Marty Hicks is a Tokyo-based pianist, composer and sound artist from Melbourne, Australia. A graduate of the jazz improvisation course at the University of Melbourne, Marty became a MEXT scholar in 2015 and entered a master's course at Tokyo University of the Arts, where he majored in composition for film, animation and other forms of media. An active member of the Tokyo arts and music community, Marty intermittently plays solo concerts featuring live electronics, writes music for film and other media, and has collaborated with dancers, painters, animators and other musicians for projects in and around Tokyo.