Resume* 

Formal Education

  • PhD in Music (with dr Tony Myatt). Music Research Centre, University of York. UK; pending (2015).
  • MA in Music by Research (Composition With Digital Media) (2009) with dr Tony Myatt. Music Research Centre, University of York. UK.
  • Degrees in Counterpoint (2008) and Harmony (2006). Sibelius Conserrvatory. Athens, Greece.
  • BA in Management (Tourism Enterprises) (2007). Technological Educational Institute of Athens. Greece.

Discography

solo

  • in-out (quad mix) (digital download) Reductive Music (Spain, 2011)
  • 3 Studies for Environmental Recordings, VCS3 and Studio Response (cdr) UzuSounds (France, 2011)
  • Malfunctions (cdr/audio-dvd) ΑΓΧΙΒΑΤΕΙΝ (Greece, 2010)
  • Peripatetic (cdr) ΑΓΧΙΒΑΤΕΙΝ (Greece, 2009)
  • Trevor Jones Studio Sessions vol I (cdr) ΑΓΧΙΒΑΤΕΙΝ (Greece, 2009)
  • ANASISEIPSYCHOS (cd)  Entr’acte (UK, 2009)
  • cHro(m)A (cdr)  EchoMusic (Greece, 2009)
  • *several immature works had been self released in a total of 8 cdrs and a tape between 2000 and 2007. 

compilations

  • 'paesaggio sonoro' in 'A wold of SoundScapes' (AVCHD DVD) A&G (Italy, 2011). Also features works by Hildegard Westerkamp (ca), Bernard Fort (fr), Fabio Iaci (it) and others.
  • 'untitled' in [no name] (3” cdr) KinkyKong (Greece, 2008). Also features works by Greg Haines (uk/ge), Stelios Romalades (gr). 

