Eda Er, a native of Istanbul is a composer, sound artist and singer currently based in Berkeley, California. She primarily explores the potential of physicality and narrativity in her music. She enjoys collaborating with dancers, actors, and visual artists and improvising with electronics and vocals.
She has had the pleasure to work as a composer with notable groups, musicians, organizations, and ensembles, including Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Multilatérale, Kugoni Trio, Hermes Ensemble, Hezarfen Ensemble, Atlas Ensemble, Vertixe Sonora, Ensemble Suono Giallo, Nordic Trombone Quartet, Christine Cornwell, Tom Collier, IKSV International Theater Festival, Gaudeamus Festival, Festival Mixtur, Ikincikat, Mamut Art Project, Clout Theater, A corner in the world and many others. She is the co-founder and artistic director of klank.ist a group that works on transdisciplinary music projects and besides composing and producing, she performs actively with Klank.ist Ensemble and with her music-dance duo, The Prufrock, her music duo Esse, and solo with electronics and voice. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Music Composition at the University of California, Berkeley.