Jóhann Jóhannsson is an Icelandic composer and producer. The BBC has called him "an intrepid musical enigma" and his work has been called "elegant, haunting and melancholic". His music is frequently informed by minimalism, film music, baroque music and drone music and combines classical orchestration with electronic music. Jóhann's background in Iceland’s flourishing alternative-music scene has influenced his work. He is a co-founder of Kitchen Motors, an art organization/think tank/record label which specializes in initiating collaborations, promoting concerts and exhibitions, performances, chamber operas, producing films, books and radio shows based on the ideals of experimentation, collaboration and the search for new art forms.