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Andreas
Weixler
born 1963 in Graz, Austria, is a composer and media artist for
contemporary instrumental composition, computer music and interactivity
with an special emphasis on audiovisual realtime processes and most
recent interactive score.
He studied composition at the University of Arts in Graz, Austria with
Andrzej Dobrowolski, Younghi Pagh-Paan and diploma by Beat
Furrer. His specialisation in computer music and his concepts of
composition, improvisation and audiovisual interactivity lead to
concerts, performances and lectures in Europe, Asia, North and South
America and got recently selected for performances at the International
Computer Music Conference ICMC 2010 New York, ICMC 2008
Belfast, NIME 2007 New York, also selected for a research paper
presentation at the International Symposium of Electronic Arts ISEA
2008 - Singapore.
Andreas Weixler is lecturing since 1997 at Bruckner-University Linz,
Austria, since 2004 at InterfaceCulture of the University of Arts in
Linz and is also giving numerous international lectures in
Austria, Germany, England, Northern-Ireland, USA, Japan, Taiwan,
South-Corea a.o.
He founded intermedia concert series as electronic access (Graz, Linz,
Vienna and London), Sonic Intermedia (ars electronic center Linz) and
Sound & Vision (Bruckner University Linz). In 1981 Andreas
Weixler founded Atelier Avant Austria for contemporary composition and
media arts and is running it since 1996 together with his partner
Se-Lien Chuang in numerous international
cooperations.
Chuang Se-Lien
composer, pianist and media artist, 1965 born in Taiwan, since 1991
residence in Austria, http://avant.mur.at/chuang. The artistic and
compositional emphasis ranges from contemporary instrumental
composition/improvisation, computer music, electronic sound processing,
algorithmic composition to composition/improvisation with audiovisual
interactivity.
Studies in composition (Beat Furrer), Music and Media Technology
(Adelhard Roidinger, Karlheinz Essl), Piano/Recorder (Walter
Groppenberger/Adelheid Creuzburg), Electro-acoustic Music (Tamas
Ungvary, Wolfgang Musil) in Austria, German Language and literature
studies and Music Pedagogy in Taiwan.
Since 1996 diverse Workshops and guest lectures in Austria, Germany,
United Kingdom, United State, Japan, South-Korea, Taiwan, and
institutional production-, study- and research stay in computer music,
interactive audiovisual composition in Austria, United Kingdom,
Germany, France and Japan. Since 1997 numerous representation of
compositions and music projects in Europe, Asia, Russia, South- and
North America: Salzburger Festspiele, ICMC NYC/Belfast/Copenhagen,
SICMF Seoul, NIME New York, ISEA Singapore/Nagoya, Ultraschall Festival
für Neue Musik Berlin, Wien Modern, Sumida Triphony Hall Tokio,
National Theater Concert Hall Taipeh, electronic access
London/Linz/Vienna, Ars Electronica Linz, Electronic Music Festival
Basel, SONORITIES Festival of Contemporary Music Belfast, Computermusik
Festival Montreal, European Electroacoustic Music Brussels, NICE
Amsterdam, Laval Virtual VRIC, Musik Fest Salzburg, “Ruheraum”
Stadtmuseum Innsbruck, MAK Vienna, Essl Museum Klosterneuburg,
Werkstadt Graz, Hörgänge KonzerthausVienna, V:NM Graz, Open
Cube IEM Graz, Tanztheater Festival Graz, Center for Contemporary Art
Kyiv, Logos Tetrahedron Gent, Lovebytes Festival Sheffield, SIBGRAPI
Video Festival Gramado-RS etc
30.3.2011 AAAL