Formed in 1999 by artist/graphic designer Takuya Minami and programmer Tomohiro Ueshiba, then joined by graphic designer Teruyasu Okumura in 2000 and artists Hajime Takeuchi, Hiromasa Tomari and Ichiro Awazu in 2006, the creative team Softpad works mainly in sound and image multimedia, with projects across such diverse genres of expression as audiovisual live events, museum/gallery installations and graphic design.