Yannis Kyriakides

Yannis Kyriakides is a Cypriot-born, Netherlands-based composer and electronic music innovator known for blending hypnotic beats, cryptic samples, and philosophical concepts into immersive soundscapes. With roots in both classical training and experimental electronica, his work often explores the intersections of technology, language, and human perception – sometimes incorporating everything from ancient texts to AI-generated speech. A co-founder of the contemporary music ensemble MAE, he’s built a reputation for genre-defying collaborations (hello, robot-prepared piano!) and multimedia projects that feel equally at home in concert halls and underground clubs. Recent releases like *A Life Is A Billion Heartbeats* and the *Hypnokaséta* series showcase his knack for transforming abstract ideas – like the mathematics of mortality or cassette tape nostalgia – into strangely addictive rhythmic puzzles. When he’s not crafting brain-tickling compositions, he teaches at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, proving experimental music can be both intellectually rigorous and wildly fun.