Domizil and ICST Zurich at LACE

02 October 2009 7:30 - 11 PM

FREE

LACE, swissnex San Francisco, and VOLUME present an evening of deep listening and sonic exploration with domizil and ICST Zurich at LACE. Artists from The Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology (ICST) Germán Toro Pérez, Daniel Bisig, Martin Neukom and Philippe Kocher will begin the evening with a presentation of 4-channel tape compositions. Marcus Maeder, Bernd Schurer, and Jasch from Swiss label domizil will each perform live for the first time in Los Angeles, and will be joined by local artists Steve Roden and Mem1. domizil and ICST Zurich at LACE is organized by LACE, swissnex San Francisco, and VOLUME, with the support of the Swiss Arts Council, Pro Helvetia.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Born in 1968 in Zürich, Switzerland, Daniel Bisig received a master's degree in natural sciences at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in 1994 and a Ph.D. in protein crystallography at the same university in 1998. In 1999, he graduated with a diploma in web-design from the EB-Wolfbach, Zurich, and taught web-design there from 1999 until 2001 while working as a designer and programmer at the web-company, Ditoy. In 2001, he joined the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at the University of Zurich as a senior researcher. He also worked as a research associate at the Department of Art and Design, University of Applied Sciences, Aargau, in 2003, and at the Institute Cultural Studies, University of Art and Design, Zurich, in 2004. Since 2006, he has held a research position at the Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology in Zurich. Active as an artist in the fields of computer animation, experimental video and software art, Bisig’s recent works include BioSonics, an interactive Artificial Life installation, Ostrawa, an experimental video film, and MediaFlies, a flocking based video and audio remixing ...

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