Aithō. In greek: "to burn".
Music full of strength, feeling and context.
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AITHŌ
Aithō is a composer and performer active equally in experimental electronic and classical scene, often combining these forces in strikingly different environments. Following life-long classical music education across Europe she became a fellow and Masters Degree graduate of the world-renowned Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London, following a successful Baccalaureate at RWCMD. She's an awarded film composer, a specialist in music for theatre and all classical and contemporary. Her works were performed in legacy venues such as Barbican Concert Hall, Barbican Cinema, Bute and Richard Burton Theatre, Milton Court Concert Hall as well as iconic underground locations in Digbeth, Birmingham or London. In recent years she became devoted to immersive art, producing the cycles of shows Salome - Afterlife, as well as hosting immersive raves around London.
She produces and performs techno under the alias Aithō - her music and identity are inspired by the volcanic ashes of Etna and the ethereal blue flames of Kawah Ijen. It resonates with deep sensitivity, power, and freedom of spirit. Her music guides the audience through a soundscape that is intense and liberating, between light and darkness. The forces of rebellion, faith, sensitivity, thunder, divine, celestial presence, and the rawness of life merge into one energy. She's been performing at Arch Festival in Birmingham since the first edition in 2023. Her fields as a DJ are industrial techno, hard techno, schranz, psytrance.
Composer & Producer
Aithō is an experienced composer for film, theatre, and contemporary experimental music, known for her individual approach and profound sound world. She is recognised for her unique style of blending orchestra with electronics. Her lifelong classical music education in Warsaw, followed by studies in Cardiff and London, gave her a deep, detailed approach to music theory in a strict academic approach - she is a passionate academic and a fellow at Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London. Her works always stood out as mystical, dark and complex, with profound moments of silence. She is known for her signature blend of classical sounds of instruments and extended techniques, while making it comfortable for the player, to reach full potential of their talent and the piece.
She has presented her works at notable venues such as the SHE Lives masterclasses in Budapest, Dora Stoutzker Hall in Cardiff, and Milton Court Concert Hall in London, with a unique focus on the acoustics and context of each space. Her collaborations with Tomasz Grzymała were awarded highly across Europe. She is an expert orchestrator and arranger, experienced in all styles, ranging from huge symphonic forces to intimate contemporary nuisances. She was trusted with scoring entirety of Anna Karenina during her time at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama for Daniel Raggett and Arcadia for Hannah Noone. Her theatre and film scoring is recognised as bold, emotional and enhancing the story.
She is also a producer of trailers, feature videos, immersive art installations, techno music. She works with all DAWs and has a broad expertise in electronics, which she treats with the same respect and academic drive as classical music.
Live Electronics
Aithō. In greek - “To burn”. Techno full of strength, feeling and context. She took the musical underworld by the storm as a hard techno DJ of extreme power. With a symphonic approach to her sets that create a transcendental experience, time and space come together.
She is known for her deeply spiritual and strong sound, contrast of which is inspired by the flames of Kawah Ijen and Etna Volcano.
Signature blends, immersing the listener like volcanic pyroclastic flow - between a profound soul-cleansing experience and sonic assault. A tribute to grief, power and feminity. Her sets often bring symphonic elements and form. It’s a transcendental experience, time and space come together. Her lifelong experience in classical music and electronics obtained in world-class conservatories allows her to bring a lot of humility and cinematic, symphonic narrative to techno, which she treats with great respect.
She uses techno as an urban portal to spirituality, through magnetic forces of schranz, industrial techno, psytrance. Orchestral contexts and ethereal soundscapes provide a divine contrast to her sets.
Her origins of live electronics come from immersive live electronic experiences using software and hardware like Ableton and modular synthesisers among others, blending projection, noise music, orchestral recordings, and eerie vocals. She spent years immersing herself in experimental electronics with contexts of Darmstadt School, West Coast approach to synthesis, acoustic music, art of listening by Christ Watson, John Cage, Pierre Schaeffer.
Classix
Aithō is an experienced conductor with expertise in symphonic, chamber, and choral settings. She is a trusted arranger and orchestrator across multiple genres and styles. Her leadership is described as empowering and magical. During her Masters she was one of the beloved conductors of Guildhall Session Orchestra, serving multiple recordings, events and recitals. such as UKF Orchestrave at the Barbican or the Magic Lantern project.
She is an accomplished pianist, known for her recitals as well as mystical improvisation that bridges jazz, classical, and contemporary styles.
She achieved her life-long classical education in Warsaw at F. Chopin State Music School among others under professors Szabolcs Esztényi, Marta Jarczewska among others, as well as jazz workshops at ChoJazz and Puławy Jazz Jamboree, under Artur Dutkiewicz, Kuba Stankiewicz.