Performances/Exhibitions

  • 14.01.2012 London, UK. NOISE=NOISE; curated by Ryan Jordan. Live laptop performance. Other artists: Glitch Lich, Bioni Samp, Alo Allick, Ryan Jordan.
  • 07.01.2012 Stockholm, Sweden. Fylkingen; curated by Robin McGinley. 'Afield Revisited', 'Anasiseipsychos' & 'Sygxysis' live (8.2 versions) & live-collaboration with Robin McGinley, Johannes Bergmark. Other artists: Robin McGinely, Johannes Bergmark.
  • 20.12.2011 Athens, Greece. Knot Gallery; curated by CCMR. 'Anotropia (or: do violinists dream of Fourier transforms)' for violin, unattended computer and 5 loudspeakers, world premiere (performed by Tania Sikellianou).
  • 9.12.2011 York, Uk. A.S. Rymer Auditorium; Curated by Oliver Larkin. 'Sygxysis' live audiovisual performance. Other Artists: Pouya Ehsaei.
  • 3.12.2011 Rethymnon, Greece. Electracoustic Music Days 2011; Technical University of Crete. Curated by HELMCA. 'Omigyris' live (algorithmic version for 26 loudspeakers and 4 subwoofers). Other Artists: P. Kokkoras, P. Loufopoulos, K. Tzedaki, Marek Choloniewski any many others.
  • 26.11.2011 Livorno, Italy. Auditorium Chiti, Istituto Mascagni. Presentation of the "A World of Soundscapes" album (w/ works by Marinos Koutsomichalis, Fabio Iaci, Bernard Fort, Hildegard Westerkamp, and others)
  • 18.11.2011 Valencia, Spain. XVIII Festival Internacionalde Música Electroacústica Punto de Encuentro; SynchresisI ciclo de videomúsica y visual music; Club Diario Levante. Curated by AMEE. 'Sygxysis' (Redux Version) video screening @ Other artists: Nicolas Wiese, Andrew Hill, Carlos Urbina, Eduardo Polonio, and many others. 
  • 22-23.10.2011 Birmingham, UK. Supersonic Festival. 'Metal Door' was used in SOUNDkitchen' s 'METAL' installation. Other artists: Skull Defects, Alva Noto, Astro, Tony Conrad, Silver Apples and others.
  • 14.10.2011 Shreveport, Louisiana, Usa. McNeill Street Pumping Station New Music Festival. Audio screening of the 'Trevor Jones Studio Sessions #2'. Other artists: Lawrence English, Thanos Chrysakis, Mark Fell, Simon Whetham, and others.
  • 13.10.2011 Athens, Greece. Knot Gallery. 'Sygxysis' live audiovisual performance. Other Artists: Nikos Kyriazopoulos, Enrico Bertelli.
  • 07.10.2011 Corfu, Greece. Polytechno. 'Sygxysis' live audiovisual performance. 
  • 05.10.2011 Corfu, Greece. Municipal Theatre of Corfu. WFAE2011 International Conference on Acoustic Ecology. Soundscape Performance based on 'Paesaggio Sonoro' for 8channel ambisonics and 2 subwoofers. 
  • 15.08.2011 London, UK. NOISE=NOISE. 'Sygxysis' live audiovisual performance, world premiere; curated by Ryan Jordan. Other artists: Atau Tanaka, Ryan Jordan, Marco Donarrumma.
  • 22.05.2011 Florence, Italy. Limonaia di Villa Strozzi. Simposio Internazionale sul Paesaggio Sonoro. 'Paesaggio Sonoro' live performance for 9 channel ambisonics, world premiere. Other artists: Hildegard Westercamp, Bernart Fort, Fabio Iaci, and others
  • 24.03.2011 Cyber Space, computer stereo streaming @ ToBeContinued show, curated by Antonio Della Marina and Stazione di Topolo. Other artists:: Jana Winderen, Phil Niblock, Goh Lee Kwang, Al Margolis and others.
  • 20.03.2011 Lausanne, Switzerland. Cinema Oblo. Live laptop performance + improvised duet with Aurellien Munsch (fr). 
  • 19.03.2011 Paris, France. Centre d' animation mjc Mercoeur. Live audiovisual performance with Aurellien Muncsh (fr) and Benjamin Pierrat (fr). Other artists: Kasper T. Toepliz, Storm Varx, Pascal Batus and others.
  • 23.02.2011 Manchester, Uk. MadLab. A selection of hydrophone recordings from East Crete presented.
  • 07.01.2011 Athens, Greece. Knot Gallery. Live performance: ‘Afield’ for computer, 6 displaced loudspeakers and a sub. + improvised duet with N. Kyriazopoulos.
  • 19.11.2010 York, Uk. A.S. Rymer Auditorium. Live perormance:‘in:out’ for overlapping acoustic spaces performed live with a 16-speaker full sphere ambisonics rig, 5 independent loudspeakers & a subwoofer. (private event)
  • 05.11.2010 Halifax, Canada. ‘Broadcasting For Reels: Success Through Failure 2010’, curated by the Center for Art Tapes (also aired on CKDU 88.1 FM).‘Malfunctions #5’ for fixed-media.
  • 03.11.2010 Manchester, UK. Madlab. A selection of field-recordings. 
  • 30.10.2010 Corfu, Greece. Electracoustic Music Days 2010. Live laptop performance for 24 loudspeakers and 2 subwoofers. 
  • 11.10.2010 Edinburgh, UK. Traverse Theatre.‘Miniature for oboe solo’ performed by Joe Houghton (uk).
  • 13 − 24.09.2010 Limerick, Ireland. Tweak 2010 festival. ‘Peripatetic’ headphone installation.
  • 26.02.2010 Rethymnon, Greece. 2nd conference of Acoustic Ecology—Technological Institute of Crete. Live soundscape performance for 8ch ambisonics.
