Published
Mon, Mar 28, 2022, 17:40
- The UK label confirmed the news earlier today via social media.
Award-winning artist and composer Chantal Passamonte, AKA Mira Calix, has died.
The news was shared earlier today, March 28th, by Passamonte's label, Warp Records. The post doesn't mention a cause of death.
"Mira wasn't only a hugely talented artist and composer," Warp wrote. "She was also a beautiful, caring human who touched the lives of everyone who had the honour of working with her."
Passamonte was born in Durban, South Africa, in 1970. Later, she moved to London and began a career in music as a press officer at Warp. In 1996, she became the first woman to be signed by the legendary label with the release of the single llanga. Her debut album, one on one, followed in 2000, and she has since released five more LPs on Warp, most recently absent origin in November.
As Mira Calix, Passamonte spanned many creative spheres, presenting her work on record, as sculpture, video, performance art, multimedia installations and more. She wrote classical compositions, produced electronic music and prepared scores for dance, film and theatre, including The Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Julius Caesar in 2017. She DJ'ed and performed live internationally, and was due to play revered experimental festival Rewire in the coming weeks.
"She pushed the boundaries between electronic music, classical music and art in a truly unique way," Warp's post continued. "She will be terribly missed by everyone at the label, staff and artists alike."
Read the full post and some more tributes.