Konrad Bayer / soundartist
*1975 in Munich, Germany

 

since 1994
Involvement in electronic music, soundart and „new media“

1996 – 2002
University: Media and Literature (magister degree), LMU Munich

1997 – 2004
Member of the artcollective „die Jeansgruppe“. Appearances (selection):
dokumenta X, Kassel, Germany
Festival der Regionen, Upper-Austria
Ultraschall, Munich
Galerie der Künstler, Munich
Volkstheater, Munich
Van Lieshouts Teutopia, Munich

2000
„Song for St. John of the Cross“ composition with singing bowls and fieldrecordings

2001
„Pushkar – Ajmer“ soundpiece about two towns in Rajasthan, West-India

2002
„Al Wahid“ audio book with soundscapes in colaboration with Mathias Hirth

2003
„Mandir Dub“ track on the compilation „Ich glaub’ ich hör Genesungswerk“ (genesungswerk)
„Dreams of Leaving“ album (genesungswerk)

2004
„Kummulation“ track on the compilation „A Million Things Worth Living For“ (autoplate)
„Shall we go to the park?“ album (autoplate)
„Songs for Sunhi“ album (autoplate)

November 2004 – April 2005
Artist in residency at SARAI, Initiative for new media, New Delhi

2005
„We want you save“ album in colaboration with Ish Sherawat
„There is a light and it never goes out“ Multimedia-Presentation about muslim shrines in Delhi

2006
Music for the video installation „Farben des Alterns“ by Angela Zumpe
„Marpaksses (Suh Jung Ju Mix)“ track on the compilation „ A Summer Frost And A Winter Thaw“ (autoplate)

since 2006
Photoproject „Imperial Heights“ with pictures from Korea, Northindia and the Alps.

2007 – 2009
Formed a electronic trio with Ryuta K (Tokyo) and Ish Shehrawat (Delhi) called the ’4th world Orchestra’
4th world Orchestra’s works got selected for the ‘SoundLAB – Edition V’
Various soundpieces (selection): miniatures (in colaboration with 4th world orchestra) Jamna el-Fna, The Haunting & tracks on sound reasons-compilation CD

2010
action field kodra 2010 (Thessaloniki / Greece): sound stories (audio installation / lecture / workshop)
UAMO Festival 2010 (Munich / Germany): sound stories (lecture / workshop)

2011
release of minialbum: visibility hidden
spoken word + sound with Matthias Hirth, Maximilliansunterführung (Munich / Germany)
action field kodra 2011 (Thessaloniki / Greece): sound stories II / the resonance chamber (audio installation)
Participation in “Louder Whispers – new soundart from India”

Links
http://louderwhisper.crisap.org
www.sarai.net
www.soundreasons.in
SoundLab Edition V
www.jeansgruppe.de
www.actionfieldkodra.gr
www.matthiashirth.de