  • 11.07.2009 Clevalant-Ohio, USA. Ingenuity festival—‘Sleep Concert’. ‘cHro(m)A#1’ diffused byTanner Mennard.
  • 29.06.2009 Glasgow, UK. the Arches.‘Ode to Carneades’ for solo clarinetto (perf Red Note ensemble).
  • 28 − 29.06.2009 York, Uk. A.S. Rymer Auditorium. ‘Domestic appliances project #1’ installation for a domestic freezer and 5.1 speaker rig.
  • 26.06.2009 York, UK. Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall. ‘Pandamator’ for string quartet performed by Chimera ensemble.
  • 08.06.2009 Edinburgh, UK. Traverse Theatre, ‘ode to Carneades’ for clarinetto solo performed by the Red Note Ensemble.
  • 26.05.2009 Leeds, Uk. Expo Leeds Festival—Holy Trinity Church. Live laptop performance (stereo).
  • 22.05.2009 Switzerland, Lausanne. Post-Avant-Garde Obló Undergound Festival, curated by Ricardo Da Silva. Live laptop performance (stereo).
  • 16.05.2009 Leeds, Uk. Avoid, Evolution Festival, curated by Joe Gilmore. ‘Anasiseipsychos’ for 16 sine-tones performed live (10-speaker version). Other artists: Lee Gamble, Theo Burt, Mark Fell.
  • 12.05.2009 Austria, Vienna. Kellerstiege—garnisson-strasse7, curated by Daniel Lercher. Live laptop per- formance (quadraphonic).
  • 09.05.2009 Austria, Vienna. Offspacecenter, curated by Bernhard Garnicnig. Live laptop performance (stereo).
  • 01.05.2009 York, UK. City Screen basement bar. Live laptop performance (stereo).
  • 26.04.2009 USA, Lowell, Massachusetts. Media Center, University of Massachusetts. ‘Empyria’ for alto sax performed by D. Spaneas(us).
  • 20.04.2009 Edinburgh, UK.Traverse Theatre. ‘Trio’ for afl,tr in Bb, vc performed by the Red Note Ensemble.
  • 11.04.2009 USA, New Orleans, Louisiana. Antenna gallery—‘Sleep Concert’. ‘cHro(m)A#1’ diffused byTan- ner Mennard.
  • 13.03.2009 York, UK. Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall.‘APRAXIA’ for dbs, bcl performed by J. Mckenzie (uk) and P Fysh(uk).
  • 26.02.2009 Antwerpen, Belgium. Logement. Live laptop performance (stereo).
  • 24.02.2009 Gent, Belgium. Tetrahedron, curated by Logos Foundation. Live laptop performance for 3 loudspeakers.
  • 23.02.2009 Brussels, Belgium. FM Brussels Studios. Laptop performance — recorded live by Nico Bes for his ’sounds and emotions’ radio show.
  • 23.02.2009 Uk, Edinburgh. Traverse Theatre, ‘2009 #2’ for bcl,vl,trb,vibes,electronics performed by the Red Note Ensemble.
  • 09.02.2009 Amsterdam, Netherlands. STEIM. Jam session with me on laptop, Daniela de Paulis (it) on cracklebox & Norman Adams (ca) on cello (private gig).
  • 30.01.2009 York, UK. Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall. Sketches from an untitled str Qtr performed by Kreutzer Quartet on their workshop.
  • 12.12.2008 York, UK. Sir jack Lyons Concert Hall.‘Ode to Karneades’ for clarinetto solo performed by Joe Murgatroyd (uk).
  • 06.12.2008 Berlin, Germany. Alberto Ukebana gallery, curated by Rinus van Alebeek. Live laptop perfor- mance.
  • 05.12.2008 Berlin, Germany. Lichtblick kino, curated by Salon Bruit. Live laptop performance. 
  • 31.10.2008 Second Life Game, curated by HD Artists. Live laptop performance live-streamed through the internet.
  • 25.09.2008 New York, USA. WMP Concert Hall. Miniature for vl, Cl performed by the New York Miniaturist Ensemble (us).
  • 12−20.09.2008 Athens, Greece. Mirfestival 2008—Melina Merkouri Cultural Center. ‘DASHDOTDASH’ sound installation in collaboration with Kyriazopoulos, Poulios, Papaspyrou.
  • 15.09.2008 Athens, Greece. MIRfestival 2008 — Akis Davis Theatre. Solo laptop performance (stereo) & duet with G. Poulios (gr) on laptop/synthesizer.
  • 13.06.2008 Athens, Greece. Small Music Theater. Duet with G. Poulios (gr) on synth & laptop.
  • 16.05.2008 Athens, Greece. ElectroMediaWorks2008 festival. Live performance: ‘Indolentia’ for supercollider & 8 speakers performed live.
  • 05.04.2008 Athens, Greece. Metallourgio, curated by the Center of Contemporary Music & Performance. Live visuals with M. Manousakis (gr) on electronics.
  • 21.03.2008 Athens, Greece. Kinky Kong, curated by Yiannis Iasonides. Duet with myself (laptop) and Stelios Romaliades (gr) on flute and trio with myself (laptop), Greg Haines (uk) on cello & Stelios Romaliades (gr) on flute.
  • 15.03.2008 Athens, Greece. Kinky Kong, curated by Yiannis Iasonides. Live electronics and visuals.
  • 24.12.2007 Athens, Greece. AshInArt. Live laptop performance & duet with Stelios Romaliades (gr) on flute.
  • 15.12.2007 Athens, Greece. Platformes art space, curated by Yiorgis Sakellariou. Live laptop performance.
  • 19.10.2007 Athens, Greece. Gallery Pinakothiki. ‘Empyria’ for alto sax performed by D. Spaneas (us).

