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Biographies

Born in Göttingen, Germany in 1960, is among the first composers of his generation dedicated to the combination of music, science and computer technology. After studies in Cologne and at the Center for New Music and Audio Technologies (CNMAT), he received his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley.  In 1996, following residencies at IRCAM and the ZKM, Karlsruhe, he co-founded the ensemble WireWorks with his wife Jennifer Hymer–a group specializing in the performance of electro-acoustic music. In 1999, he produced his full-length opera Der Sprung. In May 2002, his Internet performance environment Quintet.net was employed in a Munich Biennale opera performance.
In addition to his compositions, which are characterized by a pluralistic attitude and have earned him several international prizes, the IBM-prize of the Ensemble Modern among them, Georg Hajdu published articles on several topics on the borderline of music and science. His areas of interest include multimedia, microtonality, algorithmic, interactive and networked composition.
Currently, Georg Hajdu is professor of multimedia composition at the Hamburg School of Music and Theater. 

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Johannes Kretz, Electronic Musician

Born in Vienna in 1968. He studied composition at the music academy in Vienna (with F. Burt and M. Jarrell). He received more music training and also studied mathematics at the University of Vienna. 1992-93 he studied computer music at IRCAM, Paris, with Marco Stroppa, Brian Ferneyhough and others. 1994-2003 he worked as an Assistent/Professor for computer music at the International Bartok-Seminar in Szombathely (HU). 1996-2001 taught music theory and composition at the city conservatory of Vienna. Since 1997 he works as teacher for computer music at the Musikuniversität Wien, since 2001 also for music theory, since 2004 for composition. He is a founding member of the NewTonEnsemble Vienna and the international composer's group PRISMA.
Scholarships and prizes:
-  österr. Staatsstipendium (1997)
-  Stiftung Delz (CH, 2001)
-  Theodor Körner Preis (2004)
-  Supporting prize (Förderungspreis) of the republic of Austria (2004)
Commissions:
-  Konzerthaus Wien,
-  Klangforum Wien,
-  Ensemble On Line,
-  Vienna Flautists,
-  quartett22,
-  Internationalen Lemgoer Orgeltage,
-  Haller Bachtage,
-  Triton Trombone Quartett,
-  Wiener Kammerchor
Concerts in Austria, Germany, France, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Turkey, South Korea and Argentina

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Kai Niggemann, Electronic Musician

born 1972 in Bochum, Germany. Studied German and Philosophy at the Ruhr-University in Bochum and Applied Cultural Studies at the University of Münster, concentrating on the study of popular culture, music and film. During his studies he started to work as a sounddesigner and musician and to perform in Germany and abroad. Kai has been working for different German city- and state-theaters, composing and performing the music for plays such as Disco Pigs, Disney Killer, Some explicit polaroids, The Shape of things, Kriegerfleisch, Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder, Bungee Jumping, Gras or the German premiere of the theater adaption of Aki Kaurismäki's La vie de Bohème. Apart from theater he produces and releases CDs on his own labels. Records as well as performing live as keyboarder,  bassist and singer for different bands and projects. He has worked on  various soundtracks for short films. Kai first worked with Georg Hajdu on quintet.net "Mind.Trip" in 2000 before he became part  of the "Bridges" ensemble in 2005.
Music on CD:
-  Kai Niggemann: Catwalk (2006)
-  Resonator: Red Room Diner (2003)
-  Nicon: Orange Glow (2003)

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Ivana Ognjanovic, Electronic Musician

Born in 1971 in Ruma, Yugoslavia, she studied composition at the Academy of Art in Novi Sad and the University of Arts in Belgrade before moving on to Hamburg's Hochschule für Musik und Theater, where she is currently enrolled in the Masters program for multimedia composition.
Her works have been performed and recorded as well as received praise and critical acclaim in many parts of the world.
Selected works:
-  1992-95 Fancy for piano - Peace for violin, clarinet and piano
-  Dual for strings
-  1996 Sexta for piano
-  1997 Frische Musikfrucht for chamber ensemble (9 performers), 7 min.
-  The Last Ball for Margarita Nikolayevna for symphony orchestra, 12 min.
-  2001 Ship in Embrace of the Endless Dark Ocean for piano, tape and video (dedicated to Joanna Mac Gregor) 8 min.
-  2002 Ray of Dark for Violoncello and Tape 4 min.
-  2003 Talk To Me for Quintet.net, an interactive performance environment for the Internet, 5 min.
 Works have been performed at/in
-  2nd, 10th and 11th International Review of Composers in Belgrade and Novi Sad (SCG)
-  Skopje at the Macedonian Music Festival
-  Athens at the 1st Musical Meeting for female composers
-  England (Salisbury Festival and in London),
-  Ukraine, Hungary and USA.
Music on CD
-  Compilation CDs of the 10th and 11th International Review of Composers and the 1st Musical Meeting for Female composers;
-  Ship in embrace of the Endless Dark Ocean on 'Play' by Joanna Mac Gregor, piano

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Ádám Siska, Electronic Musician

Biography

Education
2005 - Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, Budapest,
Faculty of Composition
(Zoltán Jeney, Zsolt Serei)
2002 - Budapest University of Technology and Economics,
Faculty of Natural Sciences,
Departament of Physics
2000 - 2005 Bela Bartók Music College, Budapest
(Miklós Kocsár, Miklós Csemiczky)
1996 - 2002 Dániel Berzsenyi Secondary School, Budapest
1994 - 1996
1990 - 1994 Isaac Albéniz Elementary School, Madrid
Prizes
2006 3rd Young Composers’ Festival,
Audience’s prize — Concerto
2005 Competition of the Clavicembalo Foundation,
2nd place — Praeludium et Fuga in a
2002 Berzsenyi Award
2002 National Competition on Physics for Secondary School Pupils,
17th place
2000 National Sándor Mikola Competition on Physics — Finalist
2000 National Tihamér Nemes Competition on Computer Sciences
35th place
1998 National LOGO Competition — Winner.

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Andrea Szigetvári, Electronic Musician

Andrea Szigetvári studied sound recording and electroacoustic music at Fr. Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw. After finishing her studies she worked as a music editor, sound engineer, musical producer for Hungaroton Recording Company and Hungarian Radio.
She has worked at the Institute of Musicology as a member of the first computer music research project in Hungary.
In 1989 she was a Fulbright researcher in the USA. First she worked at Brooklyn College with Charles Dodge, later at Stanford University with John Chowning.
After returning from the USA in 1990 she funded the Hungarian Computer Music Foundation to help to develop contemporary music life in Hungary.
From the beginning of '90-ies she has been the main organizer of the composition and computer music course of the International Bartók Festival, the Short Circuits contemporary music days and from 1998 the Making New Waves contemporary music festival.
Between 1993 and 1995 she developed the musical informatic course's curriculum at Pécs University and the electronic music curriculum for the Liszt F. Academy of Music in Budapest. 1995 she started to teach musical informatics in the Pécs University and in 1996 she started to teach electronic music at the Liszt F. Academy of Music in Budapest.
In 2001 she received two "Prix" of the a Bourges Electroacoustic Music Competition in multimedia and sounart categories.
Her creative and reserch work concentrate mainly on the role of the timbre in new music.

updated 2006/04/25