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Nikos Veliotis
Nikos Veliotis (born 26 February 1970 in Athens, Greece) is a Greek musician, composer and cellist. Biography Nikos Veliotis initially studied classical piano until the age of 16. He became involved in the Athens underground electronic music scene and founded In Trance 95 together with Alex Machairas in 1988. He took up the cello at the age of 21. By the end of the 90s he was totally devoted to the experimental field in both sound and image, performing solo or in regular groups. During the early 2000s he started a collaboration with fellow Greek musician Giannis Aggelakas with whom they released two albums to date. In 2008 he founded Mohammad (also going by the MMMD moniker) together with ILIOS Coti K. On 21 March 2009 he turned his cello into powder during a live performance with the title ‘Cello Powder he Complete Works for Cello at the Install Festival in Glasgow, U.K. He is the owner of a curved bow (BACH.Bogen n° 19). He has composed music for dance, theatre and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikos Veliotis
Nikos Veliotis (born 26 February 1970 in Athens, Greece) is a Greek musician, composer and cellist. Biography Nikos Veliotis initially studied classical piano until the age of 16. He became involved in the Athens underground electronic music scene and founded In Trance 95 together with Alex Machairas in 1988. He took up the cello at the age of 21. By the end of the 90s he was totally devoted to the experimental field in both sound and image, performing solo or in regular groups. During the early 2000s he started a collaboration with fellow Greek musician Giannis Aggelakas with whom they released two albums to date. In 2008 he founded Mohammad (also going by the MMMD moniker) together with ILIOS Coti K. On 21 March 2009 he turned his cello into powder during a live performance with the title ‘Cello Powder he Complete Works for Cello at the Install Festival in Glasgow, U.K. He is the owner of a curved bow (BACH.Bogen n° 19). He has composed music for dance, theatre and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Trance 95
In Trance 95 (also abbreviated to IT95) is a Greek electronic music band from Athens. History In Trance 95 are a duo from Athens, Greece. They were formed by Alex Machairas and Nik Veliotis in May 1988; Veliotis departed in 1992. Machairas said of his influences, "Albums such as ''Radio-Activity'' by Kraftwerk, the first four lbumsof Orchestral Manoeuvres n the Dark John Foxx's '' Metamatic'', as well as less known material like for example the cassette '' Space Museum'' by Solid Space... influenced me in particular to make me want to create music. And the first period of the Human League and Depeche Mode of course those are key influences." They released two singles, one 12 inch and one album, while they also appeared in a number of compilations of the time. Their debut 7 inch, the double A Sided "Desire To Desire / Brazilia" was released in December 1988 and it is one of the few known releases of synthpop - cold wave that came from Greece in the '80s. After a pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giannis Aggelakas
Giannis Aggelakas (Greek: Γιάννης Αγγελάκας) is a Greek singer, songwriter, and poet. Best known as the former lead singer of the Greek rock band Trypes, he maintains a productive solo career since 2000 having experimented with Greek folk music and collaborated with artists like Thanassis Papakonstantinou and Psarantonis. From 2004 onwards, he maintains his own record label, ''All together Now'' releasing his personal albums from there. Discography For Giannis Aggelakas' releases with the rock group Trypes, see Trypes#Discography *1993 Υπέροχο τίποτα (Beautiful Nothing), (Virgin) *2000 Χώμα & νερό (Earth & Water) *2003 Ο χαμένος τα παίρνει όλα (''The Loser Takes It All ''The Loser Takes It All'' ( el, Ο χαμένος τα παίρνει όλα, translit=O chamenos ta pairnei ola, italic=yes) is a 2002 Greek dramatic experimental independent underground art film, the seventh feature film directed by Nikos Niko ...' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curved Bow
The curved bow for string instruments enables string players to control the tension of the bow hair in order to play one, two, three and four strings simultaneously and to change easily among these possibilities. The high arch of the bow allows full, sustained chords to be played and there is a lever mechanism that affects the tension and release of the bow hair. The stick of the curved bow is bent upwards (convex) and forms a circle segment. Since the four strings of a string instrument are arranged on a curved bridge, the bow hairs must be loosened so that they can reach all three or four strings (Fig. 1). Currently used bow sticks are slightly bent in the other direction (concave), that is it is only possible to play two strings at a time and, for a short time with a lot of bow pressure, three strings simultaneously (Fig. 2). History Curved Bow on four strings (Fig. 1) The practice of polyphonic playing is documented by Alessandro Striggio (1540–92), violinist Nicolaus Bruh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhodri Davies (musician)
Rhodri Davies (born Aberystwyth, 1971) is a harp player working within the field of free improvisation. He was one of the most prominent members of the London reductionist school of improvised music that was active in the late 1990s and early 2000sBell, Clive”The Other Side of Silence” ''The Wire'', (issue 260, October 2005) pp.32–39 and which has been described as being "extremely influential over the last decade".Saunders, James, ''The Ashgate Research Companion to Experimental Music'', (Ashgate, 2009), p.228 Davies is also active in the field of contemporary composition where he has commissioned new works for the harp from leading avant-garde composers. He has also worked as an orchestral player and as a session musician for Charlotte Church and Cinematic Orchestra amongst others.Hamilton, Andy, "Invisible Jukebox: Rhodri Davies", ''The Wire'' (issue 318, August 2010) pp.28–31 He has appeared on over 60 commercially available recordings. He has created a number of i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angharad Davies
