Editing Miho Hatori (section)

==Biography==
Hatori expressed an early interest in music while growing up in Japan. She worked at used record shop Flash Disc Ranch in [[Shimokitazawa]], Tokyo, where she was exposed to many styles of music and sometimes performed as a club DJ.<ref name="2020 Mixmag Profile" /> Her earliest history in a music project dates to 1991 when she joined hip hop group Kimidori; she left the group in 1992.

Hatori moved to New York City in 1993 to study art; she quickly met [[Yuka Honda]] through performing together in punk/noise band Laito Lychee,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Berman |first1=Judy |title=Spectacle's 'Grrrl Germs' Film Series Captures the Agony, Ecstasy, and Diversity of Riot Grrrl |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2016/05/16/spectacles-grrrl-germs-film-series-captures-the-agony-ecstasy-and-diversity-of-riot-grrrl/ |website=The Village Voice |access-date=28 July 2022 |date=16 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="LA Phil Bio">{{cite web |title=Cibo Matto |url=https://www.laphil.com/musicdb/artists/3451/cibo-matto |website=LA Phil |access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref> a project that featured Hatori on vocals and violin played through distortion effects pedals.<ref name="2007 Chron">{{cite web |last1=Guerra |first1=Joey |title=Miho Hatori stretches her wings |url=https://www.chron.com/entertainment/music/article/Miho-Hatori-stretches-her-wings-1844140.php |website=CHRON |publisher=Houston Chronicle |access-date=28 July 2022 |date=25 August 2007}}</ref> Hatori and Honda co-founded [[Cibo Matto]] in 1994<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Cibo Matto |url=https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/night-life/cibo-matto-4 |magazine=The New Yorker |access-date=26 July 2022}}</ref> and released their debut album ''[[Viva! La Woman]]'' in 1996.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon |title=CIBO MATTO: 'VIVA! LA WOMAN' Warner Brothers |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/28/arts/pop-music-new-releases-002372.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=26 July 2022 |date=28 January 1996}}</ref> The duo formation expanded to include [[Sean Lennon]] and [[Timo Ellis]] on 1997's ''[[Super Relax]]'' EP,<ref name="LA Phil Bio">{{cite web |title=Cibo Matto |url=https://www.laphil.com/musicdb/artists/3451/cibo-matto |website=LA Phil |access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref> and "unofficial" fifth member Duma Love appeared on their second full-length, 1999's ''[[Stereo * Type A|Stereo ★ Type A]]''.<ref name="1999 MTV">{{cite web |last1=Kaufman |first1=Gil |title=Cibo Matto Get Eclectic, Break 'Stereo Type' On Second Album |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/vq8usk/cibo-matto-get-eclectic-break-stereo-type-on-second-album |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728050718/https://www.mtv.com/news/vq8usk/cibo-matto-get-eclectic-break-stereo-type-on-second-album |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 28, 2022 |website=MTV |access-date=28 July 2022 |date=28 June 1999}}</ref> Cibo Matto broke up in 2001, but came back with a reunion tour in 2011.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Cibo Matto |url=https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/night-life/andrew-bird-08-01-22 |magazine=The New Yorker |access-date=26 July 2022}}</ref> They released a third and final follow-up album ''[[Hotel Valentine]]'' on February 14, 2014.<ref name="2014 Pitchfork">{{cite web |last1=Patrin |first1=Nate |title=Cibo Matto: Hotel Valentine |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18922-cibo-matto-hotel-valentine/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=28 July 2022 |date=11 February 2014}}</ref>

Hatori worked with her Cibo Matto collaborators outside of the band, contributing to Sean Lennon's solo album ''[[Into the Sun (Sean Lennon album)|Into the Sun]]'', as well as to his scores for the independent films ''[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/rosencrantz-and-guildenstern-are-undead-mw0001762282/credits |website=AllMusic.com |access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref> and ''[[Alter Egos]]'';<ref>{{cite web |title=Alter Egos |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/alter-egos-mw0002462537/credits |website=AllMusic.com |access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref> she also appears on Yuka Honda's solo album ''[[Eucademix]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eucademix |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/eucademix-mw0000636399/credits |website=AllMusic.com |access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref>

