Artist biography

Atul Giri is an Indian musician and artist based in Norway, known for his immersive approach to ambient, world, and experimental music. Through his main project, Atúl, he brings together post-rock and ambient soundscapes, while his Sound.Locator initiative uses field recordings to capture the unique sounds of different environments, exploring cultural stories across borders. Atul's work on the Migration Sounds project for Cities & Memory—led by field recordist Stuart Fowkes and in partnership with COMPAS, University of Oxford—has gained international attention, featuring in outlets like the BBC, Independent, and Daily Mail in the UK.

In Norway, Atul’s work has been supported by the Arts Council Norway, Rogaland Fylkeskommune, and Stavanger Kommune. His live and recorded performances have appeared at events including Kammermusikkfestival, Mablis, What’s Brewing, and Vevringutstillinga. As a composer for film, Atul has collaborated with filmmaker Aditi Banerjee on In Search for Home, a documentary focusing on humanitarian themes, and on the TV series Love at Fifth Floor.

His portfolio includes collaborations across Norway, often supported by regional and national institutions, with standout projects like How to Arrive after Landing (performed in Norway and Denmark), Birds & Smalltalk (toured across Norwegian cities), and knitted stories, a unique blend of music, dance, and textile arts showcased at Vevringutstillinga 2023. Atul’s residencies have included the KRA, Dansis & Tou in Stavanger, Cooltour in Ostrava (CZ), and HAUT in Copenhagen, among others. His site-specific work with the Kunstgrillen collective and pieces like Porcelain Confessions and Suspended Stories/Reminiscently Revolving are also notable highlights of his career.

As a self-taught music producer and recording expert, Atul’s skills span sound design, spatial audio, field recording, and studio production, all tied together by a love for immersive soundscapes.

Atul's current project, Songs of the Seedlings, focuses on the soundscapes and music in the everyday lives of young people from underprivileged communities worldwide. Through this work, he explores how children find musical expression within their cultural and natural settings, even without the resources to nurture it fully.