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-machìna- (KR / JP) machìna is a Korean artist based in both Tokyo and Berlin. Her music is deeply personal and rooted in selfhood, yet best experienced amidst the collective effervescence of a nightclub dance floor. Her compositional style is thoughtful and playful, hinting at her love of jazz, which can be seen in her confident modular improvisation when she performs live. Her vocals are pronounced and note-perfect, forged in the regimented training she underwent during her time as a K-Pop artist. Through this collaboration of technology, analogue systems and vocals, she is developing her unique style of electronic music. As a regular performer with MUTEK Japan, she is expanding her sounds into the world of multi-media experimental art, and her most recent performance at MUTEK Montreal was to great acclaim, which led her on the path to play at the SILVESTER KLUBNACHT at the Halle stage in Berghain at the end of 2022. In 2023, machìna was an integral part of the From Our Minds – To Be Announced 2023 tour, playing her newly developed live techno set to sold-out crowds across Europe and The USA alongside Richie Hawtin. The basis for this live set has been a year-long experimental project, Action, a series of dance tracks released periodically throughout the year, inspired by the defining harmony of rhythm and sound. These independent releases have been met with a buzzing reaction both on the dance floor and across mixed media, with the track 'Respect' being featured in a recent Miu Miu campaign and 'choom' being used in the Nike Campus campaign of 2024. Her unique style has led her to be picked up by brands including Prada, Miu Miu, Nike, Red Bull Music, Vans, and Shiseido for creative collaborations that highlight her ability to interweave the worlds of music and fashion. Some key events include playing a live set at the Prada Extends Tokyo event curated by Richie Hawtin (2022), headlining for the Miu Miu Club in Tokyo (2023) as well as being chosen as part of the NIKE X ACRONYM global campaign and as an ambassador for the MMW x NIKE Yoga collection. In 2021, she was asked to contribute to a compilation album 'Trasor30' by the record label Tresor of the legendary club in Berlin. Her vocals were featured on the widely popular track 'Hawk' by British electronic music duo Bicep, around the same time her debut EP 'Trusted' was released on London's UTTU label. After releasing the full series Action in 2023, she is building tracks for her next full-release album. machìnaは、東京とベルリンを拠点とする韓国のアーティストで、自己を根底においた深く個人的な音楽を創り出しています。彼女の作曲スタイルは熟考された遊び心に富んだ融合で、ジャズへの愛に影響を受けています。ライブパフォーマンスでは、彼女は自信に満ちたモジュラーシンセを中心にする即興を披露し、彼女のボーカルはK-Popのトレーニングを反映した、音符に完璧ではっきりとしたものです。 MUTEK Japanの常連出演者として、machìnaはサウンドをマルチメディア実験的なアートに拡張しています。最近のMUTEK Montrealでのパフォーマンスは称賛を受け、これが2022年のBerghainのSILVESTER KLUBNACHTでの演奏につながりました。2023年には、Richie Hawtinとともにヨーロッパとアメリカ全土で新しく開発されたライブテクノセットを披露するFrom Our Minds – To Be Announced 2023ツアーで重要な役割を果たしました。 彼女のユニークなスタイルはPrada、Miu Miu、Nike、Red Bull Music、Vans、Shiseidoなどのブランドとのコラボレーションを引き寄せました。注目すべきイベントには、Prada Extends Tokyoイベント（2022年）でのライブセット、Miu Miu Club in Tokyo（2023年）でのヘッドライニング、NIKE X ACRONYMのグローバルキャンペーンおよびMMW x NIKE Yogaコレクションの一環としての選出が含まれます。 2021年には、machìnaはTresorのコンピレーションアルバム'Trasor30'に寄稿し、Bicepのトラック 'Hawk' にフィーチャーされました。彼女のデビューEP 'Trusted' はロンドンのUTTUレーベルからリリースされました。2023年の 'Action' シリーズのリリース後、現在は次回のフルアルバムのトラック制作に取り組んでいます。ファッションブランドとのコラボレーションで披露される彼女のユニークなスタイルは、音楽とファッションの世界を巧みに結びつける彼女の能力を強調しています。