Hahn Rowe is an American violinist, guitarist, composer, and engineer/producer, involved in a wide range of projects. He also performs using the

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Somatic.

Career

Originally a violinist and guitarist with New York City dream-poppers

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, Rowe became a

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in the New York scene. He has performed with

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, Firewater,

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, and

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. As

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performer Somatic, he released the album, '' the new body'' (1998) Rowe has engineered and produced recordings for

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, and

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, among others. He produced several tracks on Hugo Largo former singer

Mimi Goese Mimi Goese (last name rhymes with ''hazy'') is an American professional musician. Career Goese was the vocalist for dream pop band Hugo Largo. Solo Under the mononym "Mimi", she released a solo album, ''Soak'', on the Luaka Bop label, with contri ...

's solo album, ''Soak''. Rowe has a long-standing collaboration with Brussels/Berlin-based choreographer

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(Damaged Goods) which has resulted in the creation of eight evening-length dance/theater works. He has also created scores for choreographers Benoit Lachambre,

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, and

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. Active as a composer for film and television, Rowe has created scores for films such as ''

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'' by

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, ''

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'' by

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, ''

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'' by

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, and ''

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'' by Susanne Rostock. Rowe is a three-time

Bessie Award The New York Dance and Performance Awards, also known as the Bessie Awards, are awarded annually for exceptional achievement by independent dance artists presenting their work in New York City. The broad categories of the awards are: choreography, ...

recipient; his 2001 Bessie Award was for musical composition.

Personal life

Rowe is based in New York City.

Discography

As Somatic

* ''the new body'' (1998, Caiprinha)

References

External links

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Hahn Rowe
at MySpace 1961 births Living people American electronic musicians American male composers 20th-century American composers American male violinists Record producers from New York (state) American audio engineers Bessie Award winners Firewater (band) members Guitarists from New York (state) American male guitarists 20th-century American guitarists 21st-century American violinists 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American male musicians {{US-musician-stub