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Momo Kawazoe
Apparently, I'm a weirdo known as a drummer, but at least I try to stay authentic and go with the flow. Somewhere in music.
Professional activities:
- Arrangement
- Composition
- Drums
- Logic Pro
- Music live
- Music studio
- Piano
- Producing
- Synthesizer
Hobbies and interests:
- Artwork / Visuals
- Drum computer
- E-bass
- Ear training
- Mixing
- Percussion
Projects:
ladunna ChiaraPronouns:
she/her
Always in tune with herself — creatively, musically, and in the search for both. On and off stage, in the studio or alone at her laptop. That’s how Momo Kawazoe’s personal and professional path can be described.
It all began on a drum set in a friend’s basement, which immediately led to drum lessons, later followed by bass and piano. The rhythmic backbone never let her go. Her new world expanded across her home region of Graubünden and beyond, where she gradually established herself as a drummer in several bands, including CHIARA and the Kanti-s-Wings.
It’s no surprise that the now 23-year-old has devoted herself fully to music since finishing school in 2021. During this time, she met Aaron Asteria, whom she has accompanied live ever since, sharing stages with artists such as Nathan Evans, Dabu Fantastic, Stiller Has, Bligg and Marc Sway. At the end of the same year, the former Rhaeto-Romanic band CHIARA — where Momo had shaped the sound as an arranger since 2018 — dissolved. From its core, she and Chiara Jacomet formed their new flagship project, ladunna. Momo became both the rhythmic foundation of the live shows and a defining part of their sonic arrangements. Their journey has since led them to many major stages: the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, a tour in Lima, Open Air Lumnezia, Radar Festival and more. In 2025 she also toured Switzerland as the drummer for Bibi Vaplan’s Popcorn Opera.
Her distinctive, flowing yet driving grooves can also be heard regularly in the studio — on songs by Joya Marleen, Halunke, Sven Amadeus, Benni Vigne and others. After completing an internship at 571 Recording Studios in 2024, she stayed true to the studio world and now works as an assistant at Aquarium Studios in Zurich. Since finding her voice in arranging as well, her rhythmic soundscapes have begun to appear outside ladunna too — for example in the comedy Grand Hotel Klibühni or with rising band Happy For Real.
What she once experienced as a participant, she now passes on as a co-coach at Helvetiarockt’s band workshops, where she has been active since 2023. Fittingly, the organization is also where she first met Chiara of ladunna.
Staying true to herself — a philosophy that resonates with the outside world. For her work and artistry, Momo Kawazoe has received several awards, including the 2021 Cultural Promotion Prize of her hometown Chur.