Hiro Kone is the alias of Nicky Mao, a New York-based musician and producer. She uses a combination of modular synthesis, field recordings and live instrumentation to cultivate her sound, a visceral meditation on rhythm, noise, and melody that has seen her release on leading experimental labels including Dais Records and BANK Records. Instinctively responding to the precariousness of humanity, Kone’s cascades of twisted recordings find an inherent partner in the effervescent current of synthesis and in the process forge new terrains. Her latest release, Silvercoat the throng, captures her at the peak of her powers, alchemizing disruption and decomposition into regenerative interior worlds. Hiro Kone’s range is exhibited throughout her musical collaborations, which include Drew McDowall, Speaker Music, and Muqata’a. She has appeared at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, ICA, London and at genre pushing musical events such as Dark Mofo, Rewire and Berlin Atonal.