While [[Cibo Matto]] was touring with [[Beck]], Hatori and Beck guitarist [[Smokey Hormel]] discovered a shared love of [[bossa nova]] and [[samba]], which eventually resulted in their Brazilian-styled musical project [[Smokey & Miho]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2006-08-09|title=Smokey & Miho|url=https://www.kcrw.com/music/shows/morning-becomes-eclectic/smokey-miho|access-date=2021-02-05|website=KCRW|language=en}}</ref> Other artists Hatori has worked with include [[Handsome Boy Modeling School]] (on the album ''[[So... How's Your Girl?]]''),<ref name="Rolling Stone Greatest Hip-Hop" /> DJ [[Towa Tei]],<ref name="2021 Bomb Interview" /> [[Stephin Merritt]]'s [[The 6ths]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rabin |first1=Nathan |title=The 6ths: Hyacinths And Thistles |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-6ths-hyacinths-and-thistles-1798193190 |website=AV Club |access-date=28 July 2022 |date=29 March 2002}}</ref> [[The Baldwin Brothers]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harcourt |first1=Nic |title=The Baldwin Brothers |url=https://www.kcrw.com/music/shows/morning-becomes-eclectic/the-baldwin-brothers |website=KCRW |access-date=28 July 2022 |date=26 July 2002}}</ref> [[Beastie Boys]],<ref name="2018 Billboard" /> [[Blackalicious]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moss |first1=Corey |title=Zack De La Rocha Joining Blackalicious On 'Blazing Arrow' |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/yn1rff/zack-de-la-rocha-joining-blackalicious-on-blazing-arrow |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728054557/https://www.mtv.com/news/yn1rff/zack-de-la-rocha-joining-blackalicious-on-blazing-arrow |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 28, 2022 |website=MTV |access-date=28 July 2022 |date=1 March 2002}}</ref> Peter Daily, [[Greg Kurstin]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moss |first1=Corey |title=Action Figure Party: All Genres Invited |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/603uzi/action-figure-party-all-genres-invited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728054557/https://www.mtv.com/news/603uzi/action-figure-party-all-genres-invited |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 28, 2022 |website=MTV |access-date=28 July 2022 |date=28 March 2001}}</ref> Forró in the Dark, [[John Zorn]], [[The Incredible Moses Leroy]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=MacNeil |first1=Jason |title=The Incredible Moses Leroy: Become the Soft.Lightes |url=https://www.popmatters.com/incrediblemosesleroy-become-2495940467.html |website=PopMatters |access-date=28 July 2022 |date=3 February 2004}}</ref> [[Patrick Higgins (musician)|Patrick Higgins]],<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Miho Hatori: Salon Mondialité |url=https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/night-life/miho-hatori-salon-mondialite |magazine=The New Yorker |access-date=26 July 2022}}</ref> and [[Smokey Hormel]].<ref name="LA Times Smokey & Miho" />

Miho performs solo under her own name and various monikers.<ref name="2018 FACT Feature" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Stosuy |first1=Brandon |title=On collaboration and memory: Musician Miho Hatori discusses the value of collaboration, the role of memory in art, and knowing when to let a project go. |url=https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/musician-miho-hatori-on-collaboration-and-memory/ |website=The Creative Independent |access-date=28 July 2022 |date=6 August 2018}}</ref> Her first solo album, ''[[Ecdysis (album)|Ecdysis]]'', was released in Japan in 2005, coming two years later to the American and European markets.<ref name="2007 Pitchfork">{{cite web |last1=Berman |first1=Stuart |title=Miho Hatori: Ecdysis |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9754-ecdysis/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=26 July 2022 |date=11 January 2007}}</ref> In 2018, she released ''Amazon To LeFrak'' as New Optimism and ''Sequence'' as Miss Information.<ref name="2018 Pitchfork">{{cite web |last1=Cardew |first1=Ben |title=New Optimism: Amazon to LeFrak EP |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/new-optimism-amazon-to-lefrak-ep/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=26 July 2022 |date=31 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Miss Information: Sequence |url=https://pioneerworks.org/store/miss-information-sequence |website=Pioneer Works |access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref>

Her 2021 release, ''Between Isekai and Slice of Life'', was inspired by both [[Édouard Glissant]] and ''[[isekai]]'' and ''[[slice of life]]'' anime––specifically in ''[[Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba|Demon Slayer]]'', which she watched in 2020 during [[New York state government response to the COVID-19 pandemic|New York City's COVID-19 stay-at-home order]].<ref name="2021 Bomb Interview">{{cite web |title=Battle and Coexistence: Miho Hatori Interviewed by Paul Ha |url=https://bombmagazine.org/articles/miho-hatori-interviewed/ |website=BOMB |access-date=28 July 2022 |date=14 May 2021}}</ref><ref name="2021 Tokion Interview">{{cite web |last1=Watanabe |first1=Yuya |title=Unveiling the Reason Why the Artist Based in New York, Miho Hatori, is So Captivated by Japanese Anime and Edouard Glissant's Philosophy |url=https://tokion.jp/en/2021/03/24/miho-hatori-captivated-by-japanese-anime/ |website=TOKION |access-date=28 July 2022 |date=24 March 2021}}</ref>