OLIVE KIMOTO

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.

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.

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.

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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