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

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Austrian music award nominee, SEBA KAYAN explores club culture through diasporic sound and
decolonial practices.

In lectures, Performances, and workshops, Seba connects sonic practice with broader questions of identity, power, cultural inheritance.

As a lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, where she teaches
“Decolonize Electronic Music,” SHE bridges theory and practice —
claiming that the dancefloor is not a neutral territory, but a space of
memory, resistance, and sonic liberation.

  • MUSICPRODUCTION
  • LECTURER & WORKSHOPS
  • DJ & LIVE PERFORMANCES

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

PERFORMANCES


Jupiter Disco- New York
Sonic Territories Festival- Vienna
Wiener Festwochen- Vienna
ImPulsTanz Festival- Vienna
Kastel- Istanbul
Popfest- Vienna
Lungomare Bozen- Vienna
Unsafe and Sound- Vienna
Grelle Forelle, Vienna
Kömün Istanbul- Vienna
Austrian Cultural Forum- New York
Donaufestival- Krems
Visa for Music- Rabat
Tra Tra Festival- Basel
CIVA Festival- Vienna
Salam Orient Festival- Vienna
Sumac Space & Philomena+ - Vienna
Trafo Art Center- Szczecin
Grelle Forelle- Vienna
Izzza- Marrakesh
Theatre Riad Sultan- Tanger
Le Pietri- Rabat
Queeroriental- Rotterdam
Eclectic Festival - Graz
Gimic Radio- Brüssel
Salzburger Kunstverein - Salzburg
FM4 Unlimited at Prater- Vienna
Tangente - Sankt Pölten
Vienna Art Week- Vienna
and more

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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SALZBURGER NACHRICHTEN