- Born
- 1958
Washington, D.C. - Country
- United States
Biography
Miya Masaoka is a jazz musician. Miya Masaoka was born in 1958 in Washington, D.C.. The music is usually filed under electronic music. Honours include Guggenheim Fellowship (2021) and Fulbright Scholarship.
Miya Masaoka (born 1958, Washington, D.C.) is an American composer, musician, and sound artist active in the field of contemporary classical music and experimental music. Her work encompasses contemporary classical composition, improvisation, electroacoustic music, inter-disciplinary sound art, sound installation, traditional Japanese instruments, and performance art. She is based in New York City. Masaoka often performs on a 21-string Japanese koto (musical instrument), which she extends with software processing, string preparations, and bowing. She has created performance works and installations incorporating plants, live insects, and sensor technology. Her full-length ballet was performed at the Venice Biennale 2004.
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Miya Masaoka was born 1958 in Washington, D.C..
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