Press

Fred Perry Subculture: Otto Hashmi playlist + interview

“The first track you played on repeat? - ‘Cowboys’ by Portishead. For some reason when I was little my parents used to play me Portishead’s eponymous album on loop when I went to bed.”

Early Music Shop: Otto Hashmi’s new single POPSTARS - interview

“Otto's music challenges the role a recorder plays in an ensemble and we think there's relevance and interest to players from all backgrounds.”

BMC Future Views: Contemporary Art Music - Thinkpiece

“As commercialisation penetrates every aspect of the arts it becomes possible both to embrace it and also to push against it, by embracing aspects of popular music’s communally focused sound and accessibility – whilst conceptually paving the way for bigger questions of our society, the arts, and our society’s consumption of the arts”

Mixmag: South Asian Series - Interview

Can you sum up what music means to you in a sentence? - “I don’t think I could even really define ‘music’ for you, let alone what it means to me. Whatever it is, it has been a life-long obsession.”

London In Stereo: Otto Hashmi ‘In Short’ Interview

“This eclectic fusion of sounds that Hashmi crafts is both a testament to his distinct creative talent and a striking tribute to the diversity of London and the wealth of inspiration he draws from his home city”

5.18 Magazine: Otto Hashmi EP premiere + interview

“His work is always an intricate and effective fusion of genres that utilises his skills with multiple instruments, and is well known in the London scene for his live shows and individual sound.”

Team Recorder (Sarah Jeffery) - Otto Hashmi EP

"Otto is a multi-instrumentalist, including a fantastic recorder player, from London… I love how Otto uses all of the instruments he plays… it's just a really creative refreshing way for the recorder to be used."

Apocalypse Music: Otto Hashmi ‘New Lands’ Session

“A brilliantly experimental young artist, Otto combines a huge variety of musical influences from his classical training on the Recorder and Oboe to his interest in Hiphop and Electronica, to create a sound that is entirely unique to him.”

Smile End: Otto Hashmi releases his multi-faceted self-titled EP

“Otto Hashmi’s innovativeness is not to be underestimated”

Rap on Demand - Otto Hashmi EP

“His branch into solo performance draws influence from the music of London and the sounds which have graced the city…”