and 2008-09-20 ESSEN, Germany
performances of Frank Niehusmann's composition
"Fragrance"
in the frame of the art exhibition "Blumenkinder"
at Atelier Mauermann;
other participants of this event are Claudia Breuer, Helmut Dick, Anjali Goebel, Claudia Kappenberg, Ruth Knecht, Ruppe Kosseleck, Wilhelm Kreimeyer, Jochen Leyendecker, Iwona Liegmann, Karl-Heinz-Mauermann, Mary Catherine Newcomb, Christian Paulsen, Bärbel Rothhaar, Matthias Schamp, Gerda Schlembach, Steffen Schlichter, Stef Stagel, Katja Struif und VA Wölfl;
* location: Byfanger Str. 91, Essen-Kupferdreh;
* opening times of the exhibition:
Sept., 20th + 21st, 15:00-18:00;
* more about Frank Niehusmann's compositon "Fragrance":
[ http://www.niehusmann.org/disx/fragrance.html ]
* more about Karl-Heinz Mauermann:
[ http://www.semantic-error.de ]
first performance of "TESA 4124", a 4-channel-composition by
Frank Niehusmann and Clemens von Reusner
during the festival "on/off Limburg" at the Stadthalle Limburg;
* more about the festival:
[ http://webdoev.hr-online.de/detail.do?objectID=617905 ]
* more about Clemens von Reusner
[ http://www.cvr-net.de ]
performance of "Major Tom" – the musical theatre play by
Frank Niehusmann (musical composition) and
Tom Zahner (singer, actor);
the venue: Babeş-Bolyai University, Studioul Nou, Facultatea de Teatru si Televiziune;
"Major Tom" is an "artscenico"-production and part of their european project "hanging around";
* more about "hanging around":
[ http://www.hangingaround.de ]
* more about "artscenico":
[ http://www.artscenico.de ]
* more about the venue:
[ http://www.ubbcluj.ro ]
Project "Fragrance": [ http://www.niehusmann.org/worx/fragrance.html ]
"Fragrance" was performed in 2008 during the art exhibition "Blumenkinder" in Essen/Germany in the garden of the exhibition. More about "Blumenkinder": [ www.semantic-error.de ]
a performance of Frank Niehusmann's composition
"Fragrance"
in the frame of the art exhibition "Blumenkinder"
at Atelier Mauermann;
other participants of this event are Claudia Breuer, Helmut Dick, Anjali Goebel, Claudia Kappenberg, Ruth Knecht, Ruppe Kosseleck, Wilhelm Kreimeyer, Jochen Leyendecker, Iwona Liegmann, Karl-Heinz-Mauermann, Mary Catherine Newcomb, Christian Paulsen, Bärbel Rothhaar, Matthias Schamp, Gerda Schlembach, Steffen Schlichter, Stef Stagel, Katja Struif und VA Wölfl;
* location: Byfanger Str. 91, Essen-Kupferdreh;
* opening times of the exhibition:
Sept., 6th, from 16:00 until late;
Sept., 20th + 21st, 15:00-18:00;
all other days on request: +49-(0)201-8477955;
* more about Frank Niehusmann's compositon "Fragrance":
[ http://www.niehusmann.org/disx/fragrance.html ]
* more about Karl-Heinz Mauermann:
[ http://www.semantic-error.de ]
"e.poesie" in the frame of "poesiefestival berlin 2008" presents electronic music
in connection with contemporary poems; new musical works by
AGF, Miguel Azguime, Sidney Corbett, Frank Niehusmann and Vit Zouhar;
curated by Andreas Rochholl;
Frank Niehusmann in collaboration with poet Bas Böttcher;
the venue: Akademie der Künste (Hanseatenweg);
* more about "e.poesie":
[ http://www.kadmos-produktion.de/Hybrid/epoesie.htm ]
* more about Bas Böttcher:
[ http://www.basboettcher.de ]
* more about the venue:
[ http://www.adk.de/de/orientierung/hanseatenweg ]
first performance of [raumzeitmaschine]:
audio-visual work by "khmfn"
(Karl-Heinz Mauermann & Frank Niehusmann)
in the frame of the festival "Kulturpfadfest 2008";
the venue: Filmpalast Lichtburg;
* more about [raumzeitmaschine]:
[ http://www.niehusmann.org/worx/raumzeitmaschine.html ]
[ http://www.lichtburg-essen.de/vera_080620_raumzeitmaschine.php ]
[ http://www.kulturbesessen.de ]
* more about the venue:
[ http://www.lichtburg-essen.de ]
* more about the duo "khmfn":
[ http://www.niehusmann.org/worx/maschinenraum.html ]
[ http://www.niehusmann.org/worx/achtung-future.html ]
[ http://www.dradio.de/dkultur/sendungen/klangkunst/368786/ ]
* more about Karl-Heinz Mauermann:
[ http://www.semantic-error.de ]
* more about the festival "Kulturpfadfest":
[ http://www.kulturpfadfest-essen.de ]
" La Habitacion del Ruido "
