Kayyak

KAYYAK is the musical project of Swiss musician Kay. Driven by the desire to simply engage and express himself musically. In Zurich’s vivid nightlife he is resident DJ at Club Zukunft and also appears regularly at the city’s other main electronic music venues, Kaufleuten & Hive. Also organising club nights with his labels “HEKAYA” and “Studio Mosaïc” both at Club Zukunft and past “HEKAYA” events at Watergate & About Blank in Berlin. 
 The majority of his time is dedicated to creating music. Either alone or with Rumpel-Partner Kalabrese, the Catalan musician Arnau Obiols, or with Kay’s guest musicians Jules Martinet (Bass) and Felix Niggli (Trumpet). 
 His debut LP “Make No Time / Painting of Relaxation (Rumpelmusig 006)” with friend and mentor Kalabrese released in November 2020 gained popularity with A-side “Make No Time” becoming a Rumpelhit. 
 In 2021, came the afro-oriented “Chang’an EP ft. Remixes by MLiR & Kalabrese (Compost Records)” with the “Arnau Obiols & KAYYAK” project. Supported by Keinemusik, Gilles Peterson and frequently played on Worldwide FM with Kalabrese’s Remix of “Chang’an” even broadcasted on Rockstar’s “GTA V online”. 
 2022 marked the 2nd “Arnau Obiols & KAYYAK” release called “Tunacheza” on Compost’s "Future Sounds of Jazz Vol. 15”. KAYYAK also features on songs "Springbrunne" & "Don't lose the center" as part of Kalabrese’s '"Let Love Rumpel Pt 2" Album. This year, his first Solo release called "Dreaming Place" appears on a 12" with Kalabrese.