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Hello! Welcome to my website!
I am very happy to see you here. On this page you can find a selection of news from coming and past projects. There is a lot happening in the coming months. You can see an overview of the public events on the website section "Soon/recent".
An overview of my compositions and installations is listed in the works section. There you can also find more information about each piece, and recordings. In the performances section I linked some recordings of projects where I am on the stage myself.
If you want to get in touch, you can find my information on the contact page.
News
2025
There are already a lot of exciting things planned for the coming year. I will soon update my website and add more information about those projects. You can already find an overview with the dates in the Soon/recent section.
A short overview
- In April/May I am playing at the Akademie der Künste in Berlin for Daniel Ott's project "5-5-5-5."
- In March and May I have performances with DOS - duo of saxophones (with Timon Kaiser) in Travemünde and Hamburg. We are playing music by Hindemith, De La Guerre, De Troyer, Rosenberger, Mansurian, and more.
- I am currently finishing up a piece for baritone saxophone with electronics, which will be premiered in 2026.
- In November there will be the premiere of a piece for four performers with toys and/or toy pianos (in Hamburg).
- During the "Sommersemester" I am teaching the third round of the course "Performing with Ableton Live" at the Musikhochschule Lübeck.
- At the end of June, there is the performance of "It's a match," a project from Kerstin Steeb + team. I am part of the musical team (composition + musical direction).
- Until June I am still one of the fellows of the stART.up Program of the Claussen-Simon-Stiftung. This is such a great opportunity; I cannot overstress my gratefulness!
Here are some highlights from 2024:
A musical start into autumn
I have two exciting projects that I will be presenting and/or playing in two locations: a solo performance, and a hiphop-VS-classical concert. The week after I am also showcasing a new installation. The events are so diverse that I am sure that there is something for everyone. So check them out and come visit!
Saturday, 21.09, 20h, St-Michaelkirche Sülldorf
Im Rausch[en] des Saxofons
I am really excited to play a solo concert during the Nacht der Kirchen in Hamburg. I will be playing "accessible contemporary classic" on tenor and soprano saxophone with music from
B. Jolas, B. Cockcroft, JacobTV, and myself.
The evening also has some other artists. Make sure to take a look at the program here.
Where? Sülldorfer Kirchenweg 191, 22589 Hamburg (S-Bahn Sülldorf)
When? 20h-20h45
Saturday, 28.09, 10-16h, KuB in Bad Oldesloe
Das Oldesloer Musikschulor[KI]ster
The Oldesloer music school commissioned me to make a project about AI and the music schools. I developed an interactive installation on/with AI, which you can visit during the open day at the KuB. I will be there from 10-15h. Come and check it out! Trailer
People Pleaser - the story continues
Although the main People Pleaser collaborative creation is over, it doesn't mean that the project is sleeping.
I got invited to be part of an exhibition about art on birds in Kiel with the piece. I am creating a documentary installation with interactive elements that will be take over part of their space.
The result will be shown from 31.08 until 11.10.2024 at Kunstraum B in Kiel (DE)
People Pleaser is also part of the first CLASH production, where we bring hiphop and (contemporary) classic together on stage.
Our next performance will be on September 22nd, 2024, at the Honigfabrik in Wilhelmsburg (Hamburg). Tickets are available here.
What is People Pleaser?
From 20.03.24 until 20.04.24,
I was "people pleasing".
People Pleaser is the result of a virtual dialogue between my online following and myself. The main question being: What would you rather want to hear?
By asking targeted questions and opinions, discussing next steps and directions, I built this piece with whomever wanted to join this experiment. More than 100 people did!
Check out the documentation of the process and a recording of the first performance here!
Cycle Up! Residency
This Summer I was artist-in-residence in Tartu (Estonia) within the CYCLE UP! framework. CYCLE UP! is a European project that connects artists, decision-makers, and communities who care about our climate to find creative ideas and solutions to bring more bicycles to our streets (as they describe it on their website).
I have been reading and learning a lot about cycling, bicycle lanes, security, and the local dialogue about the topic. I turned these inputs into a new piece, Noise Maps. This community bicycle performance was performed on 04.08.2024 in Tartu city.
Funfact: I also curated a playlist with songs about bicycles. It is a really cool mix of different genres and languages (including songs in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Estonian, Greek, Polish, Chinese, and Portuguese. You can listen to it here;
CYCLE UP! Bicycle Hits
I am so happy and grateful that I get to be part of this project! Bicycles, sustainability and a connection with the local people really resonate with my personal values and my interests!
Now some disclaimer fun
The Residency is implemented as part of the Cycle Up! Project, co-financed by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.
This project is funded by the European Union. The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the EACEA are responsible for the opinions expressed.
01.06.2024 Album release Bunte Luft Trio - Apiaceae
We published our first album on bandcamp!
You can listen to/purchase it here. Follow us to stay updated and be notified about future releases!
Jana De Troyer - Saxophones
Tam Thi Pham - Đàn bầu
Jan Wegmann - Modular Synth
Apiaceae is a family of flowering plants, characterised by their branched umbels, clusters of flowers arranged like little umbrellas. Just as this plant family, our improvised music consists of intersections, where spontaneous decisions shape a new path every time. Each choice makes the music to spread out more and more in its unique way, creating a new sonic world for every species.
A year of deep listening
A Year of Deep Listening is a publication of 365 scores for listening gathered by the Center of Deep Listening in celebration of the legacy of composer Pauline Oliveros.
My work WHEN A TRAIN IS TOO LATE (AGAIN?) also made the selection!
A Year of Deep Listening started as an online project, and now there is a publication with all the pieces that was released on August 27th, 2024.
More information here
How happy I am that I got to be part of this project! Eveline Vervliet founded a platform about web-based sound art, called websoundart.org
Among other things, there is a blog with contributions from different people and on various related topics. I am conducting interviews with artists who have worked with this medium. You can my five articles here:
Interview #1: Whole milk, mad maps and digital bees: Nikola Lutz on nota and web-based sound art
Interview #2: The memory palace of Sander Saarmets
Interview #3: Vanilla with a scoop of humour: An unpatented journey through Sebastian Adams’ kaleidoscopic practice.
Interview #4: Information, communication and manipulation (Tansy Xiao)
Interview #5: Open Call winner Bilawa Ade Respati takes us behind the curtain of Indonesian history.
Screenshot from the website
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