Kyra Sims is a collaborative French Hornist, writer, and interdisciplinary performance artist residing in New York City. She has worked with artists and ensembles such as Lizzo, Jon Batiste, Earth, Wind & Fire, The Roots, Carole King, Kristin Chenoweth, International Contemporary Ensemble, Roomful of Teeth, Frank Ocean, and My Brightest Diamond. Kyra appeared as a backing musician in Taylor Mac’s Pulitzer finalist work A 24-Decade History of Popular Music, the critically acclaimed pop opera (and subsequent film adaptation) Now I’m Fine, and the internationally renowned podcast Welcome to Night Vale. She has also made television appearances on Mozart in the Jungle and VH1’s Big Morning Buzz Live. 

Kyra has worked as a musician both on Broadway and Off, originating chairs at Tony-Nominated Broadway show Illinoise, Drama Desk-Nominated shows Carmen Jones, Superhero, and Soft Power, and the Emmy-Nominated online show Ratatouille: A Tik Tok Musical. 

Recording credits include Noname’s Sundial,  Zola Jesus’ Taiga, Disparition’s Faite, original cast recordings for Illinoise, Superhero, and Grammy-nominated Soft Power, and films such as the well-received documentary Chèche Lavi, and Here and Now starring Sarah Jessica Parker. 

As a theatre maker, Kyra worked for a decade as an Ensemble member of The New York Neo-Futurists, where she wrote, directed, and premiered nearly 200 short theatrical works based on her lived experiences and the world around her. Her work with the company earned her a nomination for a New York Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Sound Design. She now works independently as an electronic performance artist, combining French horn with vocals, electronics, and spoken word, blending slice-of-life themes with hopeful Afrofuturism.