Atsuko Hatano is an experimental string player based in Tokyo, and a prolific composer, music arranger, and improvisational live musician. She commands the five-string viola and constructs innovative compositions with multi-layered electronica. She has recorded solo and with colleagues such as
Jim O'Rourke,
Eiko Ishibashi, Mocky, Tatsuhisa Yamamoto, Takeo Toyama, and Anzu Suhara (Asa-chang & Junrei).