Midori Hirano

Booking Agent : Federico Zanatta

Midori Hirano is a Berlin-based Japanese musician, composer, and sound artist originally from Kyoto. With roots in classical piano – an instrument she began studying in early childhood and later pursued at university – her work inhabits the liminal space between structure and abstraction, the acoustic and the electronic. Drawing on the tactile resonance of the piano and the ephemeral textures of field recordings, she layers delicately processed synthesis and fragmented sonics to construct intricate, emotionally charged landscapes, where analogue warmth and digital nuance dissolve into a powerful, evocative harmony.

Her work has been presented at venues and festivals including King’s Place, Radialsystem, Silent Green, Bozar Brussels, CTM Festival, L.E.V. Festival, Videodroom and the International Film Festival Rotterdam. She has also collaborated with artists such as Hprizm (Anti Pop Consortium), Ilpo Väisänen (Pan Sonic), CoH, Atsuko Hatano, Brueder Selke and the female collective Monika Werkstatt led by Gudrun Gut.

Her remix work includes music by artists such as Rival Consoles (Erased Tapes), Foam and Sand (aka Robot Koch), and Liars (Mute Records). Her latest releases span labels such as Sonic Pieces, Dauw, Alien Transistor, Karlrecords, INNI, Erased Tapes Music, Longform Editions and Thrill Jockey Records.

Many of her solo performances are accompanied by live visuals created by the visual artist and filmmaker Kaliber 16 aka Markus Wambsganss.

Her new solo album OTONOMA (2026) has been released on Thrill Jockey Records.

 
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