artists
Natalja Chareckaja (LT), Mariam Gviniashvili (GE), Shasha Chen (CN), Bianca Loffreda (IT), Pierce Warnecke (FR), Olivier Terpstra (NL), Ferdinand Kumpfmüller (DE), Justin Robinson (urbau) and Anda Kryeziu (YAAND) (DE)
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Natalja Chareckaja (Lithuania)
Biography: Natalja Chareckaja is a Lithuanian-born vocalist, composer, and producer active in the Dutch performing arts scene since 2015 known as cosmic bride. With a background in jazz vocals and composition from Codarts Rotterdam and a Master’s in New Audiences and Innovative Practice from the Royal Conservatoire, she blends contemporary classical music, jazz, and avant-pop into immersive experiences. Performing as Cosmic Bride, she merges music, technology, and storytelling into immersive experiences. Her project „A performance in _____.“ (read as: a performance in space) uses wearable sensors to control voice and string quartet through gestures. She has performed across the Netherlands and completed a residency at msm-studios in Munich in 2023, mixing her debut record in the Dolby Atmos format. Currently, she is exploring site-specific sound and acoustics as an instrument during a Resonant Space residency at Stevenskerk Nijmegen.
Pierce Warnecke (France)
Biography: Pierce Warnecke is a multidisciplinary digital artist working at the intersection of experimental music, digital arts, and video art. His work has been showcased in performances, concerts, and installations at Rewire, Mutek, GRM, ZKM, ManiFeste (IRCAM), CTM, Elektra, KW Institute, La Biennale Nemo, Sonic Acts, Martin Gropius Bau, MAC Montreal, Gray Area SF, Scopitone, LEV Festival, Semibreve, SXSW, FILE, and more. He co-curates the emittermicro label and festival with Kris Limbach and Seiji Morimoto in Berlin since 2011 and has been co-curating Le Signal Festival in France with Louis Laurain since 2020. Pierce has collaborated with Frank Bretschneider, Matthew Biederman, Myriam Bleau, Keith Fullerton Whitman, Louis Laurain, Clément Edouard, and others. His music has been published on raster (DE), Room40 (AU), and Contour Editions (US) and is represented by Disk Agency in Berlin.
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Mariam Gviniashvili (Georgia)
Biography: Mariam Gviniashvili is a composer, sound artist, and visual artist from Georgia, currently based in Oslo, Norway. She has focused on spatial audio for the past five years, studying under Professor Natasha Barrett at the Norwegian Academy of Music. Mariam has performed and participated in residencies at notable studios and venues, including ZKM Kubus, IEM Graz, EMS Stockholm, Notam, EMPAC New York, and ZiMMT Leipzig, with upcoming residencies at INA GRM and CCRMA in 2025. She gives workshops and hosts meetups on spatial audio.
Shasha Chen (China)
Biography: Shasha Chen is a composer, artist, and performer who uses conceptual and interdisciplinary approaches in „new music theater“ to examine socio-political topics such as identity, gender, power dynamics, and social injustice. She has been awarded the 2025 International Hanns Eisler Scholarship of the City of Leipzig, 2024 Presser Music Award, and Art Omi Residency. Her work has been showcased at festivals like Wiener Festwochen, MaerzMusik Festival, and TIME, and in various galleries. Her artistic philosophy centers on the „political body“ as a performative, listening, and sounding entity.
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Ferdinand Kumpfmüller (Germany)
Biography: Ferdinand Kumpfmüller (artist name Kavall) is a composer and multi-instrumentalist based in Berlin and the Black Forest. His work blends acoustic instruments with processed sound layers, exploring physical and metaphorical spaces. Known for his „Spatial Guitar“ immersive concert format, Kavall has been funded by various organizations and has performed internationally.
Bianca Loffreda (Italy)
Biography: Bianca Loffreda is an Italian composer with a Master’s degree in Composition from Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome. She has studied in Paris and participated in several prestigious workshops. Her works span chamber, symphonic, vocal, and electronic music, with a particular focus on the relationship between music and poetry.
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Olivier Terpstra (Netherlands)
Biography: Olivier Terpstra, known as Oliv Oliv, creates immersive soundscapes blending cinematic music with field recordings. He uses modular synthesizers to create analog textures, and his performances and installations have appeared at festivals like Uncloud and Dutch Modular Fest. In 2024, he completed his album ‚Sonic Dialogues‘ in 4Dsound at MONOM Berlin, fusing Middle Eastern musical elements with analog synthesizers.
Justin Robinson (urbau) and Anda Kryeziu (YAAND) (Germany)
History: Anda Kryeziu (YAAND) born in 1993 in Kosovo is a composer, performer and multimedia artist. Her music has been performed at various festivals, such as: ECLAT Festival, Munich Biennale, Neue Musik Rümlingen, Darmstädter Ferienkurse Monstra Sonora Valencia, November Music etc. In 2023 her Opera PERSONA after the film from Ingmar Bergmann was premiered, as a cooperation between Theater Basel and Gare du Nord.“ Justin Robinson (urbau) is a Berlin-based media composer, audiovisual artist and Educator, currently teaching Max/MSP and Music Production at the Hanns Eisler University Berlin. His audiovisual compositions have been shown at the Venice Biennale, Ars Electronica, Zeiträume Basel, and the Akademie der Künste Berlin, among others. His works include compositions for chamber music, orchestra, and the combination of acoustic instruments with electronic synthesis.
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