Caroline Ann Baur lives and works in Zurich. She completed her Master in Fine Arts at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) in 2017. In her artistic work, Caroline moves between installation, craft, sound art and collaborative experiments. She focuses on the creation of social spaces with the practice of active listening. Experiences of the communal were also the focus of the Zurich based off space Raum*Station, which she co-founded and co-directed for four years with a group of eight people. She is a house artist of the Gessnerallee Zürich and has exhibited in Institutions such as Shedhalle Zürich, Kunsthalle St.Gallen, and Shetland Arts. As an author, she writes for weekly newspapers WOZ and Schaffhauser AZ, among others. She also teaches at various Swiss art universities.

Firmly poised behind an array of toms and cymbals, Akram Hajj cuts an imposing figure as the master drummer of Lebanese post-rock band Kinematik. Post-rock quartet Kinematik came into existence in the Lebanese mountain village of Reyfoun in the summer of 2014. The four men recorded debut album Ala’ in the spring of 2017, rapidly gaining notoriety on Beirut’s live circuit for their incendiary live shows and intricate video projections.They released their sophomore album Murur Al-Kiram in the winter of 2020 for Lebanese indie imprint Ruptured. In addition to his duties as the main drummer for Kinematik, Hajj is a session player at Tunefork Studios in Beirut, where he has recorded soundtracks for films and television ads. He also performs in the experimental electro-acoustic duo “Escalier B” with Lebanese electronic producer Ziad Moukarzel and has recently embarked on a successful collaboration with vocalist Nadia Daou aka NAR.

After leaving a classical career as an orchestral musician, Hans Koch made a name for himself as one of the most innovative improvising woodwind players in Europe. Since the eighties, he has worked with many greats, including Cecil Taylor and Fred Frith. As a composer, he shaped the independent sound of the internationally-known trio “Koch-Schütz-Studer”, using electronics, samplings and computers. As a woodwind player, he has developed a very independent style, which has made him one of the most original wind players on the current scene. Hans has also composed music for radio plays and films. His current touring projects include Porta Chiusa, a clarinet trio with Hans Koch and Michael Thieke.

Marc Ernest studied at the Lebanese Higher National Conservatory for eight years. Marc studied piano, music theory, harmony and counterpoint, perfecting his knowledge and insight under the close guidance of the late and renowned composer Boghos Gelalian (1927-2011). In 2013, he graduated with a (BMus) Bachelor of Musicology from the Holy-Spirit University in Kaslik (USEK).

Alongside his discipline in classical performance, Marc was always fascinated with jazz and other alternative genres of music, which led him to go on a personal journey with his primary instrument, the piano, beginning with independent research on the basics of jazz and other music idioms, and their application on the piano. By 2007, he released his first album of Oriental Mouwachah (sung poetry of Andalusia and the Levant), entitled “Duende”.

Marc Ernest showcased his performance style in various recitals as both a solo pianist and a band member. His endeavors include arrangement and piano for Metro al Madina’s show “Aalam Al Tofnis” (2012) and “Aghene Servicet” (2015), as well as sessions at Abeyrout Studios with Khaled Mouzannar. Marc has co-founded multiple bands in different musical genres, including Osmosis (since 2008), Marc Ernest Trio (since 2009), and Little Tomatoes (since 2012).