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Apollonian Circles

Apollonian Circles is a multi-disciplinary musical concert experience that combines elements of electronic music, jazz, theater, and performance art. Each performance hinges on audience participation and improvisation guiding an ever-changing narrative of artistic expression.

The music is composed and arranged by multi-instrumentalist Mikkel Hess and performed by his band Hess Is More comprised of musicians from Copenhagen and New York and featuring guests such as acclaimed singer Mette Lindberg. The scenography is developed by Christian Friedländer and Dicki Lakha in collaboration with award-winning director Tue Biering and costumes by international fashion designer Henrik Vibskov.

Featured Artists:
Hess Is More, Mette Lindberg, Charlotte Munck, Blod Måne Søndag, Greta Eacott, Rune Harder Olesen, Maria Faust, Nikolaj Hess, Josefine Opsahl, Stine Kinck & Yukka, Raisa Castro, Daniel Nentwig, Nikolaj Torp, Nomi Ruiz etc.

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Micro Documentaries

Micro Documentary, is an audio visual project comprising of a series of short films seeking to provide a unique insight into the world of Danish experimental music. Created in collaboration with acclaimed director Mads Hemmingsen, each film serves to portray the objects and locations that inspire each artist to create their music audiovisual project that portrays the Danish experimental music scene anno 2018.

The result is an intensely visceral journey, that provides the viewer a tiny glimpse into each artists creative psyche, prying open the window into their world before it promptly slams shut.

The project consists of 5 videos of one minute duration portraying: violinist Nils Gröndahl, electronic composer SØS Gunver Ryberg, drummer Anders Bach, improv-duo SAV (Lars Bech Pilgaard & Mija Milovic) and composer Sandra Boss. The project was launched at the gallery Peryton in December 2018 and online in January 2019.

MONSTER

MONSTER

MONSTER reflects the universal discomfort and apocalyptic existence of man. MONSTER lives in the clouds of smoke at the nightclub, drifts down the pounding wall and is set free by the intense and rhythmic repetitions of the dance and music. MONSTER fills up the body and mind and reveals by its mere existence the social and moral decay of humans. MONSTER elaborates the condemned attempts at escapism in and from a dystopian universe that is built of the colorful hedonism of club culture.

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I/O

With I/O, Frk. Jacobsen mixes advanced rhythmical experiments with text scenography. The concert unfolds like a play consisting of nine scenes, where the compositions integrate pop traditions, contemporary music and improvisation.

Musicians: Lars Bech Pilgaard (guitar), Lil Lacy (keys, vocal, cello), Ida Duelund (bass, vocal) and Anja Jacobsen (drums, vocal). Text scenography and light by Sara Laub and Sofie Alsbo. Dramaturgy by Sara Hamming.

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Lyden Under Træerne

Lyden Under Træerne is a concert installation and music experience in the forest around Strids Mølle. The music is composed by the duo INVENTIONS consisting of violinist Cæcilie Balling and cellist Josefine Opsahl.

The concert installation took place in the weekend of August 23-24, 2020 and was reviewed by the Danish newspaper Politiken, who gave it 4 hearts.

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O Horizon

O Horizon is an audio-visual release by Danish composer, producer and singer Excelsior consisting of a musical album and an art publication.

The O Horizon book is a visual extension of the music and lyrics from the album interpreted by photographer Alexander A. Peitersen, poet Lea Marie Løppenthin, graphic designer Cecilie Castor von Spreckelsen and Professor of Geoscience Per Lennart Ambus.

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Music Videos

Horse Orchestra “Video EP” consisting of three singles recorded live at H15 and a story about a witch (2018)

Jacob Anderskov RESONANCE video work (2017)

Hess Is More x Vibskov audiovisual work (2017)
Hess Is More “80 Years” (2017)

The Firebirds “The Princesses Game…” (2015)

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Kaja Records

How It Is Now (2023)
Girls in Airports

Du Läufst Zu Scnell (2021)
Nils Gröndahl

Leap (2021)
Girls in Airports x Aarhus Jazz Orchestra

KærlighedensSpændingskurver (2019)
Nils Gröndahl & Bjørn Friis Thomsen.

Three singles by Girls in Airports (2019)

Endlos Routinen (re-released in 2018)
Nils Gröndahl

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Cultural Exchange

Cultural exchange programme in collaboration with The Cultural Institute in Brazil and Festival Musica Estranha 2016-2019.
Report about experimental music in Brazil.

Concerts

Girls in Airports møder…

In September 2022 the Danish indie-jazz band Girls in Airports invited 3 fellow artists to join them on stage at VEGA in Copenhagen. The 3 musical meetings included:

Lucky Lo (SE)

Teitur (FO)

Mariam The Believer (SE)

Concerts de Sérénité

Kaja MANAGEMENT curated a series of live streamed concerts for Fondation Danoise in Paris in March and April 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdown. Line up:

March 30// Josefine Opsahl
April 6// Henrik Pultz Melbye
April 13 // Mathias Holm, keyboards
April 20 // Jeppe Zeeberg, piano

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Showcases

Klub præsenterer:
Girls in Airports
KALEIIDO
@ Klub, 2022

KALEIIDO, Nils Gröndahl
@ H15, December 2021

Josefine Opsahl, Girls in Airports
@ Werkstatt 167, 2020

SVIN & Nils Gröndahl
Excelsior & ZAAR
@ Kulturstationen Vanløse, 2018-2019

Natlyst, deconstructed band
@ Karens Minde Kulturhus, 2018

Halvcirkel, Natlyst, Excelsior
@ Bryggekælderen, 2017

Høxbroe & Stik Op, Horse Orchestra, The Firebirds
@ Rust, 2016

Jeppe Just Instituttet, We like We,
Nils Gröndahl
@ Jazzhouse, 2015

Jacob Anderskov, Juliana Hodkinson, Søren Kjærgaard & Simon Steen-Andersen
@ Skuespilhusets foyer, 2014

SV Festival

From 2018-2019 Kaja MANAGEMENT collaborated with SV Festival in Copenhagen. In 2018 with a line up of Horse Orchestra and Excelsior. In June 2019 it consisted of an artistic relay with four Danish experimental artists taking place at KPH Volume.

Line up: SØS Gunver Ryberg, Maria Laurette Friis, Excelsior and Sonja LaBianca.

In 2020 Kat Jarby held a talk about Music Management during the festival at Upbeats Camp arranged by Beats By Girlz.