Ikue Mori – born in Tokyo, composer, drummer, improvisor and performer. In 1977 she moved to New York, where together with Arto Lindsay and Tim Wright she formed the band DNA, which turned out seminal for the new NO WAVE scene – the American answer to the British art-punk. Later, she has turned to digital techniques and instruments. Her vast discography includes collaborations with such distinguished musicians as John Zorn (and his famous famous Electric Masada), Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth) or Marc Ribot. She has won a number of prestigious grants (including one for a sound track for Maya Daren’s silent films, commissioned by Tate Modern)