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15 questions with… Hinako Omori

After learning classical piano, studying music technology and training as a sound engineer, Hinako Omori has dabbled with many aspects of the music industry, working for gear companies before playing on records by the likes of Kae Tempest, Georgia, and EOB. She is now focussing on her solo material and after releasing a couple of EPs, has announced her debut album “a journey…” which is out next month. It’s a deeply personal and evocative record, mixing binaural field recordings with sparse and emotive electronics and was recorded at her home studio – a mix of analogue synths and processing plugins – and the mighty Real World Studios…

1 Tell us how you got into music

“I’m a musician and composer based in London. My journey in music started with learning classical piano when I was at school, and around the time of college I became interested in sound engineering, which I went on to study at university.

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