Contributors

Cybersecurity meets EDM. We bring together world renown security researchers and musicians across the US to produce music that educates and gets people dancing.

Niels Provos

Niels Provos is a talented producer of electronic music who combines his love of music with his experience in security and engineering. Working with various collaborators under the group name Activ8te, he creates tracks that span a variety of genres, designed to create an emotional connection with the audience while also educating them about important cybersecurity issues. He hopes to get more young people interested in pursuing a career in the security field.

With a background in preventing Distributed Denial of Service attacks, the tracks he produces with Activ8te often cover topics ranging from nation-state adversaries to the loss of privacy in our increasingly technology-dependent world. Recent tracks include “Teardrop Falling,” which deals with censorship and misinformation, “Patch Your Network,” which addresses network attacks by sophisticated adversaries, and “I Am Tracking You,” which focuses on spyware and the loss of privacy. In addition to his work as a songwriter and producer, Provos also plays the electric guitar.

AENDZI

AENDZI is a vocalist, artist, and producer from the US. They enjoy writing and producing tracks of many genres including house, synthpop, and dubstep. They are excited to be a part of this project and have enjoyed learning about cybersecurity through working on these songs.

Elie Burzstein

Elie Bursztein leads Google’s Cybersecurity Research Team, which invents transformative security and anti-abuse solutions that help protect users against online threats. His research focuses on applied cryptography, machine learning for security, protecting at risk users, and web security.

Jake Lizzio

Jake is a talented songwriter and musical instructor with a keen ear for music. He has been writing songs for many years and has gained a reputation for his work. In addition to his songwriting skills, Jake is also a highly skilled and passionate teacher, dedicated to helping others develop their musical abilities. He has shared his knowledge and expertise through high quality YouTube videos and courses offered at Signals Music Studio, where he covers topics such as music theory, songwriting and rhythm. Jake is not only a talented musician but also a gifted guitar player, respected by his peers and loved by his fans.