Mia Asano

Mia Asano is a mixed-race (primarily Asian) American violinist and electric violinist who began performing in 2013 at age 13. She has been active for 13 years. Born in Denver, Colorado, she started playing violin at age five using the Suzuki method, growing up in a musical family. She attended the Denver School of the Arts orchestra program and later graduated from the Berklee School of Music in 2022 with a dual major in Performance and Professional Music.

Her breakthrough came in 2021 with a viral video of her electric violin cover of "Roses" by SAINt JHN, originally released in 2018. She has since collaborated with Tina Guo, Kiki Wong, and Grace Kelly as part of the RAMENSTEIN quartet, and toured with Ally the Piper in the duo "Mia x Ally," which combines electric violin and electric bagpipe in hybrid orchestral arrangements. In 2023, she performed as a solo violinist on the Two Steps From Hell tour. She plays a seven-string fretted Viper electric violin made by Wood Violins. Her collaborations are known for aggressive tonality and a heavy metal aesthetic in both performance and fashion. She is 26 years old, with black hair, brown eyes, and a slim build.