Rafaele Andrade [Curitiba - Brazil, 1994] is a composer and performer in the field of experimental music. She designed her own string-based instrument, Knurl, and has performed across Latin America and Europe in venues such as Royal Theater Carré (NE), Chigiana Music Festival (IT), Morphine records (DE), Gaudeamus (NL). Her artistic practice has focused on finding a sense of momentum-craftsmanship for music composition and artistic identity through the creation of her own instrument, while working on projects and artwork that reveals social transformation and environmental awareness. She is a member of Netherlands coding Live (NL),  iii workspace ( NL), and researcher associate at the intelligent instruments lab (IS). She is currently living in the Hague, The Netherlands.