Residencies/Projects

  • 23.04-09.05.2012 Stockholm, Sweden. Residency @ EMS Elektronmusikstudion. 
  • 2−11.02.2009 Amsterdam, Netherlands. Residency at STEIM research centre. 

Lectures/Talks

  • 16.01.2012 Berlin, Germany - talk @ Universität der Künste - department of Sound Studies.
  • 29.07.2011 Leicester, Uk - talk @ De Montford University.
  • 27.02.2010 'Ec-static Space' - 2nd conference of Acoustic Ecology @ Crete’ s Technological Institute,  Rethymnon, Greece

Educational

courses

  • 11.2011 - 03.2012 Athens, Greece. Sound Synthesis and Electronic Music @ the Centre of Contemporary Music Research (KSYME)
  • 10.2010 - 06.2011, Rethymnon, Crete. 'Programming Environments for Sound and Music Applications' and 'Sound Synthesis II' @ the faculty of Music Technology and Acoustics, Technical University of Crete.

workshops

  • 17-19.01.2012 Berlin, Germany. SuperCollider Workshop @ Freies Museum.
  • 11-13.01.2012 London, UK. SuperCollider Workshop @ NOISE=NOISE.
  • 10.2011-02.2012  Athens, Greece. Damn Lab (Creative Coding & Media Art) Workshop (4 2-day sessions) @ Frown Tails.
  • 19-20.04 & 03-04.05 2008 Athens, Greece – Supercollider in 36 hours - workshop @ Platformes co-presented w/ I. Zannos.

Publications/Proceedings

  • 14.06.2011 ‘Site Specific Live Electronic Music: a sound-artist' s perspective’ - EMS Conference 2011, New York City, USA.
  • 12.06.2010 ‘domestic appliances project #1’ - eContact! electronic journal, published by the Canadian Electracoustic Community.
  • 27.02.2010 'Ec-static Space' - 2nd conference of Acoustic Ecology @ Crete’ s Technological Institute,  Rethymnon, Greece
  • 09.2009 ‘Blurring’ (MA Dissertation) - University of York, York, Uk.

Other

  • 05-06.2011 Programming (ObjC/C++/OpenFrameworks) and Software developement for Maria Paschlidou' s interactive installation 'arbitrariness'.
  • 2008-present director of agxivatein label, responsible for numerous cdr releases (by artists such as Francisco Lopez, Z'EV, Batuhan Bozkurt, etc) and events.
  • 2007-present web developement and maintance of marinoskoutsomichalis.com & agxivatein.com sites.
  • graphics and photos for various cdr releases/posters/etc.

Collaborations

Z’EV, Johannes Bergmark, Francisco Lopez, Robin McGinley, Kasper T. Toeplitz, Marc Behrens, Giorgos Poulios, Nikos Kyriazopoulos, Maria Paschalidou, Iannis Zannos, Manolis Manousakis, Red Note Ensemble, Costis Triantafyllou and others

Curatorial Work

  • 11.2011 - 02.2012 Athens, Greece - Course on Sound Synthesis and Electronic Music @ Centre of Contemporary Music Research (KSYME)
  • 08.10.2010 Athens, Greece - Knot Gallery, Francisco Lopez and Z’EV live
  • 25.09.2009 York, Uk - A. S. Rymer auditorium, WATCH #5 - Ricardo da Silva presented and talked on his film work
  • 10.09.2009 York, Uk - A. S. Rymer auditorium, WATCH #4 - screening of Dog Star Man by Stan Brakhage
  • 31.08.2009 York, Uk - A. S. Rymer auditorium, WATCH #3 - screening of short films from various American video-artists.
  • 29.08.2009 York, Uk - A. S. Rymer auditorium, LISTEN #1 - audition of Francisco Lopez’ s ‘La Selva’
  • 20.08.2009 York, Uk - A. S. Rymer auditorium, WATCH #2 - screening of experimental short films and animations from the 20s and 30s
  • 20.06.2009 York, Uk - A. S. Rymer auditorium, WATCH #1 - screening of works by Peter Tscherkassky
  • 19-20.04 & 03-04.05 2008 Athens, Greece – Supercollider in 36 hours - workshop @ Platformes 

