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Atrakt Art

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Born in Slovakia, splits his identity into being a musician, music and new media art curator, journalist and cultural organizer. Holds a degree in musicology, currently a Fulbright grantee at NYU. Worked with the Experimental Studio of the Slovak Radio, is co-founder of A4 – cultural centre in Bratislava and chairman of Atrakt Art association –the organizer of the NEXT festival of advanced music (since 2000) as well as a record label specializing in experimental music. His music is spanning from live plunderphonics to electroacoustic improvisation and exploration of interaction possibilities with various hardware and software. Member of several experimental music projects (‘avant-core’ duo Shibuya Motors, plunderphonic laptop trio Voice Over Noise, improvising orchestra Musica falsa et ficta, electroacoustic trio Feed The Tiger), performed solo and in collaborations throughout Europe and USA.

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musician, director, producer, arts administrator, curator, composer