Dasom Baek is a Seoul based composer and performer of traditional Korean instruments, specializing in the Daegeum and Sogeum, types of ancient Korean bamboo flute that have a deep historical and cultural significance.

“"I think the charm of wind instruments is that their sound is based on how you breathe. The stories I've kept in my mind I breathe into the instrument - they become music"”. On her latest album Mirror City, Dasom explores ideas of solitude and community within cities and the effects this has on residents. Wishing to hold a mirror up to modern life, she uses music to express the emotions of the people living in the city.

Dadom's contemporary expression of these ancient instruments bridges the gap between traditional craftsmanship and contemporary sonic experimentation. Sparse and spacious, Mirror City layers textured ambient sounds and chopped dusty vocal patterns, all set to the rasping and rich timbres of the Daegeum and Sogeum.

As an accomplished soloist, Dasom has performed all over the world with esteemed orchestras. She has performed as a Kumho Young Artist and played a concerto with the KBS Gugak Orchestra. She has won both the Park Rokju Gugak Contest and Nanggye Gugak Contest and she has also represented Korea at the ASEAN-KOREA International Flute Festival.

In 2019 she was selected as a fellow for the OMI Music program in New York, collaborating with various genres of musicians from different countries. She has played international music festivals including SXSW and has received academic recognition from prominent Korean arts institutions as well as a PhD at Seoul National University.