About
Jura Skye is a London-based composer and multidisciplinary artist. Described by Anthony Fawcett—personal art assistant to John Lennon and Yoko Ono—as a “Renaissance man,” his music moves between modern classical, post-rock, and electronics, exploring memory, displacement, and transformation. Skye also translates sound into visual form, turning spectrograms of his works into woven tapestries—music literally made material.
My Story
Hi, I’m Yuri, a composer and multidisciplinary artist. I was born in Moscow and moved to London in 2022. This relocation has profoundly shaped my creative journey, bringing new challenges and unexpected sources of inspiration.
My background is rooted in contemporary classical composition, which I studied at the Moscow Conservatory. Over time, my curiosity led me to explore free jazz improvisation and avant-garde techniques like sonorism and serialism. These experimental approaches have become the backbone of my music, offering new ways to express the complexities of human beings.
I’ve also delved into anthropology, particularly the traditions of nomadic cultures. Discovering rare instruments and learning about their rituals revealed how sound can transcend music—it can serve as a bridge to the sacred. This idea continues to influence my work and inspires me to connect ancient traditions with contemporary expression.
Recently, my music has begun to intersect with visual art. I’ve been creating spectrogram-based artworks that are then handwoven into tapestries, reflecting the essence of my compositions. It’s fascinating to see how something as intangible as music can take on a physical, tactile form.
My latest project, Nothing, is an album that combines free jazz, string orchestrations, post-rock textures, electronic synths, and a variety of nomadic and oriental instruments like the didgeridoo, jaw harp, and daegeum. Each track is paired with its own handwoven tapestry, an exact physical footprint of the sound. For me, this project is about unearthing and blending ancient traditions, experimental techniques, and raw emotions—elements that shape how we experience the world, often without us realising it.