composer, performer, university professor,
lecturer
*1963, Graz, A
Composition diploma with Beat Furrer at the KUG in Graz,
studies with Andrzej Dobrowolski and Younghi Pagh-Paan. He is
teaching computer music as an associate university professor
and director of the Computer Music Studio at the Anton
Bruckner Private University and as a lecturer at Interface
Culture in Linz as well as senior lecturer at the University
of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.
His concepts led to invitations for concerts and lectures in
Europe, Asia, North and South America.
ART - artictic activities
Andreas Weixler is currently specializing in contemporary
composition and improvisation with live electronics.
Electronic composition, computer music, contemporary
instrumental music, real-time computer audio/video processing,
free improvisation, odds, jazzrock, avant pop.
Cooperation with contemporary dance, literature and theatre.
Specialization in improvisation with audiovisual
interactivity, algorithmic composition, interactive score and
digital sound processing. 200 internationally published
compositions and media works in 26 countries in over 250
international festivals and concert series with contemporary
ensemble, theater, dance, visual arts, film and video in
international festivals, concert series, exhibitions and
selection for international conferences (ICMC, NIME, SMC,
ISEA, etc.) in Europe, Asia, South and North America .
Austria, Germany, France, Switzerland, England, Northern
Ireland, Cyprus, Belgium, Italy, Holland, Hungary, Czech
Republic, Canada, Colombia, Brazil, Cuba, Costa Rica, Mexico,
Russia, Ukraine, China, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore , South
Korea, Australia and USA. Portrait concerts in Austria,
Switzerland, USA and UK.
Austria-wide and international radio broadcasts.
As a performer the artist plays electric guitar in a
contemporary style including realtime electronics.
Performances in Austria, Japan, Australia, France, Croatia,
Slovenia, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, New York, Ohio and
recently - online.
Since 1996 running
Atelier
Avant Austria jointly with Se-Lien Chuang,
with key aspects in development of audiovisual interactive
systems and audio/visual realtime/non-realtime processing,
computer music and algorithmic composition. 2018 Andreas
Weixler and Se-Lien Chuang were awarded as the best European
piece by the ICMA - International Computer Music Association
for their audiovisual interactive work. In 2025, the artist
duo was awarded the AM.ICAD Music & Concert Award for
their interactive audiovisual comprovisation for MCSS (Marble
Ceramic Scenic Score)
Tonspur: I'm Telling You the Truth.
videos:
https://www.youtube.com/user/SonicIntermedia/videos
media art: Computermusik:
http://avant.mur.at/media.en.html
list of works:
http://avant.mur.at/weixler/werke/werkliste.html
Performances
Musikprotokoll (Graz), Sound Junction (Sheffield / UK),
ACCAD OSU - Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design
(Columbus / Ohio), ACF nyc (New York City), v: nm Festival
(Graz), ars electroncia festival (Linz), Longyou International
Music Festival (China), Audior (Milan), Sonorities (Belfast),
SICMF Seoul International Computer Music Festival, STIO
Alpenglow (Graz, Zagreb, Copenhagen), Toy Piano World Summit -
Good Luck Rainy Days (Philharmonie Luxemburg), Essl Museum
(Klosterneuburg), electronic access (Graz, Vienna, Linz,
London), die andere saite (Graz), Konzerthaus Wien,
Musikverein (Vienna), Sophien Säle (Berlin), New York
Electroacoustic Music Festival, Crossing Europe Filmfestival
(Linz), NOVARS Summer Matinee (Manchester), Sonic Intermedia
(Linz), Jim Communicate (Linz), Porgy & Bess (Vienna),
Wien Modern, Burgtheater (Vienna) , Hermann Nitsch Orgien
Mysterien Theater (Prinzendorf, Vienna, Berlin, Bonn),
real-time / non real-time electronic music Festival (Basel),
National Theater Concert Hall in (Taipei), Künstlerhaus
Klagenfurt, Hotel Pupik Festival (Schrattenberg), artport
& Media Select (Nagoya), Laval Virtual (France),
Experimental Intermedia (New York), SIBGRAPI Video Festival,
(Gramado, Brazil), Elektrokomplex - ORF Radio Kulturhaus
(Vienna), Musica Scienza, Centro Ricerche Musicali (Rome),
IAMAS (Gifu/Japan), Sumida Triphony Hall (Tokyo), Sichuan
Conservatory in Chengdu / China, ICMC (int), ISEA (Japan,
Singapore), SMC (int) - among many others.
Ensembles
The Hinge Ensemble (USA), Ensemble Coincidence (A), The
Crash Ensemble (Ireland), Stadler Quartet (A), Sonic Arts
Ensemble and dancers of ACCAD (Ohio, USA), STIO Styrian
Improvisers Orchestra, Wind Quintet of the Klangforum Wien,
exxj Ensemble XX. Century, Ensemble Phase (South Korea),
Figura Ensemble (Denmark), Shanghai ICMC Ensemble (China),
Slowind (Wind Quintet Slovenia), TonArt-Ensemble Hamburg, JIM
faculty (Austria), Roots Ensemble (ICMC Belfast), Juilliard
Electric Ensemble (New York), DissonArt Ensemble (Greece),
Janus Ensemble (Vienna), sang sang (South Korea),
Kuwayama-Kijima (Japan), pierrot lunaire ensemble (Vienna),
CFMW China Found Music Workshop - Ceiphon Ensemble (Taiwan),
ContrastTrio, Klangforum - Vienna, scene instrumental,
percussion ensemble Dama - Dama, Austrian Art Ensemble,
Ensemble für Neue Musik Zürich, Orbis-Quartett, Grazer
Posaunen Quartett, Andreas Weixler Corporation, Eliott Biss
und die Unerhörten, Goldfische, Anchrax,
numerous concerts with musicians from the concert series
die
andere saite, a composers Union in Graz.
