Composer and Sound Artist Specialising in Contemporary Music and in Digital Electroacoustic

LAMBROS PIGOUNIS

email : Filasion 22, Athens, 11851

tel. : 6972 749 184

Born : 02/12/1976, Nationality: Hellenic

Website: http://kinesphere.virb.com

Composer and sound artist specialising in contemporary music and in digital electroacoustic media.

Commitment to compositional pursuits, and competence as a composer, attested by strong academic achievements.

Lecturer in Music, Music Technology and Advanced Industry Applications at SAE School of Athens.

Education

· 2001-2003 MA Electroacoustic Composition, City University London.

· 1998-2001 BSc Electronic Music, University of Hertfordshire

· 1988-1994 1st Model School of Athens (1o Protipo Athinon)

· 1983-1992 Violin studies, Greek Conservatoire

Research and Compositional Interests

Acousmatic/Plastic - Music and Soundscape - Gestural surrogacy, referentiality and sonic illusion in electroacoustic composition

Multichannel and spatialisation - Sound design for public/private outdoor spaces - Installation and public art theory.

Exploring Interactive Communicational Models in the Performance of Electroacoustic Music

Commissions, Compositional and Artistic Activity [selection of works]

· 2012 (In Progress) Commission by the Onaseio Foundation, Athens for Interactive Sound Sculptures

· 2012 (Ocrober) Commission by the France Fine Art Gallery, Paris for Interactive Sound and Photography Exhibition. Title: entopies - ent(r)pies

· 2012 (August) Commission by the Hau Drei Theatre, Berlin for Choreography

Title: Corpus III, choreographed by K. Papageorgiou

· 2012 Commission by the Athens Video Art Festival [Interactive Audio-Visual Installation]

Title: Study for a Riot by M. Anastasakos

· 2012 Electroacoustic Composition for site specific theatre performance

Title: Silent Voices, directed by D. Bitos

· 2011 Commission by the International Athens Festival

Title: Dream on waves by A. Papadiamantis, directed by T. Sarantos

· 2011 Interactive Multichannel Electroacoustic Composition/Installation for site specific performance

Title: META. A performance about the end of the world, directed by ODC Ensemble.

· 2011 Commission by the Qbox Gallery & ReMap Festival, Athens for Interactive Sound Sculpture

· 2011 Commission by The MIR Festival, Athens for Interactive Audio-Visual Performance

Title: Riot

· 2011 Electroacoustic Composition for site specific dance-theatre performance

Title: Elpis, directed by G. Sahinis

· 2010 Interactive Multichannel Electroacoustic Composition for Dance

Title: Lambros, a poem by D. Solomos, Director: G. Sahinis

· 2010 Interactive Sound Installation at the «Bazeos Tower», Naxos Festival 2010

· 2010 Electroacoustic Interactive Composition for theatre performance

Title: Viciousness in the kitchen (S. Plath), Director: E. Papakonstantinou

· 2010 Original Score and live performance (violin) for theatre.

Title: Lenz» by Georg Buchner, Director: S. Krasanakis

· 2009 Music Composition and live performance (prepared piano + electronics) for theatre.

Title: The American, Director: T. Sarantos

· 2009 dreamgrove.org [revised] Interactive sound installation at the Biennale of Hong Kong

· 2008 dreamgrove.org Interactive sound installation at the Byzantine Museum, Athens

· 2008 Technical assistance, Midi Programming and real time control for the live cinema performance

Title: ΑΩ, Director: Ash Bulayev

· 2007 Interactive sound design and composition for theatre.

Title: Electronic Cabaret: Silence, Director: Leonard Batis

· 2007 Composition and sound installation for theatre performance.

Title: Poesia, Director: Vikos Nahmias

· 2005 Composition for Video Art

Title: What the water gave me, Director: Eftihia Kiourtidou

· 2004 Composition and sound installation for theatre

Title: Destiny, Director: Elli Papakonstantinou

· 2004 Artist in Residency at PVA Medialab. People’s Show Theatre, London.

· 2003 Electroscoustic music diffusion at the Dal Niente Project 3, London

· 2003 Composition and sound diffusion for dance performance, UK tour.

Title: The things we say to bleed, Choreographer: Hagit Bar

· 2003 Interactive sound installation and live diffusion for metal sculpture exhibition

Event: Area 10 Arts Collective”,London.

· 2002 Composition and violin improvisation, Laban Dance Theatre, London

Title: Pocketful of people, Choreographer: Zoi Andritsopoulou

· 2002 Composition and sound diffusion for theatre performance Laban Dance Theatre, London

Title: ‘s gaze, Choreographer: Hagit Bar.

· 2000-2001 Steel Pan performance at the University of Hertfordshire.

Conductor: Dave Smith.

· 1999-2001 2nd violin at the Philharmonic Orchestra of Hertfordshire.

Conductor: Howard Burrell.

· 1999-2000 Gong-Chime Orchestra of the Javanese Gamelan performance

at the University of Hertfordshire. Conductor: Dave Smith.

Lecturing/Presentation/Teaching Experience

· Ionian University Dpt. of Electroacoustic Music Corfu, Greece

· Ionian University Dpt. of Arts-Sound & Image

Lecturer of: Max/MSP interactive Music Programming - Interactive live electronics and Installations

· SAE School of Athens (School of Audio Engineering)

Lecture of: Acoustics/Psychoacoustics, Music history and theory, Sound synthesis, MIDI, Advanced Industry Applications-Max/MSP Programming.

· Fine Arts School of Athens.

Lecturer, Assistant and Studio Manager at the Master’s Degree of Fine Arts.

· Violin teaching for grades 1-3

Technical Experience

Theatre: Interactive applications, Sound Engineering, live control

Film : Sound recording and post production

Studio : Technical assistance for digital workstations at the University of Hertfordshire, UK

Other Compositional Activity

Radio Performances

· Acoustic Frontiers-CKCU FM, Ottawa Canada.

· Station of Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Brazil.

· Art@Radio, Latvia

· Radio Centraal FM, Belgium.

Member of:

ODC Ensemble

Ekphorize Music & Dance Co., UK

HELMCA (Hellenic Electroacoustic Music Composers Association), Greece

SAM Network, UK

ACT Non Profit Organisation (Art Projects Coordinator)

Other Musical Experience

Advanced knowledge and understanding of historical, aesthetic and technological developments in music (in particular electroacoustic) throughout the twentieth century.

Active member of several musical ensembles (orchestras, chamber groups).