kamoto trio

Kanoko Nishi :: koto and objects

Currently studying at Mills college, working on a BA in classical piano performance, while performing sometimes as a improviser with her second instrument, koto. She has performed with Jon Rose, Fred Frith and is a promising new musician.

Moe! Staiano :: drums, percussion, toys, metal, and sundries

Composer and percussionist, Moe! Staiano likes to improvise and make sounds that sound good to him unconventionally on prepared percussion and found objects. He is a former member of Sleepytime Gorilla Museum and Vacuum Tree Head and currently runs the Moe!kestra! ensemble

Thomas Dimuzio :: live sampling and processing

Composer, multi-instrumentalist, sound designer, experimental electronic musician, collaborator and recording studio owner - Dimuzio has released numerous solo albums and has worked with Chris Cutler, Fred Frith, Illusion Of Safety, Due Process, Matmos, David Lee Myers, Negativland, and many others.