Marihiko HARA

Marihiko Hara is a composer residing in Kyoto, Japan. Born in 1983. Graduated from Kyoto University. He produces electric and acoustic sounds (Ambient to beat-driven music )and also music for theatre performances and people involved in many fields, such as visual artists and traditional Japanese instrumentalists. He took part in "La Chambre Claire" directed by Shiro Takatani (Dumb Type), and his new work "CHROMA"(with Simon Fisher Turner). The short movie "COLUMBOS"(Directed by KAWAI + OKMURA, Music : Marihiko Hara) was invited and screened at the Locarno International Film Festival, London International Animation Festival in 2012. Marihiko is active in collaborating with various artists. Recently, he played with Andi Otto (City Centre Office) at Official Inauguration of Goethe-Institut, Villa Kamogawa in Kyoto in front of Bundespräsident Christian Wulff, Kyoto's Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa and the President of the Goethe-Institut, Prof. Klaus-Dieter Lehmann. And also collaborated with great artists : MAN, Sylvain Chauveau, Tomas Phillips, Pleq and so on. In 2011, the latest album "Credo" (Home Normal) was released and multi-channel audio work "Unrhymed" is continually exhibited over the world since 2008.