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Olive Kimoto is an Los Angeles born and raised DJ and musician. Her story building sets explore everything from driving somatic rhythms and floating synths, to leftfield sounds and lush soundscapes.

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As a DJ, she has shared bills with Jon Hopkins, Gary Numan, Boy Harsher, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Nicola Cruz, Jenny Hval, The Field, and more. She's performed at everything from art museums and galleries, to music festivals and clubs. 

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Olive hosts the monthly radio show Liquid Mirror on NTS Radio, as well as the weekly show Endless Spiral on ROVR. She has traveled the world playing across other stations such as HÖR, Kiosk Radio, Baihui, and Seoul Community Radio. She is the cofounder of the Cocteau Twins dance night, Heaven or Los Angeles at Zebulon, as well as Earth Club at Bar Bandini.

Select Past DJ Events

  • Substance Music Festival with Gary Numan, John Maus, Black Marble, Lust for Youth, ADULT., Xeno & Oaklander, HTRK, and more at The Los Angeles Theatre

  • Spike Jonze: The Day I Met Björk Exhibition, opening night at Arroz & Fun

  • 125th Golden Dragon Lunar New Parade in Chinatown, Los Angeles

  • Cloak & Dagger Music Festival with The Faint, TR/ST, Tamaryn, Christian Death, Boy Harsher, Drab Majesty, and more at The Los Angeles Theatre

  • Music as Medicine with Jon Hopkins, East Forest, and Superposition at Lighthouse Art Space, Los Angeles 

  • Boy Harsher at Zebulon, Los Angeles

  • Iceland Music (ÚTÓN) Event with Lilja Alfreðsdóttir (Iceland's Minister of Culture), at The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever

  • Megapass at Cakeshop in Seoul, Korea

  • HÖR Live streamed radio set in Berlin, Germany

  • Kiosk Radio Live streamed radio set in Brussels, Belgium

  • Baihui Radio Live streamed radio set in Shanghai, China

  • Seoul Comnmunity Radio Live streamed radio set in Seoul, Korea

  • Vans Channel 66 Live streamed radio set in Los Angeles, CA

  • 12 Tónar in Reykjavík, Iceland

  • Latraac in Athens, Greece

  • 8mm Bar in Berlin, Germany

  • Mr.Twin Sister at Zebulon, Los Angeles

  • The Field at Lodge Room, Los Angeles

  • Nicola Cruz at The Echoplex, Los Angeles

  • Part Time Lover HiFi All vinyl set in San Diego, CA

  • Leaving Records Showcase with Green-House at The Echo, Los Angeles

  • Cloak & Dagger Music Festival with The Faint, TR/ST, Tamaryn, Christian Death, Boy Harsher, Drab Majesty, and more at The Los Angeles Theatre

  • Fire Walk With Me: A Twin Peaks Experience with Xiu Xiu at The Echoplex, Los Angeles

  • Big Night Out: For the Record with DJ Colored Craig at Orange County Museum of Art, CA

  • A Night With Marianne Williamson, Aiden Arata & more at Little Secret Hollywood

  • Chromasonic: Benefit for Ukraine at Compound Art Center, CA

  • No Rest for the Wicked NYE Party at The Ace Hotel Rooftop, Los Angeles

  • Molly Nilsson at Zebulon, Los Angeles

Upcoming Events

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