Kim Hiorthøy is a Norwegian electronic musician, graphic designer, illustrator, filmmaker and writer who currently lives and works in Berlin. He was born and raised in Trondheim, Norway, and studied at the Trondheim Academy of Fine Art, the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen as well as the School of Visual Arts in New York. Hiorthøy began making music while attending the Trondheim Academy of Fine Art; he worked in the academy's sound studio until he left school and purchased his own equipment. After various "collaborations and accidents", his music was eventually introduced to DJ Joakim Haugland of the Smalltown Supersound record label. In 2001, Hiorthøy released his debut album for the label ("Hei"), followed by several more albums and EPs.
His musical style is difficult to classify and his live sets, however, differ from his recordings, with louder, faster beats and a techno undertone. While exploring music at the Trondheim Academy of Fine Art, Hiorthøy simultaneously began his work in graphic design, publishing fanzines and designing record sleeves. To date, he has released several collections of photography, drawing and design work and has provided cover artworks for such record labels as Rune Grammofon, Smalltown Supersound and Smalltown Superjazzz. He worked in film directing, film photography and provided illustration for children's books.