Institutions

Forum für Klanglandschaft (FKL), Hellenic Electroacoustic Music Composers Association, International Community for Auditory Display, Sound and Music network, Ear to the Earth Organization, Acoustic Ecology Institute, Contemporary Music Research Centre (CMRC - KSYME).

Studios/Recording Sessions

EMS (Stockholm), Studio of Music Interaction & Polyphony (Rethymnon), CCMR-KSYME (Athens), Trevor jones (York), Game of Life (Athens), Raulph Vough Williams (York), Steim (Amsterdam), Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall (York), A.S. Rymer Auditorium (York), MaCo (Athens), FM Brussels Studio (Brussels)

Radio/TV Broadcasts

CKDU 88,1 FM (Halifax, Canda), WSIU-FM (Southern Illinois, USA), CST 91.1 FM (Southern Illinois, USA), Resonance 104.5 FM (London, UK), Cooradio (Brussels, Belgium), Radio Zero (Lisbon, Portugal), SoundArtRadio (South Devon, UK), Peralta TV (California Bay Area, USA) and others

List of Works (Selection)

  • Anotropia (or: do violinists dream of Fourier transforms ?) (for violin, unattended computer, 5 loudspeakers) Athens/Heraklion 2011.
  • Yet to be named (fixed media stereo) York 2011.
  • Duo (for 2 Clarinets in Bb) Heraklion/Rethymnon/Neapolis, 2011.
  • sygxysis (for supercollider, one or 2 audio channels and colour projection) Heraklion, 2011.
  • paessagio sonoro (performative soundscape composition for supercollider and full sphere ambisonics) Rethymnon, 2011.
  • afield (for supercollider, multichannel) Rethymnon, 2010 (revisited Athens 2011).
  • in:out (performative work for full sphere ambisonics and additional multichannel configurations) York, 2010.
  • 3 studies for environmental recordings,VCS3 and studio response (stereo acousmatic) Athens, 2010.
  • miniature (for oboe solo) Athens, 2010.
  • sonic objects I, II, III, IV (diy electronic apparatuses) Athens 2009.
  • malfunctions (performative work for recordings of induction noises, bent circuits, feedback, etc) Athens, 2009-2010.
  • domestic appliances project #1 (site specific installation piece for amplified domestic freezer, 5 loudspeakers, a subwoofer and the A.S. Rymer Auditorium) York, 2009.
  • peripatetic (acousmatic stereo) York, 2009.
  • trio (for alto flute, trombone in Bb, cello) Athens, 2009.
  • Trevor Jones Studio Sessions (generative/performative for supercollider, lexicon TC 6000 and theTrevor Jones Studio) York, 2009.
  • 2009 #2 (for fixed media, cello, vibes, basso clarinetto, trombone) York, 2009.
  • Pandamator (for sting quartet) Athens, 2009.
  • Apraxia (for basso clarinetto, double bass) York, 2008.
  • Tyflosis (acousmatic, stereo) York, 2008.
  • cHro(m)A (acousmatic) Athens, 2008.
  • Ode to Carneades (for clarinet in Bb) Athens, 2008.
  • Mots (for flute) Athens, 2008.
  • dash dot dash (site specific 5.1 sound installation for the Melina Merkouri Cultural Center - in collaboration w/ N. Kyriazopoylos, G. Poulios, N. Papaspyrou) Athens, 2008.
  • Anasiseipsychos (for 16 sine-tone generators) Athens, 2007.
  • Empyria (for alto saxophone) Athens, 2007.
  • Ode to Phyrronism I, II, III, IV (for supercollider, max/msp and fixed media) Athens, 2007.
  • Oneidos (for CSound) Athens, 2006.
  • Antichristos I, II, III (acousmatic) Athens, 2004.
  • from obscurity to where electric lights fade (for electric guitar and computer) - Athens, 1999. 

 

* last update:  01/2012