Originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, John Hayes is an American
multi-instrumentalist composer and producer. His music blends ambient,
minimalism, electronica and contemporary classical elements. After classical
piano training, he turned to self-taught composition, drawing inspiration from
minimal and experimental music. In 2018, he released his first solo album, By
the Woods, devoted entirely to the piano. This was followed by The Last Best
Place (2020), collaborations such as Borealis with Maxy Dutcher (2020) and Du
Nord with Elskavon (2020), as well as more rhythmic explorat...