Mantautas Krukauskas (b. 1980) is a composer, sound artist, and Associate Professor at the Department of Composition of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (LMTA) in Vilnius. He is the co-founder and Head (since 2016) of the Music Innovation Studies Centre, an academic lab dedicated to music technology and innovation in composition, education, interactive arts, immersive media, and interdisciplinary practices.
His compositions, including chamber music, electroacoustic pieces, sound art, and music for theatre and dance productions, have been performed in Lithuania, Austria, Germany, France, Canada, the USA, and other countries. He is also active as an electronic music performer and works in the creative industries with music production and arrangement.
Mantautas Krukauskas has been actively engaged in coordinating and managing international artistic, research and educational programmes. His interests include interdisciplinarity, creativity, music and media technologies, and the synergy of diverse aesthetic and cultural approaches. In 2023, he co-authored the first early Baroque-style opera composed with AI assistance.