Subscribe to Dacapo's newsletter

Mikkel Hess

    drums
    1976
    Anders 'AC' Christensen, Mikkel Hess © Kasper Vig

    Mikkel Hess is a songwriter, composer, and drummer. In addition to his own band, Hess Is More, he is also busy composing music for film and theatre. Furthermore, he serves as a music producer in the realms of film, theatre, and dance, having created music for the ballet UROPA and the film When Animals Dream , which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014. Most recently, he has been featured at Teater Sort/Hvid with the concert project Apollonian Blackout , a development of the concert series Apollonian Circles, honoured with a Danish Music Awards Jazz in 2022.

    • Nikolaj Hess

      Melody

      Melody is a concert piece for violin with a story to tell. One senses both luminous narrative delight and a distinctive melancholy in Hess's music. Central to it is the melodic impetus, combined with variation and heartfelt hues.