He is the member and founder of projects such as Open Reel Ensemble, Braun Tube Jazz Band, and Electronicos Fantasticos!
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.
To brainstorm ideas for the performance, Wada brought the reel-to-reel machine, and the group began experimenting with it, connecting the open reel to a computer and cutting wires.
[8] They won the Excellence Award in the Student CG Contest Interactive Division of the Japan Media Arts Festival that year.
[9] On June 27, 2012, they released their first album, Open Reel Ensemble, featuring collaborations with artists such as Yukihiro Takahashi, Etsuko Yakushimaru, Money Mark, and Gota Yashiki.
Despite two members leaving in 2015, they continued to experiment with their third album, Vocal Code, exploring new ways to use tape recorders.
[12] In 2022, they released a digital book and new song, "Magnetik Phunk," and streamed a live performance at Ginza Sony Park.
[16] The group transforms locally sourced CRT TVs and electric fans into musical instruments.
[19] In November 2017, the group organized the Electro-Magnetic Bon-Dance under Tokyo Tower, and by March 2018, their efforts earned recognition with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's New Artist Award in the Media Arts category of the Arts Encouragement Prize.