Nina Fukuoka
Composer
Nina Fukuoka is a Japanese and Polish composer and performer based in New York City. She makes instrumental and computer music and uses various media and technologies to express extramusical meaning. Her works are focused on the contemporary world through the lens of horror esthetics, video games, and feminist scholarships. She has collaborated with many new music ensembles, lately including Ensemble Adapter, Hashtag Ensemble, Ekmeles, Distractfold, and International Contemporary Ensemble. Nina’s works have been premiered at numerous festivals and venues in Europe, North America, and Japan; recently featured at Klangwerkstatt festival in Berlin, Warsaw Autumn, and musikprotokoll in Graz. Nina completed her studies in composition and music theory at the Academy of Music in Lodz, Poland, and composition at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, Belgium. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in Music Composition at Columbia University in New York.
