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Hinako Omori

Hinako Omori (大森日向子, Omori Hinako) is a Japanese singer and composer based in London.

Hinako Omori
大森日向子
Omori performing at TGE in 2023
Born
Yokohama, Japan
NationalityJapanese (jus sanguinis)
Alma materUniversity of Surrey (BSc), 2011
Occupations
  • Composer
  • Performer
  • Producer
Musical career
OriginUK
Genres
Years active2019–present
LabelsHoundstooth
Websitewww.hinakoomori.com

Early life and education

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Omori was born in Yokohama, Japan. She moved to London at three years of age.

She began playing the piano at five years old, and was first introduced to electronic music listening to The Knife, whom she cites as an inspiration to start writing music and experimenting with synthesizers. Omori completed her A-levels at Reigate College and earned a Bachelor of Science in Music and Sound Recording (Tonmeister) from University of Surrey in 2011.[1][2][3]

Career

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After university, Omori worked a variety of jobs including as an admin at Tape Club Records, in artist relations at Novation, and as a session musician for artists such as James Bay, Ed O'Brien, Kae Tempest, and KT Tunstall.[1][3]

Omori released her first solo single, Voyage, in May 2019, followed shortly after by her first EP, Auraelia, in November 2019. Invited to participate in WOMAD at Home's online festival in 2020, Omori took inspiration from the Japanese concept of shinrin-yoku, or "forest bathing", recording environmental sounds in the woodlands around her home & studio to incorporate with binaural sounds to create an immersive auditory environment for her set. That performance helped propel Omori into the spotlight as a solo artist and would be expanded in her debut full-length album, A journey…, released by Houndstooth in 2022.[4][5][2]

Inspired by Hiroshi Yoshimura and Susumu Yokota, Omori first experimented with a Roland SH-101, loaned to her by her teacher at Reigate. Recent recordings feature the use of analog synths including the Oberheim OB-6, Prophet '08, and Moog Matriarch, along with OTO BIM and BAM pedals and a Pigtronix Infinity Looper. Omori has also played a Wurlitzer on KT Tunstall's album Wax and a celesta with Floating Points.[6]

Discography

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Albums

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EPs

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  • Auraelia (2019)

Singles

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  • "Voyage" (2019)
  • "Snow" (2022)
  • "The Richest Garden in Your Memory" (2022)

Selected live performances

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2022

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2023

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Hinako Omori". Emerged Agency. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b Sakamoto, Tetsuya (1 April 2022). "London-based Musician Hinako Omori's "Meditative Journey" and the Ambient Music Spawned from Within". Tokion.
  3. ^ a b "Student Stories: Hinako Omori". University of Surrey. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  4. ^ Mackay, Emily (12 March 2022). "One to watch: Hinako Omori". The Guardian.
  5. ^ Wilkinson, James. "Hinako Omori Biography". allmusic. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  6. ^ Turner, Danny (31 January 2022). "Hinako Omori: "As a disclaimer, I'd recommend not listening to the music while operating heavy machinery"". musicradar.
  7. ^ "Hinako Omori x LCO". Southbank Centre. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  8. ^ Embley, Jochan (22 July 2022). "Visions 2022". Evening Standard.
  9. ^ "Tomás Wallenstein e Filipe Sambado no festival MIL em Lisboa". | website=Expresso |date=20 Setembro 2022
  10. ^ "Unclassified Live: Curiouser and Curiouser". Southbank Centre. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Live Shows". Hinako Omori. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
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