About The Artists

• ญาบอยฮานอย (yaboihanoi) Lamtharn Hantrakul

  Lamtharn Hantrakul a.k.a. “ญาบอยฮานอย yaboihanoi” is a composer and creative director challenging Southeast Asian traditions through a ground-breaking synthesis of electronic music, machine learning technology and mixed-media reimaginations of Thai culture.
  
  Across sound, dance and projection design, his solo and collaborative projects collapse and remould boundaries between the traditional and modern, the young and old. Lamtharn leverages his unique career as both a programmer and an artist to create experiences that empower the melodies, soundscapes, rhythms, rituals, and dance movements of his region.
  
  He is the winner of the AI Song Contest 2022 and recently performed on the stages of SONAR Music Festival 2025 in Spain as an artist and keynote speaker. His work has been featured in international media, including WIRED, Scientific American, and Deutschlandfunk.

• Avneesh Sarwate

  Avneesh Sarwate's work intersects music composition, generative art, and live performance. He leverages his engineering background to build bespoke interfaces for creative expression by blending tool-building and research with artistic practice. Emerging from New York’s experimental music and live coding scenes, he values improvisation and live performance and uses the computer as an instrument.
  
  A musician at heart, Avneesh’s practice focuses on building “visual instruments” that can be used for writing live improvised audiovisual compositions in tandem with music. He leverages his interface design research background to build new tools for creating and distributing audiovisual art. 

• Kid Buak Sipp (Klakul & Yuthana Agradechanat)

  Kid Buak Sipp is a dance and performing arts troupe combining their roots in classical Thai dance forms with modern and contemporary choreography. Their name is a fusion of two Thai words: “Kid Buak”, meaning a mindset of positivity and beauty, and “Sippa”, a Pali term referring to the fine and performing arts. Together, the name embodies their spirit of creating a spectrum of artistic practices grounded in thoughtful intention.
  
  The founders have a core belief that “Thai Dance is Timeless” - rich with history and cultural heritage yet continually evolving and moving forward. Their work has been recognised on both national and international stages for over two decades, and they continue to create with the conviction that artistic creativity, when shared with the public, can help cultivate a more humane society.

• Kantaphong Khamcharoen (Kan-Ta)

  Kan-Ta has been deeply connected with Nora music and culture from Southern Thailand since childhood. He began studying traditional Nora music at a young age and has performed in ritual and ceremonial contexts ever since. As he grew older, Kan-Ta encountered and explored music from various cultures, embracing diverse influences and integrating them with his own musical roots. Through this fusion, he continually experiments with new sounds and playing techniques on traditional Nora instruments—expanding their possibilities and developing a unique contemporary voice.
  
  His artistic journey aims to share the essence of his Southern heritage with wider audiences, presenting Nora in both its traditional form and through contemporary interpretations that reflect his own creative evolution. 

• Patchaya Nuntachai (Sun-Der)

  Patchaya Nuntachai is an independent musician and leader of the traditional Isan ensemble, with over 15 years of dedicated experience in the music industry. His work focuses on preserving and evolving Isan folk music, aiming to bridge traditional sounds with contemporary global audiences. Nuntachai’s artistry weaves local cultural roots with modern creative concepts, utilising music as a vital space for storytelling, community engagement, and identity.