Mari Kimura is a violinist/composer and a leading figure in interactive computer music. Mari is world-renowned for Subharmonics—the production of pitches that sound up to an octave below the violin’s lowest string—and her dynamic performances and as an improviser. She received numerous awards including Guggenheim Fellowship, Fromm Award, a residency award at IRCAM, and the grant from Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Her 2017 solo album Voyage Apollonian features her works for MUGIC®. Mari is a Professor of Music at the “Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and Technology” program at UC Irvine, where she developed MUGIC®.

Music: KISMET by Mari Kimura, performed by Mari Kimura and Ensemble Decipher

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Decipher This! is produced by Joseph Bohigian; intro sounds by Eric Lemmon; outro music toy_3 by Eric Lemmon.