 2.0.
| Representative |
Shohei KuboBorn in Osaka Prefecture. After graduating junior high school, he advanced to Osaka Prefectural National College of Technology. He competed in the NHK Robocon competition and won the Kinki Regional Tournament. After completing the Mechanical Engineering Course at the college's advanced program, he entered the Graduate School of Arts and Design at Kyushu University, where he earned a master's degree with a research focus on auditory illusions. After completing graduate school, he joined a musical instrument manufacturer, working on electronic piano design and signal processing algorithm development. Separate from his main job, he pursued an original electronic instrument development project called “Neyagi Instruments” for over 10 years. Feeling the potential of independent development, he resigned at the end of March 2025. He launched “Colette Instruments” on June 6, 2025 (Instrument Day). |
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| Main Achievements | 2018: Selected for Kamoe Art Center Production Space Provision Project Artist-in-Residence 2020: Performed at DIY MUSIC on DESKTOP 2021: Exhibited at Sound Design Festival in Hamamatsu 2021 |
| Childhood Dream | At first, I wanted to become a scientist, but I preferred hands-on work over thinking, so I decided to become an engineer. |
| Influential People, Things, and Events | People: “Osamu Tezuka, Soichiro Honda, David Marr” Things: “The Ibanez bass I bought in my first year of high school” Events: “The National Technical College Robot Contest” |
| Motivation, Goals, and Ideal World | Reason for aspiring to start a business: I felt that advancements in generative AI tools could significantly accelerate development speed even for individuals. Goal I want to achieve: To have an instrument bearing our company logo featured on a TV music program. The world I want to create: I want to build a stage where anyone can easily pick up an instrument, play it, and spread the joy of music. |
| Company Name | Colette musical instrument |
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| Representative Name | Shohei Kubo |
| Address | 100-1 Kajimachi, Chuo Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture Zaza City Hamamatsu Central Building B1F FUSE Colette Musical Instruments |
| Official Site and Social Media |
Official Website @ColletInst | X (Twitter) github |
| Founding Date | June 6, 2025 |
| Awards | 2021 Maker Music Festival 2021 Excellence Award Winner |
