Maarten Visser is a saxophonist and composer living in Chennai. He graduated from the Brabants Conservatorium in Holland, specializing in contemporary improvised music. Beyond his work with MV3, a trio playing contemporary imrpovised music, he also composes for oto.3 (sound structure and improvisation), has co-founded Basement 21 (cross-disciplinary collective), and has worked in dance and film for many years. His own research is in multiphonics and microtonality for solo saxophone, as well as analogue material-based approaches to creating texture in sound.