Mario Batkovic is a Swiss composer, multi-instrumentalist and accordionist known for his experimental and cross-genre style. He composes for films and games, writes independent works for symphony orchestra and choir and collaborates with bands as well as in the field of electronic music. He is regarded as a visionary of the accordion, which builds the centre of his work. With innovative playing techniques he leads the instrument into contemporary sound worlds and transcends conventional boundaries ranging from radically acoustic to electronic. Critics describe his music as avant-garde, physically intense and a symbiosis of human and machine.