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musicproducer, DJ& lecturer at the academy of fine arts in vienna

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Seba Kayan is a Viennese artist, DJ, producer, and lecturer AT THE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS VIENA whose work challenges the Western defaults of electronic music through diasporic sound, club culture, and experimental practice.

Drawing from Kurdish and European contexts, her work examines how sound carries memory, power, and cultural hierarchy. Through club performance, production, and research, she challenges the Western-centric defaults that shape how electronic music is heard, valued, and organized.

WAYS TO WORK 
WITH SEBA
  • MUSICPRODUCTION
  • LECTURER & WORKSHOPS
  • DJ & LIVE PERFORMANCES
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Rather than reproducing the divide between East and West, her practice unsettles the structures that produce that divide in the first place.

From Donaufestival to Jupiter Disco (NYC) and Wiener Festwochen, her sets move through gritty textures, heavy percussion, and ecstatic melodic fragments, turning dancefloors into a collective
expierence.

LECTURING & WORKSHOPS

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Lectures and workshops exploring electronic music, diasporic sound, and the politics of listening — bridging artistic practice, theory, and contemporary club culture.

MUSICPRODUCTION

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Bold, emotionally charged music production where diasporic influences, hypnotic techno, and tuning systems beyond eurocentric defaults converge into a distinctive contemporary sound.

DJ & LIVEPERFORMANCES 

Immersive DJ sets and live performances built on heavy percussion, melodic intensity, and the power of the dancefloor as a collective experience.

PRESSQUOTES

„Her performances create unexpected encounters through a blend of performance, music, and installation.“

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SALZBURGER NACHRICHTEN

“ Seba kayan´s debut track, tencere, is a striking example. a collision of dreamy rave sounds, crisp darbuka rhythms and vibrant synths ”

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LONDON DAILY POST

"She not only wants to make the protests more palpable, she also wants to bring the political back into electronic music.“

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RADIO FM4

„Breaking binary visions of Occidental and Oriental worlds through the lens of 'Oriental Techno'.“

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RESIDENT ADVISOR

„Seba Kayan pursues a forensic, political, or metaphorical approach in her music, infusing techno beats with the unmistakable groove of so-called Oriental music.“

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Musiktheatertage Wien

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MUSIC

Has performed internationally across clubs, festivals, art institutions, and interdisciplinary platforms.

Selected venues and festivals include:



Jupiter Disco, New York
Sonic Territories Festival, Vienna
Wiener Festwochen, Vienna
ImPulsTanz Festival, Vienna
Kastel, Istanbul
Popfest, Vienna
Unsafe+Sounds, Vienna
Grelle Forelle, Vienna
Austrian Cultural Forum, New York
Donaufestival, Krems
Visa for Music, Rabat
Trafo Art Center, Szczecin
Queer Oriental, Rotterdam
Salzburger Kunstverein, Salzburg
Vienna Art Week, Vienna

UPCOMING EVENTS

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LOCATION TBA

VIENNA

MAY
01-05 25

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MATTER OF ART

JUNE12-06 25

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