COMPOSER / ARTIST
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Derrick Skye is an acclaimed Los Angeles-based composer and musician known for his transcultural approach to music, integrating various musical practices from cultures around the world into his work with Western classical communities. The Los Angeles Times has described his music as “something to savor” and “enormous fun to listen to,” while The Times (London) has praised Skye’s music as “deliciously head-spinning.”
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A Soulful Nexus
Akropolis Reed Quintet
Derrick Skye
Release date: September 25, 2026 on Bright Shiny Things
Press: Paula Mlyn, A440 Arts paula@a440arts.com
Following a 2025 GRAMMY® win for Strands by Pascal Le Boeuf, the Akropolis Reed Quintet presents A Soulful Nexus by Derrick Skye. The quintet’s 7th release is an album-length transcultural work shaped by deep listening across musical traditions. Persian classical music, Balkan vocal lines, and electronic dance rhythms intersect through intricate ornamentation and microtonal color. Across five movements, a kaleidoscope of geographies and sonic languages—rhythmic, polyphonic, groove-based, and meditative—interweave to reveal a shared purpose: music that listens to the world.
