Composing with Sounds

Andrew Hill (*1986) is a composer of electroacoustic music specializing in studio composed works, both acoustic (purely sound based) and audio-visual. his works have been performed extensively across the UK, as well as in Europe and the US. His works are composed out of materials captured from the human and natural worlds, seeking to explore the beauty in everyday objects.

Daniel Teruggi (*1952) in Argentina has developed his professional career in france, where he lives since 1977. composer and researcher, he works since 1981 at INA (national Audiovisual institute) in Paris. He has been the Director of INA’s Musical research group, GRM, since 1997 and Director of the research and experimentation department of INA since 2001.

In the research domain, he has been actively working on the preservation of audiovisual collections and particularly electroacoustic music.

He has composed nearly 80 works, mainly for the concert and always using electroacoustic devices with or without acoustic instruments. he is the author of numerous research articles related to sound and musical perception as well as musical analysis. His music has been performed in more than 30 countries and published in different CD collections. he is founding member of the international electroacoustic Musical studies network.

PhD in Art and Technology at the University of Paris VIII, Daniel Teruggi, has developed an important educational activity at the Sorbonne University or as visiting professor in Hertfordshire (Great Britain), guest professor at the TU Berlin and Universidad 3 de Febrero (Argentina).

Roundtable moderated by Ludger Brümmer with Christoph Ogiermann, Andrew Hill, Daniel Teruggi, Leigh Landy, Jøran Rudi, a.o.

Ludger Brümmer (*1958) is a composer, and since 2003 he is director of the zkM | institute for Music and Acoustics.

his artistic work is characterized by the use of computers as an art medium for composition and generating electronic sounds. The main focus of his works is frequently the interconnections between the media of music, video, and dance. brümmer studied composition under Nicolaus A. Huber and Dirk Reith at the folkwang hochschule in essen, and held a DAAD scholarship at the center for computer research in Music and Accoustics at stanford University in california from 1991 until 1993. This was followed by teaching activities at the institute for computer Music and electronic Media of the folkwang Academy in essen, kingston University in london, the sonic Art research centre in belfast, and at the state Academy of Design in karlsruhe. ludger brümmer has received numerous awards for his compositions, including the golden mica of the ars electronica and the grand Prix de Bourges.

Ludger Brümmer (*1958) is a composer, and since 2003 he is director of the zkM | institute for Music and Acoustics.

his artistic work is characterized by the use of computers as an art medium for composition and generating electronic sounds. The main focus of his works is frequently the interconnections between the media of music, video, and dance. brümmer studied composition under Nicolaus A. Huber and Dirk Reith at the folkwang hochschule in essen, and held a DAAD scholarship at the center for computer research in Music and Accoustics at stanford University in california from 1991 until 1993. This was followed by teaching activities at the institute for computer Music and electronic Media of the folkwang Academy in essen, kingston University in london, the sonic Art research centre in belfast, and at the state Academy of Design in karlsruhe. ludger brümmer has received numerous awards for his compositions, including the golden mica of the ars electronica and the grand Prix de Bourges.

Hans W. Koch develops performances and open forms for various, often interdisciplinary ensembles and creates sound installations. The search for hidden aspects of everyday tools, such as household electronics, hairdryers, metal wool, old computers (and traditional instruments as well) is combined with the exploration of sounds and musical structures.

In order to create systems that live on their own and react to human input in unpredictable ways, he explores boundaries and implicit (de)faults of soft- and hardwares. This also extends to his use of computers as musical instruments in a rather physical manner. He considers art sculpting thoughts in different materials. Personally he prefers conceptual approaches: More thought, less material.

Equally important to him is his work with teachers and non-professional musicians, with whom he explores experimental ways of music making in seminares and workshops.

During spring semester 2007 he was teaching composition and experimental sound practices as visiting professor at the California Institute of the Arts, Los Angeles. In 2008 his piece „the benchmark consort“ won an award of distinction at the Ars Electronica in linz / austria. Currently he teaches at the institute for Music and Media in Duesseldorf.

Jøran Rudi began his musical career in one of the influential Norwegian rock bands that emerged in the end of the 70‘s. his studies in music theory and composition were conducted at new york University, and rudi has since developed a portfolio of works for electronic instruments and/or fixed media, as well as for dance, film, performance art, installation and multimedia. Rudi is the founding the director of noTAM - norwegian center for technology in music and the arts, and stepped back to a researcher position in 2009, following 17 years with administrative, academic and artistic responsibilities for the institution.

Leigh Landy holds a research chair at De Montfort University where he directs the Music, Technology and innovation research centre. his compositions include several for video, dance and theatre. he has worked extensively with the late playwright, heiner Müller, the new media artist, Michel Jaf- frennou and the composer-performer, Jos zwaanenburg and was com- poser in residence for the Dutch National Theatre during its first years of existence. currently he is artistic director of idée fixe – experimental sound and Movement Theatre. his publications focus on the studies of electroacoustic music, in particular issues related to making this music accessible. He is editor of “Organised Sound: an international journal of music technology” (Cambridge University Press) and author of six books including “What’s the Matter with Today’s Experimental Mu- sic?” (Harwood), “Understanding the Art of Sound Organization” (MIT Press) and “Making Music with Sounds” (Routledge). He directs the ElectroAcoustic Resource site (eArs) projects, is a founding member of the electroacoustic Music studies network (eMs Network) and is the initiator of this EU „Composing with Sound“ initiative.