Kiva Simova is a seasoned musician based in Winnipeg, Canada. Best known for polyphonic overtone singing (2 pitches simultaneously) and extended vocal techniques, she has performed and taught globally, blending this with jazzy pop/ experimental/ world, accompanying herself on keyboards. Midbrain Surfers is her current focus, with 'voice as instrument' being her favorite mode.

"Ethereal, magical, guttural and entrancing all at once"- John Kendle, Winnipeg Free Press
"Highly personal, yet global in scope and tone"- Penguin Eggs Magazine
"A force to be reckoned with"- Evolution of Media

Early classical and jazz piano studies led to many groups, from rock, pop, world, experimental, to solo jazz piano (while living in Japan). She carved out her own niche since implementing overtone singing in '89. She was a tour member (backup vocals and keyboards) of Crash Test Dummies for the '94 world tour in support of 'God Shuffled His Feet'. Expanding horizons in '09, as one of a very few, she created a substantial body of work for overtone choir, debuting as a conductor in '10 with her own such choir Auralia in Prague. With 3 solo CDs (The Ladder '98, Pulse '05, and The Quality of Light '14), live, in recordings and soundtracks, she's worked with Tanya Tagaq, Jennifer Berezan, Wyrd Sisters, Olla Vogala Orchestra (Belgium), Toronto Improvisor’s Orchestra, Musica Intima Vocal Ensemble (Vancouver) and more.

Career highlights include:

 -A Song for all Beings (Jennifer Berezan & Friends) '13 & '17, San Rafael, CA (featured vocalist)
-Musica Intima Vocal Ensemble, '16 as guest overtone vocalist
-Prague Overtone Festival, 4 consecutive years '09-'12
-Atlantykron Conference, Romania '11
-Polyphonic Singing Festival, Albania '08
-KEIKU Throat Singing Festival, Helsinki '01
-Winnipeg Folk Festival '01, Wyrd Sisters 
-International Symposium of Throat Singing, Tuva, Russia '95 as only female foreigner to perform, judge the competition, and appear in the Oscar nominated documentary Genghis Blues
- Saturday Night Live, David Letterman, Tonight Show, Royal Albert Hall, '94 with Crash Test Dummies
- House of Blues, LA & MTV Toronto, performances with Weird Al Yankovic, '94