About

Danny Hynds is a composer, sound artist, researcher, and installation artist based in Yokohama, Japan. He completed his PhD at Keio University’s Graduate School of Media Design (KMD), under the direction of Professor Kouta Minamizawa. He has collaborated with a variety of multidisciplinary artists including Stelarc, Bobby Hawk (Taylor Swift, Diana Ross), Parris Fleming (Harry Styles, The Parrisian), Casey Fitzpatrick (Two Friends), Evan Marien (Allan Holdsworth, EMAR), David Henson (Shadows on a River, Tlooth), Kozue Matsumoto, Scott Cazan, Friended, Aoi Uyama, Clay & Kelsy, John Sinner’s Fancy Playground, Camryn Eakes, Marieelena Martingano, and Kaylee Lee. He has previously worked with companies including Volkswagen, Amazon, Outsider Games, Bix Pix Entertainment, and SanRokuMaru.

He is currently Sound Artist/Creative Technologist at VIE, Inc., Project Assistant Professor at Keio University SFC’s X-Music Lab, and a visiting researcher at KMD’s Embodied Media Project.