Platform for sound arts
Active in research and artistic, sound and musical creation, Konnekt promotes the emulation and development of sound arts as well as the bringing together of multiple cultural players.
What Konnekt is
Based in Geneva, Konnekt is an association dedicated to exploring the many dimensions of sound: artistic practices, sensory experiences, and social as well as societal components.
At the core of its identity lies transversality: Konnekt connects sound arts, music, research, and diverse artistic and non-artistic practices, while building bridges between local and international actors.
Konnekt’s Vision
Committed to long-term work with a forward-looking perspective, Konnekt initiates projects of artistic excellence that contribute to the sustainable development of the Geneva and French-speaking Swiss scene. By combining quality, innovation, and accessibility, Konnekt strives to broaden audiences and to renew the sonic landscape.
What Konnekt does
Konnekt develops activities that foster encounters between disciplines while maintaining an ongoing dialogue with the international scene. The association produces creations, performances and concerts, tours, recordings and publications (through its own label), as well as research projects spanning a wide spectrum of sonic, musical, and multidisciplinary practices.
The artistic and technological project KonnektCtrl, led by the association, is a prime example of this transversality, thanks to the many possible forms of realization it enables. Konnekt also provides curatorial resources and technical expertise through the KonnektSoundLab, thereby supporting experimentation and the emergence of new artistic forms.
Team
Team 2025
Nicolas Field & Thomas Florin - co-artistic direction
Marco De Freitas - president
They have worked with Konnekt
Keiji Haino (JP), Yosuke Yamashita (JP), Matmos (USA), Charlemagne Palestine (USA), Gabby Fluke-Mogul (USA), Chris Pitsiokos (USA), Lester St Louis (USA), Matt Moran (USA), Michael Zerang (USA), Brandon Lopez (USA), John Dikeman (NL/USA), Fritz Welch (USA/UK), Jeff Carey (USA), Sophie Agnel (F), Biliana Voutchkova (BG), Gerriet K. Sharma (DE), Seppe Gebruers (BE), Jonte Knif (FI) Jasper Stadhouders (NL), Dirar Kalash (PS), Pat Thomas (UK), Tom Wheatley (UK), Tim Shaw (UK), Jerome Noetinger (F), Valerio Tricoli (IT), Hortense Airault (CH/F), Ana Parejo (CH/ES), Ed Williams (CH), Viva Sanchez (CH), Anouck Genthon (CH), Romane Chantre (CH), Owelle (CH), Anne Gillot (CH), Tizia Zimmermann (CH), Christian Weber (CH), NuR (CH), Vincent Haenni (CH), Silvan Schmid (CH), Alex Riva (CH) and more.
Konnekt has been an important part of my artistic growth for the last few years. They have provided opportunities to work on my own work as an improvisor and to expand the ecosystem of some of my larger compositions, such as Mutual Aid Music, which they presented with a fantastic Swiss ensemble in the early spring of 2025. Allowing my ideas to evolve with new participants and in front of a new audience—and all with the time and space to purposefully and positively get in each other’s way—was a rare treat in the experimental world, and Konnekt is one of the few organizations consistently working toward that kind of organic artistic growth.
Nate Wooley, 09.2025
Konnekt Association is a wonderfully engaged and supportive organisation to work with. Through them I was able to enjoy much needed restorative time and given the space and time to re-evaluate, renew and reconnect with my artistic work and also to share ideas and to be inspired by others. Konnekt provides an invaluable resource for musicians at any stage of their careers.
Elaine Mitchener 09.2025
Deep thanks to Konnekt for its inspired dedication to fostering experimental sound and community.
Chris Williams, 11.2025
Konnekt lives up to its name: they bring artists together with each other, and connect individuals and ensembles with cultural spaces, archives, residencies, and concert opportunities, catalyzing new software, new sounds, new friendships, new possibilities. In each case, we were stretched by the experience to consider something new about our own practice and to figure out how to become portable in a new way. We're very grateful to Konnekt for their ambassador-like function, and their friendship and generosity.
Drew Daniel (Matmos), 12.2025