Artistic biography

born 1957 in Karlsruhe, Germany


since 1998
Productions by the couple of artists <sabine schäfer // joachim krebs> in the fields of spatial sonic art and radiophonic sonic art.

since 1994
Production of radio plays in the field of sonic arts

since 1993
International performances and exhibitions (selection): OECD conference Dresden (GER)´93 / Das innere Ohr Linz (A) ´94 / Berlin Festival Weeks (GER)´95 / Warsaw Autumn (P)´96 / MusikTriennale Cologne (GER)´97 / Nuova Consonanza Rome (I)´98 / Donaueschinger Musiktage (GER)´95/´99 / LimitedNOISE Festival London (GB)´01 / Biennale Munich (GER)`02 / MIDEM Cannes (F)´04 / Science Center PHAENO Wolfsburg (GER)´05 / CCMIX Paris (F)´05.

since 1993
Lectures and publications on the project TopoPhonia
since 2000
additionally on the works by the artist duo <sabine schäfer // joachim krebs>

1993-1996
Lectureship at the University of Music Karlsruhe
in charge of the Bösendorfer computer-controlled grand piano
(especially realization of concepts for artistic, pedagogic and scientific use)

since 1992
Realization of computer-controlled spatial sound installations, accessible and concertante spatial sound bodies, spatial sound objects and staged multimedia performances

1991
Research project: Comparative studies on computer-controlled pianos
in collaboration with Alcedo Coenen, musicologist
Sweelinck Conservatory Amsterdam
on behalf of the Institute of Sonology, The Hague (NL)
publication: Computer Music Journal, vol. 16 no.4

1990-1992
Artistic development of the project TopoPhonia - an art project about the spazialisation of sound as well as the technical development of an own exclusive spatial sound control system / in co-operation with the Faculty of Information Science at the University of Karlsruhe (TH) and the ZKM Karlsruhe; Technical direction and system design: Sukandar Kartadinata
Publication: TOPOPHONIEN, Karlsruhe 1994 with articles by Helga de la Motte-Haber, Dieter Daniels, Rudolf Frisius, Wolfgang Rihm, and others.

since 1990
Lectureship at the University of Music Karlsruhe
(improvisation/piano methodology)

1988/89
Studies on artistic application of system-exclusive data at
the Center for Art and Media - ZKM Karlsruhe
in collaboration with Frank Illich

1988, 1989, 1990
Participation at the International Computer Music Conference (ICMC)
in Cologne (D), Columbus/Ohio (USA) and Glasgow (UK)

1987-1990
Archiving of the collected works of the composer Eugen Werner Velte
on behalf of the University of Music Karlsruhe

1985-1990
Studied composition at the University of Music Karlsruhe
with Mathias Spahlinger and Wolfgang Rihm (master degree in 1992)

1987/88
"ULUDAG" Art-Rock-Project with Werner Cee (b) and Peter Hollinger (dr), and others

1984
Foundation of the polymedial group PANTA RHEI
in collaboration with Helmut Bieler-Wendt (Tübingen, GER)
Concerts and interdisciplinary projects with
artists of the fine arts, writers and dancers from 1984 to 1991

1983
Foundation of the performance group KPACHODAPCK
in collaboration with Ralf de Moll (Berlin, GER)

1982-1990
Interdisciplinary art projects in collaboration
with the painter and performing artist Sibylle Wagner (Berlin. GER)

1981-1983
Worked at the Studio for Electronic Music of the University (TH) Karlsruhe

1979-1983
Member of the GRUPPE KREATIVE MUSIK at the University of Music Karlsruhe originated by Prof. Eugen Werner Velte

1979-1983
Studies in analysis, theory and improvisation with Eugen Werner Velte

1979-1984
Piano studies at the University of Music Karlsruhe
with Prof. Günter Reinhold (diploma in 1984)

Grants and Awards (selection)

1986
grant for the participation in the International Vacation Courses for Contemporary Music, Darmstadt

1987 - 1989
post graduate grant of the state Baden-Württemberg and the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe (studies on the signification of the microtonality in electronic music)

1989
grant of the German Academic Exchange Service (used for work on computer music centres in the U.S.A. and the Netherlands)

1991
grant of the Heinrich-Strobel Foundation of the Südwestfunk broadcasting station (SWF), Baden-Baden

1993
Media Art Prize 1993 of the Siemens Arts Program M

1995
Prize of the Acustica International Cologne, Studio for Acoustic Art / WDR