One8
One8 (The One Eight) is a Kathmandu-based multidisciplinary artist whose work moves between music, film, digital art, and live culture. Beginning as a guitarist in a metal band and writing rap from an early age, his creative path has been shaped by curiosity and constant reinvention rather than a fixed genre.
With over a decade behind the decks and experience as a former radio jockey, he developed an instinct for rhythm, narrative flow, and atmosphere. His background also spans film, advertising, event curation, and dance — each discipline quietly informing the others.
Rather than positioning himself within one scene, One8 gravitates toward experimentation and cross-pollination. His practice reflects a balance between structure and spontaneity, tradition and disruption — an evolving body of work shaped by sound, movement, and visual language.
For years I’ve been shaping an erratic set, shifting between styles, rhythms, noise, nostalgia, hypnotic textures, hard drops and gentle pulses. It moves unpredictably, but with intention. This set reflects where I’ve been internally-the tension between chaos and control-and mirrors the disorder and structure we’re all navigating outside. Also boiling heads seems to be the perf and only space where this type of sound and music aligns with