Urška Preis

Urška Preis, aka m preis, is a composer, harpist, visual artist and writer. They are currently researching dreams, nightmares and other sleep disruptions. Their main instruments are acoustic and electric harp, with a tendency of extracting uncharacteristic sounds from them. Their debut album “bare” was released by Kamizdat Records in autumn 2018 under moniker rouge-ah. After a change of moniker to m preis they are scheduled for a sophomore release in early fall 2026 with the Swiss record label -OUS.

They and the electronic music producer Tine Vrabič – Nitz formed the II/III, they’re also a member of Rok Zalokar’s fluid ensemble Zhlehtet and the four-piece experimental noise group Sujevera. Preis’ audio work has often been commissioned for numerous art pieces and since 2022, they have been collaborating with choreographer and filmmaker Florentina Holzinger. In 2023, they co-authored the performance installation Area of Weaved Space with Lučka Centa and Tery Žeželj at Glej Theatre (Ljubljana). In 2024, they were part of the performances Fears & Affections (Zürich), Forma 02: Wall (Berlin) and Not a very subtle image, but a persistent one (Berlin).