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Markus Noistering

Live electronics

Born in Salzburg in 1974, he takes both artistic and scientific interest in matters of sound and music. He studied computer music composition at the University of Music and Performing Arts as well as Electrical Engineering and Audio Engineering at the University of Technology in Graz, Austria. From 2003 to 2007 he was a Research Scientist at the Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics (IEM) in Graz, and in 2007 at LIMSI-CNRS, Orsay, France. Since 2008, he has been a Researcher at the Acoustic and Cognitive Spaces Research Group at IRCAM, Paris, France. He is also Senior Lecturer at the IEM. Markus Noisternig has performed at international festivals and worked with well-known composers like Olga Neuwirth, Peter Ablinger and Philippe Schoeller, and well-reputed orchestras such as Klangforum Vienna, Ensemble Modern Frankfurt and Musikfabrik. He worked as record and mastering engineer for Kairos Music, among others; his recording of Olga Neuwirth’s opera Lost Highway was awarded the Diapason d’or.