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Viktor Orri Árnason
Viktor Orri Árnason is an Icelandic composer, conductor and producer. His collision of classical composition and studio artistry, along with his unique approach to the viola and violin, has established him as an exceptional voice and a sought-after collaborator in today’s musical landscape.
Viktor Orri Árnason released his collaborative debut, VAST (Bedroom Community) in 2019, following up with his debut solo album Elífur (PENTATONE) in 2021, his electronic focused Myrkvi in 2023 and his collaborative lyrical album POEMS (Deutsche Grammophon) . He is the artistic director and principal conductor at Reykjavik Orkestra (RO).
He is a member of the award-winning band Hjaltalín, and has played the strings, conducted and created arrangements for Jóhann Jóhannsson, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Hauschka, Ólafur Arnalds, Of Monsters and Men, and Björk among many others. His contributions can be heard on multiple movies and TV Series, including the BAFTA award-winning series Broadchurch and multi-awards-winner movie Joker.
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Donata
Alchemizing music into songs, Donata is an award-winning singer-songwriter and producer from Berlin. Her debut solo album „Imaginary Land” was released via Humming Records, and she is now releasing under her own imprint Donata Music. She toured as support for CATT in 2022 and has been featured on FluxFM, Radio Eins, Bogothèque and many more.
With her indie-pop band Nosoyo she previously released two critically acclaimed albums and toured Europe with The Dø, Lola Marsh, Auora and more.
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NOSOYO - currently unactive
NOSOYO is Donata Kramarz and Daïm de Rijke. The award-winning Berlin-based art-pop duo has been creating catchy power-pop anthems since 2015, after they found each other at the Conservatory of Amsterdam and decided to pursue their dream of recording music and touring, and subsequently moved to Berlin.
Since then, they have toured Europe alongside The Dø, Aurora, Jarryd James and Lola Marsh and won the VUT Award for best newcomers 2017 for their debut album “Resonate", as well as the Listen to Berlin 2019 Jury prize for their single “Glitter.” Fans all over the world listen to NOSOYO’s music, with over 12 million Spotify plays and video features on channels like VEVO, Berlin Sessions and Balcony TV.