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There is a lot happening in the coming months. You can see an overview of the public events on the website section
"Soon/recent".
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21.09 and 22.09: a musical start into autumn
In the weekend of 21-22.09, I have two exciting projects that I will be presenting and/or playing in two locations in Hamburg: a solo performance, and a hiphop-VS-classical concert. The week after I am also showcasing a new installation. The events are so diverse that I am sure that there is something for everyone. So check them out and come visit!
Saturday, 21.09, 20h, St-Michaelkirche Sülldorf
Im Rausch[en] des Saxofons
I am really excited to play a solo concert during the Nacht der Kirchen in Hamburg. I will be playing "accessible contemporary classic" on tenor and soprano saxophone with music from
B. Jolas, B. Cockcroft, JacobTV, and myself.
The evening also has some other artists. Make sure to take a look at the program here.
Where? Sülldorfer Kirchenweg 191, 22589 Hamburg (S-Bahn Sülldorf)
When? 20h-20h45
Sunday, 22.09, 19h30, Honigfabrik Wilhelmsburg
CLASH 2
It is time for CLASH 2!
What is CLASH? Expect a unique fusion of hip hop beats, classical piano improvisations, experimental saxophone sounds and captivating soundscapes, presented by the young talents Jana, Jonas, Nvcht and Oni!
Young Public 040 stands for cross-genre performances that not only let you listen, but also experience. This evening we will transform the Honigfabrik into a place where the energy of hip hop and the elegance of classical music meet in an incomparable musical mash-up.
Where? Industriestraße 125-131, 21107 Hamburg
When? 19h30
Tickets
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Saturday, 28.09, 10-16h, KuB in Bad Oldesloe
Das Oldesloer Musikschulor[KI]ster
The Oldesloer music school commissioned me to make a project about AI and the music schools. I developed an interactive installation on/with AI, which you can visit during the open day at the KuB. I will be there from 10-15h. Come and check it out! Trailer
People Pleaser - the story continues
Although the main People Pleaser collaborative creation is over, it doesn't mean that the project is sleeping.
I got invited to be part of an exhibition about art on birds in Kiel with the piece. I am creating a documentary installation with interactive elements that will be take over part of their space.
The result will be shown from 31.08 until 11.10.2024 at Kunstraum B in Kiel (DE)
People Pleaser is also part of the first CLASH production, where we bring hiphop and (contemporary) classic together on stage.
Our next performance will be on September 22nd, 2024, at the Honigfabrik in Wilhelmsburg (Hamburg). Tickets are available here.
What is People Pleaser?
From 20.03.24 until 20.04.24,
I was "people pleasing".
People Pleaser is the result of a virtual dialogue between my online following and myself. The main question being: What would you rather want to hear?
By asking targeted questions and opinions, discussing next steps and directions, I built this piece with whomever wanted to join this experiment. More than 100 people did!
Check out the documentation of the process and a recording of the first performance here!
Cycle Up! Residency
This Summer I was artist-in-residence in Tartu (Estonia) within the CYCLE UP! framework. CYCLE UP! is a European project that connects artists, decision-makers, and communities who care about our climate to find creative ideas and solutions to bring more bicycles to our streets (as they describe it on their website).
I have been reading and learning a lot about cycling, bicycle lanes, security, and the local dialogue about the topic. I turned these inputs into a new piece, Noise Maps. This community bicycle performance was performed on 04.08.2024 in Tartu city.
Funfact: I also curated a playlist with songs about bicycles. It is a really cool mix of different genres and languages (including songs in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Estonian, Greek, Polish, Chinese, and Portuguese. You can listen to it here;
CYCLE UP! Bicycle Hits
I am so happy and grateful that I get to be part of this project! Bicycles, sustainability and a connection with the local people really resonate with my personal values and my interests!
Now some disclaimer fun
The Residency is implemented as part of the Cycle Up! Project, co-financed by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.
This project is funded by the European Union. The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the EACEA are responsible for the opinions expressed.
01.06.2024 Album release Bunte Luft Trio - Apiaceae
We published our first album on bandcamp!
You can listen to/purchase it here. Follow us to stay updated and be notified about future releases!
Jana De Troyer - Saxophones
Tam Thi Pham - Đàn bầu
Jan Wegmann - Modular Synth
Apiaceae is a family of flowering plants, characterised by their branched umbels, clusters of flowers arranged like little umbrellas. Just as this plant family, our improvised music consists of intersections, where spontaneous decisions shape a new path every time. Each choice makes the music to spread out more and more in its unique way, creating a new sonic world for every species.
Blurred Edges 2024
05.06.2024, Bunte Luft Trio @Migrantpolitan
14.06.2024, Performance "Flämischer Akkordeonstau" by Lux Nova Duo
Bunte Luft Trio is an improvising group that focuses on the sonic intersections of đàn bầu, baritone saxophone and modular synthesizer. All three instruments are rooted in completely different genres, a feature that the musicians use as a springboard to create their characteristic sound. While bringing their own artistic backgrounds into the mix, Tam Thi Pham (VN), Jana De Troyer (BE) and Jan Wegmann (DE) move through various atmospheres, taking the listeners across interplanetary deserts and microscopic forests. Bunte Luft Trio is based in Hamburg. They are currently producing their first album, which was released on Bandcamp on 01.06.2024.
Photo: G. Lazarevic
Flämischer Akkordeonstau was also played by Lux Nova Duo during the festival on June 14th, 20h, at GEDOK.
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Flämischer Akkordeonstau is a musical reflection on a curious mobility phenomenon called “phantom traffic jams” (in Flemish “accordeonfile” = accordion traffic jam), an occurrence that happens when a traffic jam starts by one car slowing down a tiny bit and the chain reaction that follows - leading to a congestion without a real cause.
A year of deep listening
A Year of Deep Listening is a publication of 365 scores for listening gathered by the Center of Deep Listening in celebration of the legacy of composer Pauline Oliveros.
My work WHEN A TRAIN IS TOO LATE (AGAIN?) also made the selection!
A Year of Deep Listening started as an online project, and now there is a publication with all the pieces that will be available from August 27th, 2024.
More information here
How happy I am that I got to be part of this project! Eveline Vervliet founded a platform about web-based sound art, called websoundart.org
Among other things, there is a blog with contributions from different people and on various related topics. I am conducting interviews with artists who have worked with this medium. You can my five articles here:
Interview #1: Whole milk, mad maps and digital bees: Nikola Lutz on nota and web-based sound art
Interview #2: The memory palace of Sander Saarmets
Interview #3: Vanilla with a scoop of humour: An unpatented journey through Sebastian Adams’ kaleidoscopic practice.
Interview #4: Information, communication and manipulation (Tansy Xiao)
Interview #5: Open Call winner Bilawa Ade Respati takes us behind the curtain of Indonesian history.
Screenshot from the website
19.01, 20.01 and 08.03 -
Radio year!
2024 has started with three great chances to share my work to a broad radio audience.
Firstly, I was approached by two different German radio makers about making a broadcast about my artistic practice.
On 19.01.2024 I was live on FSK in conversation with Hamburg-based Heiner Metzger.
On 20.01.2024 Deutschlandfunk aired a portrait about my artistic practice on their show "Atelier Neue Musik".
I also got to make the starting jingle for the international women's day on the Estonian national radio show Fantaasia. After the jingle you can also hear my piece The North, which is based on a painting by my good friend and Hamburg artist abstractraf.
You can relisten here:
Fantaasia (08.03.2024) on Klassikaraadio
Klingding (19.01.2024) on FSK
You can contact me for the broadcast Atelier Neue Musik (20.01.2024) on DLF - which isn't available online.
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