HIRO KONE
Hiro Kone is the alias of Nicky Mao, a New York City based musician and producer. Her full-length LP “Pure Expenditure” for Dais Records was
premiered at Berlin Atonal 2018 to much acclaim, following the BANK Records NYC release of “The Ghost of Georges Bataille”, a collaborative
album with Drew McDowall of Coil. Taking a deconstructive approach to music, she is known to draw upon a combination of modular synthesis,
noise, field recordings, and her once abandoned violin training.
Hiro Kone has participated in several collaborations, most notably for her work with Drew McDowall, as well as a live re-imagining of Little Annie Anxiety’s 1984 album “Soul Possession” in 2017 and music for David Van Tieghem x 10 Fits and Starts (RVNG Intl, 2013).
Recently she has completed music residencies at EMS in Stockholm and Pioneer Works in NYC and also participated in “The Moon Represents My Heart”, an exhibition on music in Chinese American communities at MOCA NYC.
Her forthcoming album “A Fossil Begins to Bray” will be released on Dais Records November 8.
premiered at Berlin Atonal 2018 to much acclaim, following the BANK Records NYC release of “The Ghost of Georges Bataille”, a collaborative
album with Drew McDowall of Coil. Taking a deconstructive approach to music, she is known to draw upon a combination of modular synthesis,
noise, field recordings, and her once abandoned violin training.
Hiro Kone has participated in several collaborations, most notably for her work with Drew McDowall, as well as a live re-imagining of Little Annie Anxiety’s 1984 album “Soul Possession” in 2017 and music for David Van Tieghem x 10 Fits and Starts (RVNG Intl, 2013).
Recently she has completed music residencies at EMS in Stockholm and Pioneer Works in NYC and also participated in “The Moon Represents My Heart”, an exhibition on music in Chinese American communities at MOCA NYC.
Her forthcoming album “A Fossil Begins to Bray” will be released on Dais Records November 8.
KEY PRESS
RA - Berlin Atonal 2018: Five key performances
The Quietus: I Have Spoken With Intent: An Interview With Nicky Mao Of Hiro Kone
Secret Thirteen: Best Albums of 2017 (#2)
RA - Berlin Atonal 2018: Five key performances
The Quietus: I Have Spoken With Intent: An Interview With Nicky Mao Of Hiro Kone
Secret Thirteen: Best Albums of 2017 (#2)
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