Mahakit Mahaniranon is a Thai composer-performer who plays piano and modular synthesizer. His multifaceted practice combines performance, composition, improvisation, sound of traditional Thai music and electroacoustic elements into an eclectic, individual musical expression.

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His extensive interest in music results in works that reject stylistic boundaries and seek their own identity mixing ambient, minimalism, noise, free improvisation, Thai traditional, contemporary classical music and experimental electronica. The intensity of his work and his creative process has earned him many opportunities as a solo performer.

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Various ensembles have included his compositions in their repertoire and they are being performed continuously, e.g. Tacet(i) Ensemble, Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music Youth Orchestra (PYO), Million Wind Philharmonic and TYOY Ensemble. His works have also been performed abroad, including in Singapore, Malaysia, Sweden, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom.

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Collaborating with artists in other fields such as Contemporary Dance, Visual Arts, Film, and Poetry, inspires him. Working with people with different ideas and backgrounds helps him to develop his own work.

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Mahakit Mahaniranon was part of the foley team for “Krut: The Himmaphan Warriors”, available on Netflix in Thailand. He used to be an Artist in Residence 2023, 2024 and 2025 at Elektronmusikstudion EMS, Stockholm, Sweden. 

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In 2025, Mahakit has an interesting event in Thailand and abroad such as an collaborative work  combined Thai and Swedish cultures, a collaboration between Jens Hedman and the TYOY Ensemble in Bangkok, Thailand and Stockholm, Sweden, supported by The Swedish Arts Grants Committee, Sweden and the Contemporary art promotion fund, Thailand. Furthermore, he was one of the artists performing at BEAST FEaST 2025: Southeast/Northwest held at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, which were assembled together electroacoustic composers/performers from around the world.

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Throughout the years of his artistic and musical creations, he has received many sponsorship and grant opportunities from organizations such as Office of Contemporary Art and Culture under the Ministry of Culture, Thailand including The Goethe-Institut Thailand, Siam Modular and international companies such as Arturia music company based in Grenoble, France.

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At the moment, he works as a freelance composer, musician and music teacher. He is also a member of the composer and performer group "TYOY", dedicated to experimental contemporary Thai music. More info: www.mahakit-m.com