Performances Presented in 2010

Götz Naleppa was born in East Prussia in 1943. Studies of drama, German literature and history of the arts in Berlin and Madrid, 1970 doctor’s degree in philology at the university Freie Universität, Berlin. Assistant producer at the theatre Schiller-Theater in Berlin; freelance activities as producer of theatre and radio plays, as author and translator. Since 1970, Götz Naleppa has produced and directed innumerable radio plays, initially for the Radio ‘RIAS Berlin’, later for Deutschlandradio and for nearly every public broadcasting corporation in Germany. He is one of the most well-known and most experienced directors of radio plays in Germany. In the first place, his work includes literary radio plays, but also thrillers, plays for children, comedies or documentaries. In the 80s he turned towards musical and experimental radio play forms and towards sound composition. Teaching assignments at the Technical University and the Academy of Fine Arts, both in Berlin; workshops and direction work in Latin America followed. From 1994 to 1996 he set up of the radio play departments of Deutschlandradio (Cologne/Berlin) as head of the radio play departments of both broadcasting centers. Since 1997 he worked as producer and editor for Deutschlandradio (responsible editor for sound art). Naleppa left Deutschlandradio end of 2008 in order to work as freelance producer, translator and media artist. Numerous prizes for radio play direction (many times Radio Play of the Month ‘Hörspiel des Monats’, Prix Europa, Prix Marulic, Gold Medal of New York Festivals, Prix Italia and others).

Matt Miller is an electro-acoustic musician, composer and soundware developer. He is an active performer in Toronto's new music scene. His latest release, the vinyl album “MiMo Presents: No Exit”, is a compilation of 96 locked-grooves, co-produced with Samuel Morgenstein and featuring performances by members of AIMToronto.

Rob Piilonen is a flute player, composer, and producer who has been active in the Toronto improvising scene since 1996. He has scored music for films and dance projects, works with a number of Toronto's leaders in the arts, and is a member of the Board of Directors of AIMToronto. He currently leads the chamber-improv ensemble Rob's Collision.

Marcelle Deschênes is a composer, pianist, teacher and multimedia artist born in Price (Québec), 1939. Moving to Quebec City (1972-77), she worked as a lecturer and researcher in Auditory Perception, Musical Pedagogy for Children and Multi-art Animation Techniques at the Université Laval’s Studio de musique électroacoustique, where she joined the electroacoustic performance group GIMEL. From 1980 to 1997, she taught electroacoustic and multimedia composition, auditory perception and electroacoustic composition techniques at the Music Faculty of the Université de Montréal. Marcelle Deschênes’ œuvre is important not only for its pioneering nature, but also its diversity: multimedia performances, photography, video art; instrumental, mixed, acousmatic, radio art, installation art, and animation/creation for non-musicians.

D. Andrew Stewart has been working in the field of musical composition since 1994. In addition to being an instructor of electronic music composition, he is also a trained pianist and clarinettist. He completed his basic musical training in Canada, followed by study/research in The Netherlands and France. Stewart's compositions have been featured in The Netherlands, the United States, France, Germany, Mexico, Austria and his home country of Canada.

Manuella Blackburn is a composer based in Machester, UK. She is currently completing a PhD at the University of Machester with the supervision of Dr. Ricardo Climent. Successes include grand prize in the Digital Arts Awards 2007 (Japan), and first prize in the 7th Musica Viva Electroacoustic Competition 2006.

Natasha Barrett works fore-mostly with composition and creative uses of sound. Her output spans concert composition through to sound-art, large sound-architectural installations, collaboration with experimental designers and scientists, acousmatic performance interpretation and more recently live electroacoustic improvisation. Barrett studied with Jonty Harrison (University of Birmingham, England, UK) and Denis Smalley (City University, London, England, UK) for masters and doctoral degrees in composition. Since 1999 Norway has been her compositional and research base for an international platform. Her work is available on numerous recording labels, including Albedo, Aurora, Centaur, Elektron, empreintes DIGITALes, Euridice, Mnémosyne Musique Média, and +3dB.

David Hindmarch is 43 years old and totally blind. He taught himself electroacoustic music from 2000-2006 when he joined BEAST composers at Birmingham University and began a four-year PhD with Professor Jonty Harrison.

Ned Bouhalassa Born in France in 1962, Ned Bouhalassa has been involved in the Montréal music scene since 1988. He divides his time between writing for film and television, and composing electroacoustic works for concert. Regularly programmed at Montréal’s Elektra and Rien à voir festivals, Bouhalassa’s works are also heard around the world. For the past few years, he has been exploring hybridization by combining electronic beats with electroacoustic soundscapes. He is also currently interested in integrating video to his work, along with composing in Surround sound. In 2001, he was a member of the music jury of Ars Electronica (Linz, Austria).

Freida Abtan is a Canadian multi-disciplinary artist and composer, currently pursuing her PhD in Computer Music and Multimedia at Brown University. Her videomusic and audio work have been featured internationally, and on an audiovisual release with Robot Records. Her first album, “subtle movements”, is available on Jnana Records.