Kris Kuldkepp

Kris Kuldkepp is an experimental musician and performance artist based in Hamburg, Germany. Kris’ work investigates the perception, materiality, and behavior of sound, emphasizing its resonance within physical spaces. With a background in classical and early music performance on the double bass, Kris now works with experimental practices that incorporate improvisation, deep listening, and a focus on singular sounds and noise. The resulting sonic works are characterized by the interplay of string basses, modular synthesizers, found objects, field recordings, and live electronics.

Since 2019, Kris has collaborated closely with music theater director Lisa Pottstock to develop innovative and thought-provoking performative music theater pieces that critically engage with contemporary political discourses. Recent projects include “industrial Mechthild” at Theater Magdeburg and “Der Geheimnisvoller Koffer von Herrn Benjamin” at Tübingen’s State Theater. Other collaborators include experimental musician Jeff Surak, the Ensemble of Estonian Electronic Music Society, and MOLJEBKA PVLSE.

Alongside artistic work, Kris is part of the curatorial team for Hörbar, an association for experimental music in Hamburg, and serves a position at the Sound Arts and Creative Music Technology Lab at Musikhochschule Lübeck.