Sissi Rada

Sissi Rada, born Sissi Makropoulou in Athens, Greece, fell in love with the harp at age 11 after spotting one being played, kicking off her journey as a virtuoso harpist who's collaborated with heavyweights like the Berlin Philharmonic, MusicAeterna under Teodor Currentzis, and the Deutsche Oper Berlin. She studied in Amsterdam and Berlin, dove into electronic production after a hand injury during her bachelor days—starting with GarageBand mashups—and now thrives in Berlin's experimental scene, blending classical harp with dreamy electronica, ethereal vocals, and avant-garde vibes on albums like *Nanodiamond* (feat. Brian Eno and Andi Toma of Mouse on Mars), *Demeter in Aexone*, and *Aporia*.

Her sound's this cool mix of "coquettish-classical-electro-doom pop," as she calls it, with releases like *Ave Verum*, *Sunnefo*, *LIL*, and collabs with David August, Lena Platonos, and Jay Glass Dubs—she's dropped EPs like *Personae* and *Pragma* too, earning awards and gigs from Berlin's Sophiensäle to Russia's Diaghilev Festival. Casual and boundary-pushing, Sissi cites inspirations from Vangelis to Coltrane, and she's all about that Berlin craftsmanship while dreaming of film scores.