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João Castro Pinto (Lisbon, 1977)started his activity as a composer/performer of experimental music, and as a sound and intermedia artist, in the second half of the 1990s. His production comprehends the domains of soundscape composition,intermedia/ visual arts,live electronics improvisation (solo and with instrumentalists), electroacoustic/acousmatic music and radio art. Between 2002 and 2005, João Castro Pinto was the artistic director/producer of the Hertzoscópio –Experimental and Transdisciplinary Arts Festival (2003 & 2004) and of the Hertz_extend # 1 –Experimental and Transdisciplinary Art Encounters (2005); events that have contributed to the dissemination of the work of established and emerging, national and international artists in a logic of experimental and transdisciplinary encounter between various artistic expressions (music, intermedia, video art, installations).João Castro Pinto’s academic path is reflected in his work, to the extent that it suggests his artistic concerns and aesthetic interests. He graduated in Philosophy, from the F.C.S.H. at the New University of Lisbon, being currently focused on the completion(in early 2020)of his PhD studies in science and technology of the arts (Computer Music soundscape composition) at the Catholic University of Portugal –C.I.T.A.R.(Research Center for Science and Technology of the Arts), where heis a researcher. Between 1999 and 2016he attended masterclasses, lectures and courses in the field of electroacoustic composition, organized by the Miso Music Portugal, with the following composers: Bernard Parmegiani, François Bayle, Francis Dhomont, John Chowning, Trevor Wishart, Morton Subotnick, Simon Emmerson, Barry Truax, Adrian Moore, Bertrand Dubedout, António de Sousa Dias, Miguel Azguime, etc. His work was distinguished in the following contests: Young Creators 1999, Ernesto de Sousa Fellowship 2001, Pépinières Européennes Pour Jeunes Artistes 2002, ICMC 2015andINA-GRM Multiphonies / Banc D’Essai 2016. João Castro Pinto has presented his work in Europe, America and Asiain festivals, events and venues as: INA-GRM Multiphonies/Banc D’Essai (France), ICMC –International Computer Music Conference (USA), Experimental Intermedia Foundation (USA), Poetronica (Moscow), ISCM -World Music Days Festival (Estonia),Soundkitchen (England), Visiones Sonoras (Mexico), MUSLAB –International Exhibition of Electroacoustic Music (Argentina), Audio Art Festival (Poland), Wien Modern (Austria), ORF (Austrian Broadcasting: Kunstradio Radiokunst), Sammlung Essl Museum (Austria), Alte Schmiede Kunstverein Wien (Austria), Interpenetration Festival (Austria), PNEM Sound Art Festival (Holland), SICMF –Seoul International Computer Music Festival (South Korea), Dotolimpic -Festival for Improvised and Experimental Music (South Korea), Música Viva (Portugal), Aveiro Síntese (Portugal), DME –Festival Dias de Música Electroacústica (Portugal), C.A.M. –Gulbenkian (Portugal), Centro Culturalde Belém (Portugal), Casa da Música (Portugal), Serralves emFesta (Portugal), National Pantheon (Portugal), etc. He collaborated with: Hanna Hartman (SE), Tom Hamilton (EUA), Karlheinz Essl (AT), Koji Asano (JP), Bernhard Loibner (AT), Clemens Hausch (AT), Vienna Improvisers Orchestra (AT), Michael Fischer (AT), Philippe Lamy (FR), Jorge Sánchez-Chiong (VE),Pavel Zhagun (RU), Alexei Borisov (RU),Gilles Aubry (CH), Thollem Mcdonas (EUA), Nathan Fuhr (EUA), John Grzinich (EE), Red Trio (PT), Blaise Siwula (USA); amongmanyothers artists. João Castro Pinto’s music is available in the following labels: Miso Records (Portugal),Grimaces Éditions (Switzerland), Unfathomless (Belgium), OtO (Japan), Triple Bath (Greece), Sirr-ecords (Portugal), Creative Sources Recordings (Portugal), Grain Of Sound (Portugal), Variz (Portugal) and Useless Poorductions (Portugal). João Castro Pinto is a composer published and officially endorsed by MISO MUSIC PORTUGAL's -MIC.PT -Portuguese Music Research & Information Centre.His music isalsofrequentlypresented in events organized byCIME -International Confederation of Electroacoustic Music and by ISCM -International Society for Contemporary Music.
http://agnosia.me/
Guillermo Pizarro (PA)
Cinematic storytelling through sound. Guillermo Pizarro is a noise artist from Eastern PA. He started experimenting in 2010 with prepared guitar, and has since moved to experimenting with field recordings, tape loops, electronics and amplified objects to create his textured soundscapes. He currently runs Flag Day Recordings, a label dedicated to promoting experimental music.
www.guillermopizarro.bandcamp.com
www.flagdayrecordings.bandcamp.com
MASLO – pronounced mah-slo is the project of Maria Shesiuk. Synth based, theatrical, cinematic, bizarre pop. Haunting, melodic, beautiful and at times frightening. Wobbly with elements of improvisation. Foggy, ghostlike. Maria Shesiuk is a composer and electronic musician deeply involved in the experimental music scene both in Baltimore and Washington, DC. She is the cofounder of the experimental music project “Heterodyne”, which was recently featured in the Washington Post, as well as several other improvisational projects and collectives. Maria was featured in the 2017 Baltimore High Zero Festival. In the past year her focus has shifted to synthesizer music combined with field recordings and masked vocals to create contemplative dreamscapes. Maria’s background is as diverse as her music influences. Maria comes from a family of classically trained musicians. She started out on the same path by playing classical piano as a child in Ukraine in a musical school for the
gifted. She also spent many evenings along side her father during rehearsals when he was the chief conductor of Kyrgyz National Opera, and Ballet theatre. Maria had found from an early age that the only way she can effectively communicate her thoughts and emotions was through the process of writing music. Yogic philosophy and meditation are also part of that process. Maria chose to study medicine and is currently a practicing Physician Assistant as well as a yoga teacher. Music, however, remains the driving force in her life. She is an avid outdoor enthusiast and a strong supporter of environmental causes.