Hikaru Arata

Sound Producer / Film Director Hikaru Arata is the leader and drummer of WONK, a Japanese experimental soul band, and plays a central role in the group as one of its primary composers. Alongside his work with WONK, he has built a career as a sound producer, writing and producing music for a wide range of artists as well as creating music for brand collaborations and commercial projects. In recent years, Arata has also been expanding his work as a film director. Bringing his distinctive musical sensibility and instinctive approach to rhythm into the visual realm, he has directed music videos and worked on creative projects for brands, developing a multidisciplinary practice that moves fluidly between sound and image.