Madil Hardis(I)
- Composer
- Producer
- Actress
Madil Hardis is an award-winning audiovisual artist with a background in classical and electronic music, filmmaking and fine art. With raw honesty and vulnerability, her creations navigate the emotional landscapes of isolation, connection, and self-discovery.
Music: Madil's music is a hypnotic blend of acoustic and electronic elements as well as original sample manipulation. She is known for her 3-octave vocal range, and takes an experimental approach to both her voice and a multitude of instruments, often utilising them in unconventional ways to create a truly unique soundscape. Her music ranges from introspective and atmospheric to grandiose and climactic, and has been described as otherworldly, evocative and haunting. Her influences include classical, electronica, synthwave, jazz, ambient, and experimental music.
Discography: Madil has accumulated over 170 music credits and 3.8 million streams across music streaming platforms. A frequent collaborator, she has worked with a variety of artists, including Ashbury Heights, Magnavolt, Mondträume, Turbo Knight, and Nature of Wires. Her album "Natural Darkness" (2023) received rave reviews from music magazines including Blitzed Magazine, ReGen Magazine, and Orkus!, with her single "To The Heart" placing in the top 10 of the German Alternative Charts.
Soundtracks: Madil has scored award-winning films screened at festivals such as Rhode Island International Film Festival, The British Short Film Awards, New Renaissance Film Festival, British Urban Film Festival, and New York Shorts International Film Festival. She was recently awarded Best Soundtrack at Beeston Film Festival for her work on "By Any Other Name" (Daniel Deville, Slick Films). Madil also works as a composer for contemporary dance, performance art, and all facets of musical theatre, and has performed as a soloist in venues such as Gasteig/Munich, Cadogan Hall/London and Basilika/Ottobeuren.
Film: She is also a multi-award-winning filmmaker herself, creating music films and audio-visual poetry that have been screened at festivals around the world, among them "Five Moments" (2022), an experimental drama about grief, featuring live-on-set recorded art songs.
Music: Madil's music is a hypnotic blend of acoustic and electronic elements as well as original sample manipulation. She is known for her 3-octave vocal range, and takes an experimental approach to both her voice and a multitude of instruments, often utilising them in unconventional ways to create a truly unique soundscape. Her music ranges from introspective and atmospheric to grandiose and climactic, and has been described as otherworldly, evocative and haunting. Her influences include classical, electronica, synthwave, jazz, ambient, and experimental music.
Discography: Madil has accumulated over 170 music credits and 3.8 million streams across music streaming platforms. A frequent collaborator, she has worked with a variety of artists, including Ashbury Heights, Magnavolt, Mondträume, Turbo Knight, and Nature of Wires. Her album "Natural Darkness" (2023) received rave reviews from music magazines including Blitzed Magazine, ReGen Magazine, and Orkus!, with her single "To The Heart" placing in the top 10 of the German Alternative Charts.
Soundtracks: Madil has scored award-winning films screened at festivals such as Rhode Island International Film Festival, The British Short Film Awards, New Renaissance Film Festival, British Urban Film Festival, and New York Shorts International Film Festival. She was recently awarded Best Soundtrack at Beeston Film Festival for her work on "By Any Other Name" (Daniel Deville, Slick Films). Madil also works as a composer for contemporary dance, performance art, and all facets of musical theatre, and has performed as a soloist in venues such as Gasteig/Munich, Cadogan Hall/London and Basilika/Ottobeuren.
Film: She is also a multi-award-winning filmmaker herself, creating music films and audio-visual poetry that have been screened at festivals around the world, among them "Five Moments" (2022), an experimental drama about grief, featuring live-on-set recorded art songs.
