c.v.

since 2012 lecturer for hybrid sound computing and extended systems
at the institute for music and media, duesseldorf

2011 lectures and workshops at various universities in taipei

2009 visiting artist at "the school of the art institute of chicago" and at the institute for multimedia of the academy for performing arts, prague

2007 visiting professor at the california institute of the arts, teaching composition and experimental sound practices

1995 graduation with diploma as composer

1988-95 studies at the hochschule fuer musik und tanz, cologne. starting with music theory and piano, from 1989 on composition with johannes fritsch

1984-88 studies at the university of education, weingarten: music, history, physics. graduation with 1. staatsexamen in 1988. (middle-school teacher)

1983-84 studies at the university of tübingen: egyptology, ancient oriental studies, religious studies

living in cologne as freelance composer, performer and soundartist

honours, awards & residencies

2011 artist in residence at the q-o2 werkhuis, brussels
together with visual artist barbara hindahl

2010 artist in residency at STEIM, amsterdam with a commission of a new work for the XIII sonic acts festival

2008 award of distinction for the benchmark consort at ars electronica, linz
artist in residence at atelier azur, norway
artist in residence at denkmalschmiede hoefgen

2006 artist in residence at hotel pupik, schrattenberg/austria
artist in residence at the q-o2 werkhuis, brussels

2004 artist in residence by kulturfonds foundation (berlin) at künstlerhaus schloß wiepersdorf (feb.-apr.)

2003 residency and exhibition in tokyo on invitation by "puddles" - japanese / european artist-exchange-program (sept.)

2002 artist in residence at villa aurora in los angeles/california on a grant by the german foreign secretary (mar. - june)

2000 residency at the international artists symposion lindabrunn/austria (aug.)

1998 bernd-alois-zimmermann prize by the city of cologne

1993 residency at the foundation "kammeroper schloss rheinsberg" for the collaborative composition project "rheinsberg - ein bilderbuch fuer verliebte" after a text by kurt tucholsky. (director: siegfried matthus)

1992 residency by the jeunesses musicales for a work on music/architecture/theater in provins/france. (artistic director: paul mefano)

activities

member of the curatorial board of the cologne experimental concert series reihe M

member of the board of ON contemporary music cologne

member of the board of the ensemble krahnenbaum company koeln

together with anke eberwein and bernhard koenig founder of the buero fuer konzertpaedagogik (bureau for concert-pedagogical activities)

1999 - 2012 member of the curatorial board of brueckenmusik

1996 - 2002 member of the board of the cologne society for contemporary music

together with vocal artist bettina wenzel he runs the duo &2 an ongoing series of experiments in intermedia projects

organisation of concerts, performances and intermedia-events

giving workshops and trainings for teachers and pupils of every age for contemporary / experimental music and improvisation

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