mHz (Iran/NZ)
Mo H. Zareei aka mHz is a an Iranian electronic musician, sound artist, and researcher.
https://millihertz.net
This 60 minute mix by Grace Verweij profiles Pōneke based multi-disciplinary artist Mo H. Zareei, otherwise known as mHz. It includes compositions from Form (2019), Function (2020), sometime after two, somewhere else (2020), and Earth's Shadow (2021).
Mo H. Zareei aka mHz is a an Iranian electronic musician, sound artist, and researcher. Using custom-built software and hardware, his experiments with sound cover a wide range from electronic compositions to kinetic sound-sculptures and audiovisual installations. Regardless of the medium, Zareei’s work aims to highlight the beauty in the basics of sound and light production, and reductionist audiovisual elements that draw inspiration from physical and architectural principles. He has exhibited his work at international events and festivals including the International Symposium on Electronic Art (Vancouver & Dubai), New Interfaces for Musical Expression (London), Modern Body Festival (The Hague), International Conference on Auditory Display (New York), International Computer Music Conference (Perth), Setxctm Festival (Tehran), and New Zealand Festival (Wellington). Publishing his electronic music projects under the moniker mHz, Zareei’s albums have been released on Line (U.S.A.), Important Records (U.S.A.), Leerraum (CH), and Kasuga Records (DE). He holds a BS in physics from Shahid Beheshti University of Rehran, a BFA in music technology from California Institute of the Arts and a PHD in sonic arts from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, where he is a lecturer in composition and sonic arts, and creative director at Aotearoa Audio Arts.