Y.O.P.E. is the project of bandleader, producer, bassist and composer Joop de Graaf, which is groove-driven beat music infused with influences from futuristic electronica and experimental jazz – constantly switching between tradition and innovation, where all fears of paths unknown are cast aside. Tommy van Leuken's Avvnt MM combines avant-garde, jazz and electronic music in a stimulating combination of sweetly flowing harmony and noise. Both artists have now joined forces on the futuristic and experimental album Music For Dog (2026), which envelopes live music in a blanket of modern sounds, and also happens to be an ode to all dogs the world over. For these four-legged friends, unconditional love is always paramount, and that is what inspired these musicians to make music to lend hope in today's unsettled times – or, as Y.O.P.E. and Avvnt MM themselves describe it: “If everyone had a dog at their side, there would be a lot more love in the world.”