Angharad Davies is a Welsh violinist and composer, known for her work in the field of free improvisation, her use of prepared violin (using techniques similar to the prepared piano), her extensive discography and collaborative work with other musicians. Early life and education Davies was born in Aberystwyth, Wales, and grew up in a musical household, playing in local brass bands alongside her father and brother. Her father was an amateur trumpet player and her brother is Rhodri Davies, now known as an improvising harpist. She studied at the Royal Northern College of Music and subsequently with violinists Charles-Andre Linale in Düsseldorf, Germany and Howard Davis in London. Career Davies has collaborated on improvised projects with musicians and artists including Tarek Atoui, Tony Conrad, Laura Cannell, Jack McNamara, Roberta Jean and J.G.Thirlwell. Davies is also active in the field of contemporary composition and is a frequent member of the ensemble Apartment House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curved Bow
The curved bow for string instruments enables string players to control the tension of the bow hair in order to play one, two, three and four strings simultaneously and to change easily among these possibilities. The high arch of the bow allows full, sustained chords to be played and there is a lever mechanism that affects the tension and release of the bow hair. The stick of the curved bow is bent upwards (convex) and forms a circle segment. Since the four strings of a string instrument are arranged on a curved bridge, the bow hairs must be loosened so that they can reach all three or four strings (Fig. 1). Currently used bow sticks are slightly bent in the other direction (concave), that is it is only possible to play two strings at a time and, for a short time with a lot of bow pressure, three strings simultaneously (Fig. 2). History Curved Bow on four strings (Fig. 1) The practice of polyphonic playing is documented by Alessandro Striggio (1540–92), violinist Nicolaus Bruh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reynaldo Young
Reynaldo Young . 1966is a Uruguayan composer, arranger, guitarist, teacher and workshop leader. He has written concert pieces as well as music for dance, theatre, and video – many of them performed worldwide; he is also an active player at the free improvisation scene around Europe and the United Kingdom. Founder and director of the ‘ Cardboard Citizens New Music Ensemble’, the UK’s only professional avant-garde music group whose members are all homeless people, refugees and asylum seekers; writing, directing and performing contemporary and improvisatory music with mixed ensembles of professional and non-professional musicians is one of his main fields of expertise (a skill he acknowledges he learned working with his former teacher Daryl Runswick). Other activities include performing with electroacoustic trio 'lrs' and with the algorithmic junkestra ' Halal Kebab Hut’. He has collaborated with various artists, including: Luis 'Toto' Alvarez, Darío Bernal Villegas, Luke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daryl Runswick
Daryl Runswick (born 12 October 1946) is a classically trained English composer, arranger, jazz musician, producer and educationalist. Career Runswick was born in Leicester, and educated at Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He started playing bass with leading UK jazz musicians in the mid-1960s, including Dick Morrissey and John Dankworth, with whom he would tour and compose for extensively for some 12 years. In 1969, he was a member of the Lionel Grigson- Pete Burden Quintet, and in 1972 he played and recorded with the Ian Hamer Septet, a band in which he coincided with Tubby Hayes, among others, and throughout the 1970s he was also a member of the London Jazz Four. As a session musician he later branched out into more popular music, including appearing on the first The Alan Parsons Project recording and working with Elton John. He has also worked with the London Sinfonietta, Nash Ensemble and The King's Singers, Pierre Boulez, Ornette Cole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dai Fujikura
Dai Fujikura ( ja, 藤倉 大 ''Fujikura Dai''; born 27 April 1977) is a Japanese-born composer of contemporary classical music. Biography Dai Fujikura was born in 1977 in Osaka, Japan. He moved to London when he was 15 to study at Dover College as a music scholar to complete his secondary education. His initial ambition was to compose music for cinema. Studying the music of Pierre Boulez, György Ligeti and Tōru Takemitsu at Trinity College of Music provoked a gestalt shift: Dai became an aspiring contemporary composer whose extensive knowledge of cinematography gave his music a fresh, individual voice. Imagining sounds as image produced music with considerable dramatic structure and strength. By the end of his second year he had already won the Serocki International Composers Competition. Before graduating, Dai's music had been broadcast on many European radio stations, won several other prizes, and had been performed by a list of illustrious ensembles and soloists including: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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