Solists
Konstantin Semilakovs & Mayuko Obuchi (piano, LTU, JP),
Tilen Lebar (alto sax, Slo), Kristine Görk (voc, A), Yvonne
Hofmeister (voc, A), Harald Hofmeister (git,A), Gu Wen Qi 頋文麒
(China, Guzheng, 古箏), Marc Ainger (USA, git) and Ann Stimson
(USA, flute), Scott Deal (percussion USA), Patti Cudd
(percussion, USA), Jordana Sidlow (percussion, USA), Petra
Stump-Linshalm & Heinz-Peter Linshalm (A, clarinets),
Johannes Kretz (A), Wei-Ya Lin (TW/A), Aleksandra Dragosavac
(Serbia, piano), Miloš Katanić (Serbia, Accordeon), Vojtěch
Drnek (Czech Republic, Accordeon), Julia Russer (GER,
Petzold), Jonny Axelsson (Sweden, percussion), Ivo Nilsson
(Sweden, trombone), Matilda Andersson (Sweden, voice), Jonas
Nilsson (Sweden, double bass), Jesper Løvdal (Sax, Denmark)
Gernot Tutner (A, electroncis), Seppo Gründler (A,
e-guitar, electronics), Josef Klammer (A, drums), Stephan Maaß
(A, drums, perc), Agnes Heginer (A, Gesang), Christoph Cech
(A, synth), Martin Stepanik (A, piano), Tristen Parr (Cello,
Perth, Australien), Marianne Gythfeldt (bass clarinet, USA),
Andrew Borkowski (Violoncello, USA), Mike Frengel (electric
guitar, USA), Nicole Cariglia (Violoncello, USA), Madeleine
Shapiro (NYC, Violoncello), Pierre A Tremblay (Bass, UK)
Lauren Hayes (prepared piano, UK), Xenia Pestova (toy piano,
UK), Karlheinz Essl (m@ze°2, Austria), Se-Lien Chuang (piano,
bass recorder, interactive visuals, TW/A), Faye Snowdon (UK,
Flöte), Sioned Roberts (UK, Klarinette), Richard Eigner (A,
Percussion), En-Ju Lin (Pipa, Taiwan) Wolfgang Schliemann
(Schlagwerk, Deutschland), Martin Speicher (Saxofon,
Deutschland), Ulrich Phillipp (Kontrabass, Deutschland), Ann
Evans (UK) - saxophone, Heather Roche (UK/D, clarinet), Elfi
Aichinger, Andreas Schreiber, Christian Radovan, Annelie Gahl,
Hermann Stangassinger (A, Kontrabass), Vicky Chow (New York
City, piano), Hsin-Huei Huang, Pedro Rebelo (Belfast),
Franziska Schroeder (UK/GER, Sax) John Kenny, Gascia Ouzounian
(UK), Laoise Kelly (Irish harp), Ivan Goff (Irish pipes), Uli
Fussenegger, Todd Reynolds (New York City), Petra Ackermann,
Zsófia Szeghalmy, Rowland Sutherland (London), Fabian Pollack,
Judith Unterpertinger, Peter Herbert (A, double bass),
Reinhard Micko, Pai Yu Ching (sheng) & Tsai Chen Yu
(erhu), Martin Zrost, Kiyoharu Kuwayama (J, vio), Rina Kijima
(J, violin), Kagusho Kitagawa (J, biwa), Michael Moser
(A, violoncello), Shinobu Ishizuki (J, piano), Christine
Svoboda (A, organ), Sandra Kraus (A, flute), Dagmar Hödl (A,
mezzo sopran), Ruth Straub (A, violoncello), Ulrike
Stadler-Fromme (A, percussion), Arno Steinwider (A, piano),
Eva Bajic (A, piano), Katharina Klement (A, piano)
EDU - university teaching
Ao. University professor for computer music / media
composition
at the Anton
Bruckner Private University in Linz, Austria
Habilitation
in computer music / electroacoustic composition, venia docendi
Initiation
and development of the Sonic Lab, inter-media, multi-channel
computer music concert hall and the premises of the CMS
computer music studio.
Lecturer for audiovisual projects in Max Msp Jitter
at the
University for Artistic and Industrial Design Linz, Austria
Senior lecturer for music and computer, as well as multimedia
at the
University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, Austria
SCI - research
in the field of real-time audio processes, multichannel
surround sound, audiovisual interaction, reactive scores and
algorithmic composition.
Publications at ICMC, ISEA, transcript Verlag, Hatje Cantz
Verlag, Nagoya City University and others
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