Putu Tangkas Adi Hiranmayena is an Indonesian artist and scholar currently residing in the United States. He is an Assistant Professor of Performance and Creativity at Grinnell College in Iowa. His research and artistic interests interrogate discursive conceptions of noise through the lenses of Indigeneity, performativity, cosmology, and politics. Hiranmayena’s sonicity resides primarily in Baleganjur, Heavy Metal, and Free improvisation. His current ensembles include Gamelan Tunas Mekar (Denver, CO); Improvisatory noise/metal trio, TATWD (Urbana, IL); Improvisatory trio, PAK Yeh (Denver CO); and Balinese experimental duo, ghOstMiSt with his partner, Dewa Ayu Eka Putri. He has composed, performed, held workshops, and given lectures internationally, but most notably in the United States. You can also find him skateboarding, playing tennis, and enjoying a nice pint of microbrew.
