KAYYAK is the musical project of Swiss musician Kay. The 26 year old is driven mostly 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 two 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 guitar) 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, supported by the likes of Jazzanova & Acid Pauli. In 2021, came the afro-oriented “Chang’an EP ft. Remixes by MLiR & Kalabrese (Compost Records)” with the “Arnau Obiols & KAYYAK” project. Heavily 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”. Early 2022 marked the second “Arnau Obiols & KAYYAK” release called “Tunacheza”, featured on Compost’s "Future Sounds of Jazz Vol. 15’ Compilation”.