{{short description|Taiwanese American music producer, composer, and sound mixer}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Ariel Loh | image = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = Cortlandt Manor, New York, U.S. | origin = | occupations = {{hlist|Music producer|Composer|Sound mixer}} | genre = | years_active = 2012–present | website = | module = }} '''Ariel Loh''' is a Taiwanese American music producer, composer, and sound mixer who identifies as trans and works in the music and film industries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wnyc.org/story/equalizers-ariel-loh-on-producing-mixing-and-mastering/|title=Equalizers: Ariel Loh on Producing, Mixing, and Mastering|website=wnyc.org|access-date=2025-03-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/waxwork-records-releases-horror-film-ost-eyes-my-mother-ariel-loh-deluxe-vinyl-premieres-new-tr|title=Waxwork records unleashes horror film OST Eyes of My Mother by Ariel Loh on deluxe vinyl, premieres three blood-curdling tracks|website=tinymixtapes.com|access-date=2025-03-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rue-morgue.com/sinister-7-ariel-loh-composer-of-the-eyes-of-my-mother-from-waxwork-records/|title=Sinister 7: Ariel Loh, Composer of “The Eyes of My Mother,” from Waxwork Records|website=rue-morgue.com|access-date=2025-03-21}}</ref>
==Life and career== Loh earned her Bachelor’s of Music in Studio Production from SUNY Purchase.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hyphenmagazine.com/blog/2012/7/9/meet-ariel-loh-stone-cold-fox|title=Meet Ariel Loh of Stone Cold Fox|website=hyphenmagazine.com|access-date=2025-03-21}}</ref> She has contributed to projects featured on Billboard, Rolling Stone, BBC, NPR, Pitchfork, Vice, MTV, and streaming platforms such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and Apple TV+.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theawfc.com/user/ariel-loh/|title=Ariel Loh|website=theawfc.com|access-date=2025-03-21}}</ref> She releases ambient music under the production name Window Seat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vehlinggo.com/2023/02/06/nomates-infinity-pool-window-seat/|title=Listening List: Tim Hecker’s ‘Infinity Pool,’ Billy Nomates, Window Seat|website=vehlinggo.com|access-date=2025-03-21}}</ref> Her productions include work with Yoke Lore on "Beige," which received an RIAA certification, the Harry Belafonte Best Song for Social Change Award for his song, "Deliver" during the 2025 Grammy Awards weekend.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hashtagmagazine.net/home/2024/10/10/trace-and-ariel-loh-release-new-single-si-gn|title=TRACE and Ariel Loh release new single "Sài Gòn;”|website=hashtagmagazine.net|access-date=2025-03-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.recordingacademy.com/press-releases/2025-grammys-best-song-for-social-change-eli-writing-contest-music-educator-award-recipients|title=Harry Belafonte Best Song For Social Change Award|website=recordingacademy.com|access-date=2025-03-21}}</ref> Ariel Loh is the first Asian American trans woman to win a Grammy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.them.us/story/ariel-loh-producer-interview-first-trans-asian-american-woman-grammys-archive|title=How Producer Ariel Loh Made Trans Music History at the Grammys and Beyond|website=them.us|access-date=2025-03-21}}</ref>
In 2016, Loh scored Nicolas Pesce's debut feature film ''The Eyes of My Mother'', with ''Variety'' noted "the buzzing synths and rattling winds of Loh’s alien-electro score" for their theatrical debut, along with other projects like ''Get Rolling With Otis'' on Apple TV+ and the upcoming film ''Visitation''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/the-eyes-of-my-mother-review-1201693246/|title=Film Review: ‘The Eyes of My Mother’ |website=variety.com|access-date=2025-03-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brownbagfilms.com/work/get-rolling-with-otis|title=Get Rolling with Otis|website=brownbagfilms.com|access-date=2025-03-21}}</ref> She has also mixed projects including ''The Novice'' (2021), ''Expats'' (2024), and ''Terminator Zero'' (2024).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://moveablefest.com/alex-weston-the-novice/|title=Our Favorites 2021: Composer Alex Weston on Making Waves in “The Novice”|website=moveablefest.com|access-date=2025-03-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vgmdb.net/album/142325|title=Terminator Zero: Original Series Soundtrack|website=vgmdb.net|access-date=2025-03-21}}</ref> Ariel Loh co-founded the Trans Music Archive, a nonprofit dedicated to archiving the contributions of trans musicians on vinyl records.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newnoisemagazine.com/news-um-jennifer-announce-new-song-and-album/#google_vignette|title=News: Um, Jennifer? Announce New Song and Album|website=newnoisemagazine.com|access-date=2025-03-21}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Selected Production Credits=== * 2017 – Yoke Lore – "Good Pain" (EP) * 2018 – Yoke Lore - "Absolutes" (EP) * 2019 – Yoke Lore - "Meditations" (EP) * 2020 – Gracie and Rachel - "Hello Weakness, You Make Me Strong" (LP) * 2020 – Yoke Lore, Jax Anderson - "Sensitive Heart" (Single) * 2021 – Yoke Lore - "Seeds" (Single) * 2023 – Gracie and Rachel - "Nowhere Now Here" (EP) * 2023 – Yoke Lore - "Toward A Never Ending Beginning" (LP) * 2023 – Iman Jordan - "Odyssey" (Single) * 2024 – Semler - "Saints Of Nevada" (Single) * 2024 – Iman Jordan - "War" (Single) * 2024 – Iman Jordan - "Deliver" (Single)
===Selected Film and TV Scores=== * 2016 – ''The Eyes of My Mother'' * 2019 – ''Bei Bei'' * 2021 – ''Get Rolling With Otis'' * 2020 – ''Pink Skies Ahead'' * TBA – ''Visitation'' ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|4846867|Ariel Loh}} * {{Official website|http://lohmusic.com}}
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