Ariel Loh
Ariel Loh | |
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| Born | Cortlandt Manor, New York, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
Ariel Loh is a Taiwanese American music producer, composer, and sound mixer who identifies as trans and works in the music and film industries.[1][2][3]
Life and career
[edit]Loh earned their Bachelor’s of Music in Studio Production from SUNY Purchase.[4] They have contributed to projects featured on Billboard, Rolling Stone, BBC, NPR, Pitchfork, Vice, MTV, and streaming platforms such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and Apple TV+.[5] Under the production name Window Seat, they release ambient music.[6] Their productions include work with Yoke Lore on "Beige," which received an RIAA certification, The Harry Belafonte Best Song for Social Change Award for his song, "Deliver" during the 2025 Grammy Awards weekend.[7][8] Ariel Loh is the first Asian American trans woman to win a Grammy.[9]
In 2016, Loh scored Nicolas Pesce's debut feature film The Eyes of My Mother, with Variety noted "the buzzing synths and rattling winds of Loh’s alien-electro score" for their theatrical debut, along with other projects like Get Rolling With Otis on Apple TV+ and the upcoming film Visitation.[10][11] They have also mixed projects including The Novice (2021), Expats (2024), and Terminator Zero (2024).[12][13] Ariel Loh co-founded the Trans Music Archive, a nonprofit dedicated to archiving the contributions of trans musicians on vinyl records.[14]
Discography
[edit]Selected Production Credits
[edit]- 2017 – Yoke Lore – "Good Pain" (EP)
- 2018 – Yoke Lore - "Absolutes" (EP)
- 2019 – Yoke Lore - "Meditations" (EP)
- 2020 – Gracie and Rachel - "Hello Weakness, You Make Me Strong" (LP)
- 2020 – Yoke Lore, Jax Anderson - "Sensitive Heart" (Single)
- 2021 – Yoke Lore - "Seeds" (Single)
- 2023 – Gracie and Rachel - "Nowhere Now Here" (EP)
- 2023 – Yoke Lore - "Toward A Never Ending Beginning" (LP)
- 2023 – Iman Jordan - "Odyssey" (Single)
- 2024 – Semler - "Saints Of Nevada" (Single)
- 2024 – Iman Jordan - "War" (Single)
- 2024 – Iman Jordan - "Deliver" (Single)
Selected Film and TV Scores
[edit]- 2016 – The Eyes of My Mother
- 2019 – Bei Bei
- 2021 – Get Rolling With Otis
- 2020 – Pink Skies Ahead
- TBA – Visitation
References
[edit]- ^ "Equalizers: Ariel Loh on Producing, Mixing, and Mastering". wnyc.org. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
- ^ "Waxwork records unleashes horror film OST Eyes of My Mother by Ariel Loh on deluxe vinyl, premieres three blood-curdling tracks". tinymixtapes.com. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
- ^ "Sinister 7: Ariel Loh, Composer of "The Eyes of My Mother," from Waxwork Records". rue-morgue.com. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
- ^ "Meet Ariel Loh of Stone Cold Fox". hyphenmagazine.com. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
- ^ "Ariel Loh". theawfc.com. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
- ^ "Listening List: Tim Hecker's 'Infinity Pool,' Billy Nomates, Window Seat". vehlinggo.com. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
- ^ "TRACE and Ariel Loh release new single "Sài Gòn;"". hashtagmagazine.net. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
- ^ "Harry Belafonte Best Song For Social Change Award". recordingacademy.com. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
- ^ "How Producer Ariel Loh Made Trans Music History at the Grammys and Beyond". them.us. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
- ^ "Film Review: 'The Eyes of My Mother'". variety.com. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
- ^ "Get Rolling with Otis". brownbagfilms.com. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
- ^ "Our Favorites 2021: Composer Alex Weston on Making Waves in "The Novice"". moveablefest.com. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
- ^ "Terminator Zero: Original Series Soundtrack". vgmdb.net. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
- ^ "News: Um, Jennifer? Announce New Song and Album". newnoisemagazine.com. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
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