Kaffe Matthews

born in Essex, England, currently living and working in Berlin, is a pioneering composer and sound artist who works live with data, things and places worldwide to make new electroacoustic music for wide ranging audiences. Violin, theremin, star maps, NASA scientists, sharks, children and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra have all contributed to a growing body of work for sites such as concert halls, sonic bikes, public spaces and the human body. She received a BAFTA in 2004 for Weightless Animals, in 2006 a Distinction, Prix Ars Electronica for Sonic Bed_London and a NESTA Dreamtime Fellowship. She is an Honorary Professor of Music at the Shanghai Music Conservatory, and was the first Edgar Varèse Guest Professor, DAAD, at TU Audio Communications, Berlin.

She has been releasing solo works on Annette Works since 1996. In 2014 she established The Bicrophonic Research Institute(BRI) and is currently developing interactive Sensory Bikes and compositions for them, having made 10 international bike operas to date.