Born in Tokyo and raised in Queens, NY, Renée Hikari is an NYC-based drummer, recording engineer, and beat programmer.

She primarily engineers at Sun Mountain Studio, a private recording studio in Woodstock, NY with acclaimed producer, David Baron.

Renée has worked with artists such as Shania Twain, The Lumineers, Wesley Schultz, P!nk, David Kushner, Melanie De Biasio, Beth Gibbons, and many more.

She is also a film score engineer and editor for the one-hundred-million-dollar follow-up to '“Ashes and Snow” by Gregory Colbert. She’s recorded acclaimed performers and musicians such as Laurence Fishburne, Lisa Fischer, Cindy Mizelle, Greg Gonzalez of Cigarettes After Sex, Steve Gadd, Tony Levin, and more.

In 2022, Renée released her first self-produced EP, “Limbs + Heartbeat”.

In 2023, she released an 80’s analog synth record in collaboration with producer, David Baron. Under the artist name, ‘SOLARI’ they released their first EP, “All the Secret Doors”, an electronic record that explores life experiences through cinematic compositions using only vintage analog synthesizers and processing gear.