ARS ELECTRONICA
ERROR TRASH
PR-DT Structures
PARALLEL SOUND
London
Res://:Data
BIENNALE 08
Speaker Sys 1.1
Composition:Film
motion tracker
PIXELPOINT 2005
KLON:ART:RESISTANCE
COLLABORATION:
CHRISTOPHER ARIZA l www.flexatone.net > >>>
is a composer and programmer of sonic structures and systems. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Recording Arts and Music Technology within the Towson University Department of Music. He has studied at Harvard University (BA) and New York University (MA, PhD). He has composed for theatre, film, concert-hall, and interactive media, and his compositions have been performed at numerous concerts and festivals (ICMC, SEAMUS, NWEAMO, Look & Listen, June in Buffalo, and Spark). He performs live electronics in the trio KIOKU, an ensemble that presents traditional East-Asian music within a context of collaborative experimentation and improvisation.
MICHAEL BERKOWSKI l www.berkowski.net > >>>
is primarily a composer of electroacoustic music for fixed media, he also has enjoyed success with the development and performance of new and unique electronic and computer instruments of his own design, as well as creating works in collaboration with artists in other digital media. Most of Mr. Berkowski’s compositions utilize the composer’s custom software applications for sound organization or synthesis through the use of cellular automata processes and genetic models. These concepts may be applied to all aspects of the music, including sound spatialization and timbre, in addition to more typical applications such as pitch or temporal control.
ALEXEI BORISOV l www.nbresearchdigest.com > >>>
reflects the tempestuous history of Russian underground music. In the early 80's he played in Center, the first Soviet new wave band, until he founded the synthetic/industrial group Notshnoi Prospekt. In the ecstatic era of Perestroika, the thirst for rock music was so great that even Notshnoi Prospekt played their experimental rock at sports halls and stadiums around the country. In the 90's everything changed again, and Borisov withdrew to produce, under various project names, different types of purely electronic music that mainly found its audience in various Moscow elite circles, from techno clubs to avant-garde art events.
HIROSHI HASEGAWA l www2.odn.ne.jp/astro/ > >>>
was in the band named C.C.C.C. which was one of the biggest Japanese noise group. Born in 1963, Hasegawa has begun his improvisation with his voice and drums. And in 1990, he made the group C.C.C.C. which’s concept was impovisative mass-noise with very loud sound. The group became legend with the members Mayuko Hino, Ryuichi Nagakubo, Fumio Kosakai. Also he has begun his solo unit ASTRO with analog synthesizers in 1993 as well as playing in C.C.C.C. Now he is actively playing and issuing and doing many collaboration with other artists. His playing style is like drifting between the meditation and awakening state with electronics and still he is pursuing it.
KOTRA l http://kotra.org.ua > >>>
is Ukrainian sound-artist and promoter. Creator and runner of Kvitnu, co-runner of Nexsound (2003-2007), creator of Live Reports series, creator and director of Detali Zvuku festival. Started his music career in 1994 as a bass player in a jazz-noise band a. In 1996 Dmytro found noise duo Z.E.T. and made a series of performances with independent visual artists and videomakers in Kyiv. During 1997-1998 Dmytro participated in several video-art, net-art and interactive workshops in Soros Center for Contemporary art in Kyiv. In 1998 Dmytro created his main output project Kotra, and made insonifications for miscellaneous interactive cd-r, web and video projects together with Akuvido group. Those projects took part on such festivals around the world as Kryptonale, EMAF, Villette Numerique, Netmage, Videoex, [d]vision and many more.
PB 8 l http://www.pb8.lt > >>>is co-producer of the festival “Elektrodienos. Unidentified Sound Object” at the CAC, Vilnius in 2004. Organizer of the “Workshow” series of collaborative events since 2005. He was trying to be the medium in “Close to Number” live installation in 2005 in London and Vilnius. Through all of this he’s currently collecting found and concrete sounds and presenting them as electro acoustic mosaics together with more public explorations in the design of installations. During 2007 he found and produce till now the monthly event ‘VYlive’.
