Publications
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Grund, T., Hofmann, A. (accepted). Towards understanding performer eye gaze in live-electronic music performance (abstract). International Symposium on Performance Science (ISPS), Shanghai, CN.
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Grund, T., Hofmann, A. (accepted). Cloud Hands: Three emanations of a touchless musical assemblage. 22nd Sound and Music Computing Conference (SMC), Graz, AT.
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Zorn, D., Mayer, A. & Hofmann, A. (2025). Resonating with live-electronic ghost tones. 16th SAR International Conference on Artistic Research 2025, Porto, PT.
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Heintz, J., & Hofmann, A. (2024). Roundtable – Future developments in Csound and its community. Proceedings of the International Csound Conference (ICSC) 2024, 155–156. doi, Vienna, AT.
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Grund, T. (2024). Polyomino Interface for Pitch Lattices. Proceedings of the International Csound Conference (ICSC) 2024, 169–170. doi, Vienna, AT.
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Hofmann, A. (2024). DIWhy and How: Commentary on “DIY musical instruments” by Brown and Ferguson (2024). Journal of Ubiquitous Music (j-Ubimus), 1(1), 25–27. pdf
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Grund, T., Luong, T. H., Hofmann, A. (2024). Challenges and Prospects in Remote Cross-cultural Musical Interface Design. In NIME 2024, Utrecht, NL. pdf
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Chatziioannou, V., Pàmies-Vilà, M., & Hofmann, A. (2024). Physics-based playability maps for single-reed woodwind instruments. JASA Express Letters, 4(3), 1–6. doi
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Zorn, D. (2024). From ‘Stria’ to ‘Metastasia’ – fantastic proliferations of a revived algorithm; Destruction and creation of algorithms as a creative dichotomy and artistic research procedure to explore interpretative space within computer music repertoire (abstract). In European Platform for Artistic Research in Music (EPARM) 2024, Academy of Music, Ljubljana, SL. pdf
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Kariũki, N. & Hofmann, A. (2023). Workshop on Body Percussion and Live Electronics. In Proceedings of UbiMus2023 - International Symposium on Ubiquitous Music, 138–139, Ulster University, Derry, Northern Ireland, UK, ISBN 978-65-00-85069-7, doi.
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Zorn, D. & Hofmann, A. (2023). Exploring interpretations of algorithmic compositions as live electronic performances. A Case Study on Chowing’s ’Stria’ (abstract). In Programm of Vintage Materialities in Music. Orpheus Instituut, Ghent, BE.
Upcoming Performances
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1.& 2.7.2025 MAPPER - A Symposium on Music Acoustics for Performance Preparation and the Engagement with Repertoire in Live-Electronics, with lecture-performances & presentations by Luong Hue Trinh & Ngô Trà My, KMRU, Constanza Piña aka Corazon de Robota, Nyokabi Kariũki, Karlheinz Essl, Dustin Zorn, Astrid Bin, Bernt Isak Wærstad & Labdi Ommes, mdw-University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Future Arts Lab, Klangtheater, Vienna, AT.
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17.-23.11.2025 16th UiTM-klpac Malaysian Composers Concert Series; Workshop and concert in collaboration with Marzelan Salleh, Cedrik Fermont, and Alex Hofmann Kuala Lumpur, MY.
Past Performances
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22.11.2024 Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media (https://www.hmtm-hannover.de/de/alle-veranstaltungen/?no_cache=1), Performances by Constanza Pina, Marijana Janevska and Dustin Zorn, Kammermusiksaal, Uhlemeyerstraße 21, Hanover, DE.
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21.–23.3.2024 - Not-the-L8Nite Performance by Dustin Zorn at European Platform for Artistic Research in Music (EPARM) 2024, Academy of Music, Ljubljana, SL.
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17.2.2024 KMRU live-electronics performance and talk ‘Fraught’ at Kilele Summit “Bass Camp” in Nairobi (KE)
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16.2.2024 – Mizizi Ensemble performance at The Mist, Nairobi (KE) featuring the music of Halim El-Dabh, as well as their own compositions and improvisations. Performers: Nyokabi Kariũki, Monrhea Carter, Bernt I. Waærstad, Kostia Rapoport, Tim Grund, Labdi Ommes, and Alex Hofmann
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12.–18.2.2024 - Concerts, Performances, Talks and Workshops at Goethe Institute Kenya and Santuri East Africa in Nairobi by KMRU, Nyokabi Kariũki, Monrhea, Bernt I. Waærstad, Kostia Rapoport, Astrid Bin, Tim Grund, Labdi Ommes, ..
- 13.10.2023 - Workshop Concert at Future Art Lab Vienna with pieces by Luong Hue Trinh, John Chowning and students of the composition class by Prof. K. Essl (mdw)
- 19.7.2023 Performance of ‘Stria’ by John Chowning as a live-electronics duo-performance by Dustin Zorn & Alex Hofmann, Akademie der Künste Berlin, DE.
- 28.–30.6.2023 - Lecture-Recital at Orpheus Instituut, Ghent, BE.
- 10.2.2023 Showcase Concert of Workshop at Santuri, Nairobi, KE.
- 5.11.2022 “Transmission Chain Experiment” - Labdi Ommes, Bernt Isak Wærstad & Alex Hofmann (Orutu, Live-Electronics, Saxophone), Athlone, IR.
Press coverage
- Nairobi hosts first-ever music technology conference by NANCY WAINAINA in THE STAR (Feb. 15th 2024)
- Rewiring Nairobi: ownership and electronic music in Kenya’s capital written by MARTIN GUTTRIDGE-HEWITT in DJ-Mag (June 2024) [updated web version]https://djmag.com/features/rewiring-nairobi-new-era-electronic-music-kenyas-capital