Several works by Knut Wiggen will be performed at the Bergen International Festival 2009. Knut Wiggen, a pioneer of electronic music, will be presented through a conversation with Tilman Hartenstein, expert on sound art, and Zaid Holmin, programmer at EMS.
Trond Lossius will be giving a presentation of Jamoma as IRCAM. The presentation is part of a short-term scientific mission to Ircam within The C0ST IC0601 Action on Sonic Interaction Design.
Marieke Verbiessen works with both web, animation & motiondesign and various projects in the field of electronic art.
Mem1 (Mark + Laura Cetilia) seamlessly blends the sounds of cello and electronics to create a limitless palette of sonic possibilities. In their improvisation-based performances, all sounds are derived from the cello as the sole source material, which is manipulated in real time. Their music moves beyond melody, lyricism, and traditional structural confines, resulting in organically revealed narrative.
A two day lecture and workshop on artistic and practical work with sound and spatialisation.
The lecture will try to provide an overview of the history of electronic music, important composers, works, schools and artistic practices.
BEK and Galleri 3,14 in cooperation with Maur Prosjekter/Maia Urstad invite to a presentation by James Webb and Marcus Neustetter. They will talk about their artistic work which includes sound, new media as well as cultural activism.
BEK invites to the presentation The music will not be broadcast by Brandon LaBelle. LaBelle is an artist and writer working with sound and cultural narratives. For the presentation LaBelle will share his recent projects and talk through related issues. In addition, he will present his new publication documenting his project Radio Memory.
Scott Rettberg is a Chicago native who now lives in Norway. He writes, and writes about new media and electronic literature. He is an associate professor of Humanistic Informatics at the University of Bergen.
As a performer, John Ferguson works with how electronic music and images can be manipulated and played, using physical interfaces and instruments.