Theresa Beyer lives in Bern, Switzerland and is a music journalist, ethnomusicologist and cultural producer. Since she joined Norient in 2011, she has worked for its online magazine, managed different projects, co-edited Out of the Absurdity of Life – Globale Musik (Traversion 2012) and Seismographic Sounds –Visions of a New World (Norient Books 2015) and co-curated the exhibition "Seismographic Sounds".
In collaboration with Norient and the University of Basel, Theresa is currently working on a three-year project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) that focuses on sharing ethnomusicological research with the public. She covers world and contemporary music as a radio journalist for Swiss Radio SRF 2 Kultur.