Performance | AVR | TEDxBerlinSalon

Lauded by Rolling Stone as the 'most exciting new avant-gardist in today's pop', AVR's hypnotic art pop operates in a landscape of references where Philip Glass, Rihanna and Bernini sculptures can freely collide. Her music travels through cinematic landscapes, ecstatic beats and hypnotic melodies, leading the listener into her ethereal daydream glitches.

In a world of only around 3,5% female music producers, AVR knows music has the power to unite and heal but also to challenge the status quo. She blends organic textures with electronic pulses, embracing the marriage of ancient wisdom and futuristic innovation, while seeking to harmonize the human and the digital.

Listen to: SO HI THE SKY, BLUE SATIN, CONFIRM HUMANITY and SKIN

AVR is a pop polymath exploring on the intersection of art and music, innovation and tradition, shrugging off the cliches of her industry. Tired of the repetitive practice routine during her academic piano studies in Amsterdam and New York, AVR started to produce music on her laptop, working on anthems for the new feeling-everything-all-the-time internet era.

The multi-genre producer has scored films for brands like Louis Vuitton and Dior, worked as a studio pianist and producer for artists like Charlotte Gainsbourg, Soundwalk Collective and Franny London. She consults and performs in fine arts context, e.g. at Gropius Bau Berlin and works as music curator, recently for Berlin’s ‘Long Night of Museums’ and performed at the National Gallery. Her song ‘Under The Sand’ is on the official soundtrack of the US movie ‘After Everything’.

Her latest release, a rework of Philip Glass' famous 'Etude No.2' got released on Glass' label alongside an immersive video in wardrobe collab. with french fashion house Mugler. Supported by BBC stations & publications like CLASH Mag., Rolling Stone, The Fader and i-D, her music got international attention right from EP1. She has mentored for programs like ‘Girls Who Listen’ and ‘Keychange’ aiming to push representation of women in music production. Anna believes in the power of music to unite and heal but also to disrupt the status quo and facilitate change. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx