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弦楽器奏者/音楽家。東京を拠点に活動。

５弦ヴィオラ、ヴァイオリン、チェロなどの弦楽器を主軸に、電子音響プログラムMax/MSP、環境音、声といった多層的な音素材を組み合わせ、アコースティックとエレクトロニックの境界に独自の音楽空間を構築する。シリーズ作品「Cells Music」では、微細な粒子の音が増殖と減衰を繰り返し、有機的な流れを形成していくサウンドスケープを展開している。

ソロ、コラボレーション、弦楽プロジェクトTRIOLA名義での創作を通じ、Superpang、Important Records、Alien Transistorなど海外レーベルから作品をリリース。現代音楽、映像、舞台、ポップスの領域を横断し、弦楽表現の拡張と再解釈を追究している。これまでに国内外の多数のアーティストと共演し、2012年よりJim O’Rourkeのバンドに参加。

また折坂悠太の全アルバムにてストリングスアレンジと演奏を手がけるほか、Midori Hirano、Ken Ikeda、Giovanni di Domenico、Joe Talia、Pak Yan Lau、秋山徹次らとコラボレーション作品を発表している。

Atsuko Hatano is an experimental string player based in Tokyo, Japan, and a prolific composer, music arranger, and improvisational live musician. She plays the five-string viola, violin and cello, and constructs innovative compositions of multi-layered electronica. She often collaborates and performs live with renowned musicians, including JIM O’ROURKE, EIKO ISHIBASHI, YUTA ORISAKA, MIDORI HIRANO, COREY FULLER, TETUZI AKIYAMA, and OORUTAICHI. She also performed with MOCKY, A WINGED VICTORY FOR THE SULLEN, ARNOLD DREYBLATT, and TORTOISE during their recent tours in Japan.

She recently contributed music for the installation art exhibition in Tokyo called “Fantastic Voyage” for SEBASTIAN MASUDA, the legendary producer of Japanese idol Kyary Pamyu Pamyu. She also played strings on the “Drive My Car” movie soundtrack, which was composed by EIKO ISHIBASHI. The film won Best Screenplay at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.

To date, she has released five solo albums: Cells#5 (2021), Bleeding Heart (2019), Cells#2 (2018), Maria (2013), and Water for 13 (2011). As part of TRIOLA, a progressive string music duo with ANZU SUHARA, she also released the album Chiral (2019), featuring various guest musicians. TRIOLA’s second album is currently in the works. She is also preparing to release a collaborative album with MIDORI HIRANO, a Berlin-based musician and composer.

Atsuko completed a European concert tour in 2018-2019, showcasing her original setlists at music festivals and concert venues in Belgium, Germany, Italy, and other countries. The Belgian record label, Off Records, has released several of her tracks digitally. The German record label Alien Transistor will release Atsuko and Midori Hirano’s collaboration album in December 2021. Atsuko’s eclectic scores and instrumentations have been featured in major films and prominent television commercials. She also collaborated with NAKABAN, a Tokyo-based illustrator and visual artist, and produced an animated film: Poca Luce, Poco Lontano (2007). Launched in 2009, Atsuko offers a music service called ORDER MADE MUSIC, in which she composes an exclusive piece tailored to each client’s request. Atsuko also routinely releases new compositions for online music streaming and download services.

Recent Bandcamp albums : https://atsukohatano.bandcamp.com