Cinema Perdu
Cinema Perdu is the Utrecht based project of Martijn Pieck. “Soundtracks without movies” is how Martijn Pieck sees this project.
With a fascination for (urban) found sounds he works with field recordings as starting point for his compositions. With all kind of manipulations and additions from other sound sources like synthesizers and contact-microphone recordings he recreates the feeling of a place during a certain time, sometimes more factual, sometimes more storytelling.
Live-perfomances are for the most part improvisations in which he uses sounds and structures from past and upcomming releases.
Besides his solo project Cinema Perdu, Martijn Pieck is also involved in the [law rah] collective and Woodbender. Occasionally he composes music for theater and performance art.
He has released his solo music on Wool-E Tapes, Betontoon, Raubbau, Audio. Visuals. Atmosphere and Moving Furniture Records.
Wouter van Veldhoven
"My name is Wouter van Veldhoven, I make music using collected second hand materials including, cans, old tape recorders, cigar boxes, broken radios, toy pianos, antique televisions, walkmans, etc. These collected objects are then reworked into experimental, often automated, musical instruments and recording devices.
My music balances somewhere between dusty, lo-fi experimental electronics, installation art and jangly ambient. I have released solo albums and collaborative works (with a.o. Sima Kim, Greg Haines and Machinefabriek) on various labels such as Tapeworm, Umor Rex, Slaapwel, Digitalis and Morc".
https://www.woutervanveldhoven.nl/
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Andrius Arutiunian
Andrius Arutiunian is an Armenian-Lithuanian composer and sound artist. His music explores the socio-cultural aspects of specific histories through their sonic artefacts, often dealing with ideas of identity, sonic appropriation and thresholds of noise and sound.
His works comprise of electro-acoustic pieces for chamber ensembles, sound installations and multimedia pieces, such as his composition on the decommissioned Visaginas Nuclear Power plant in Lithuania or recomposition of the NASA’s 1977 Voyager Golden Record, or his recent piece 600 Notes for documenta 14, Parliament of Bodies.
Arutiunian’s Armenian-Lithuanian background is also a strong influence on his work, compelling him to look into the layers of personal and shared histories through his music.
Based in The Hague (NL), Arutiunian works, performs, and teaches within both contemporary music and contemporary art contexts. He obtained his BA and MA degrees in composition at the Royal Conservatory The Hague under Yannis Kyriakides and Peter Adriaansz. He is a researcher and lecturer (Master Artistic Research department (KABK), Sedje Hémon Stichting).
He collaborates with various international ensembles (MAZE, Ensemble Klang, Nadar Ensemble, Slagwerk Den Haag, Synaesthesis and others) and visual artists, and frequently performs his own solo electronic and audio-visual sets in the Netherlands and abroad. Andrius Arutiunian’s works are published by Donemus.