Hjalte Bested Hjorth
Hjalte in a top hat and coat at Tromleorkestret's music machine, a blue flame rising beside him

Music · Machines · Code

HjalteBested Hjorth

Composer, sound designer and creative technologist.

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Byggefestivalen 2025 · Photo: Pato Soto

I blend art, music and technology into immersive, one-of-a-kind experiences.

Robotic instruments, interactive sound installations and music for theatre, podcasts and art, with the tools to make them built and coded by hand.

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Hjalte playing live, lit by stage lights

Selected work

Projects

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Music · Composition · Sound Design

Christiania Audiowalk

Music for the audiowalk "Fra Strandeng til Fristad" ("From Beach Meadow to Free Haven") by Sofie Hjorth and Mette Post

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Creative Tech · Music · Composition

🔥 Tromleorkestret 🔥

An original music project centered around a Firebreathing Music Machine ✨

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Creative Tech · Music · Composition

ReSound Lab ♻️ 🟰 🎵

Turning Waste into Musical Expression

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Creative Tech · Music · Sound Design

Resonance of Change

Reclaiming PusherStreet – A Sound Installation for Change

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Creative Tech · Sound Design · RMC

Voicing Spatial Songs 2.0

Creating an interface for spatial audio music production in collaboration with the SØSTR project at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory

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Music · Composition · Sound Design

Lyden af Videnskab 🎙️

Composing the Music for a Science Podcast by Sofie Hjorth

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Creative Tech · Composition · Sound Design

Composer as Designer 🎼

Teaching a course on the intersection of music composition and interface-design at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory

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Creative Tech · Music · Sound Design

Eccentric Songs for Helio

Creating an interactive sound installation with FOO/SKOU for the CONNECT ME exhibition at Trapholt Museum

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What I do

Sound, built from the ground up

Music & sound design

Music for theatre, podcasts and art installations, with atmospheric soundscapes that carry the story.

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Sound installations

Interactive works where the audience becomes part of the piece, driven by sensors, cameras and code.

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Instruments & creative tech

Robotic instruments, sensor interfaces and custom audio software, built with Bela, Max and C++.

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Teaching & workshops

Courses and workshops on building instruments, designing interfaces and experimenting with sound.

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Collaborations · Commissions · Hello

Let's create something extraordinary

Have a project, an idea or a stage that needs sound? I'm always up for exploring new ideas.

Get in touch hjalte.bested.hjorth@gmail.com