Hatim "HAT" Belyamani
Since 2012, Hatim Belyamani — also known as HAT — unites artists in an ever-evolving audio-visual dance between traditional music and digital remix art. In his one-of-a-kind live show, HAT is an orchestra conductor from the future, beaming traditional musicians from the four corners of the world onto a big screen, shaping them harmoniously into new electro beats.
Growing up in Morocco surrounded by sounds of the country’s Arabic, Amazigh, and Sub-Saharan African origins, Belyamani was an award-winning classical pianist and guitarist before finding his voice in electronic music. In 2012, inspired to celebrate his roots, Belyamani founded Remix ⟷ Culture, a non-profit organization that bridges cultural divides through the transformative power of traditional music, film, and remix. Hatim and his team traverse the globe, capturing the sights and sounds of underrepresented musical traditions, which they share for free online under a Creative Commons license. HAT’s performances are a live remixing of these videos, seamlessly blending the traditional with the experimental – acoustic trance with electronic dance – connecting his audiences to distant cultures in a unique audio-visual journey.