– Mexican-German Electroacoustic concert
– curated by Thomas Gerwin and Pablo Garcia-Valenzuela
– at Casa del Lago UNAM
[ http://www.casadellago.unam.mx ]
with works by
Javier Alvarez, Alejandro Castaños, Gilberto Castro, Martin Daske, Javier A. Garavaglia, Thomas Gerwin, Haarmann, Frank Halbig, Ralf Hoyer, Anna Ikramowa, Lisstte Jassan, Georg Katzer, Arno Lücker, Frank Niehusmann, Franz Martin Olbrisch, Dirk Reith, Rodrigo Reyes, Susanne Stelzenbach, Pablo Garcia Valenzuela, Helmut Zapf & others;
Video works by Pablo Gav/Max Hattler and Thomas Gerwin/Wolfgang Lehmann & others;
– "La Habitacion del Ruido" is a concert series from Universidad del Claustro de Sor Juana
[ http://www.ucsj.edu.mx ],
Mexico City, college of Audiovisual Communication Studies,
directed by Pablo Garcia-Valenzuela
[ http://www.pablogav.com ]
first performance of "Major Tom" – the first work by
Frank Niehusmann (musical composition) with Tom Zahner (singer, actor);
venue of this performance: Centro d'Arte e Cultura Chiesi di San Paolo (Via Francesco Selmi);
"Major Tom" is an "artscenico"-production;
"Major Tom" is part of the european project "hanging around" and
is based on their collection of photos;
* more about "hanging around":
[ http://www.hangingaround.de ]
* more about "artscenico":
[ http://www.artscenico.de ]
* more about the venue:
[ http://www.sanpaoloesposizioni.it ]
* the flyer:
[ tempovuoto.pdf ]
radio slot "hr2-kultur | The Artist's Corner" (23:05) presents
the CD "DEGEM CD9 – Orpheus 400";
Frank Niehusmann's work on "DEGEM CD9 – Orpheus 400" is his
"Wer? (Monster, Mythen, Mutationen)" (6:40) from 2007;
* more about the radio slot:
[ http://www.hr2.de ]
* more about the CD:
[ http://www.degem.de ]
[ http://www.cybele.de/shop/product_info.php?products_id=105 ]
Frank Niehusmann studied philosophy and history at the Ruhr-University in Bochum/Germany (MA degree in 1986);
1983-1998 he was author, presenter and producer of radio- and tv-broadcastings in Germany.
In the year 1978 he started his first experiments with electronic music; since that time he composed music for numerous concerts, mixed-media events, sound-installations, experimental videos, tv, radio broadcasts, theatre- and CD-productions.
Performances of his works took place in Argentina, Austria, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Spain, Turkey and the USA.
Frank Niehusmann received scholarships
- 1992 at "Schloss Wiepersdorf" in Brandenburg/Germany
- 2004 at the "ZKM" Institute for Music and Acoustics in Karlsruhe/Germany.
He was honored with several awards:
- 1997 at the competition of "Forum Geschichtskultur an Ruhr und Emscher", Dortmund/Germany, for his audio-visual composition "Heimat & Antarktis",
- 1998 at the festival "Blicke aus dem Ruhrgebiet" in Bochum/Germany for the music video "Emscher Park Overdrive" (collaboration with Arnd Stein),
- 2000 at the festival "Theaterzwang" in Dortmund/Germany for the multi-media play "Mama" (collaboration with Rolf Dennemann),
- 2002 at the International Competition of Electroacoustic Music and Sound Art in Bourges/France for his composition "Untertagemusik Nr.1",
- 2004 at the "European Bell Festival 2004" in Karlsruhe/Germany with the commissioned work "WAS DA LOS IST",
- 2006 at the ZKM-competition "Short Cuts: Beauty" in the frame of the "ISCM world new music festival" in Stuttgart/Germany for his composition "Gasometer",
- 2006 at the "PHONURGIA NOVA" radio art competition for the radio play "Maschinen – ein Hörspiel" (collaboration with Karl-Heinz Mauermann).
2000-2002 he was member of the executive committee of "artscenico e.V." (theatre, dance and multimedia productions, international projects)
[ http://www.artscenico.de ].
Since 2006 Frank Niehusmann is member of the executive committee of the German Association for Electroacoustic Music DEGEM ("Deutsche Gesellschaft für Elektroakustische Musik e.V.")
[ http://www.degem.de ].
Frank Niehusmann's CDs are available via international mail order from
[ http://www.NurNichtNur.com ]
Further CDs including works by Frank Niehusmann are published by
Cybele Records [ http://www.cybele.de ]
and Schott Music's "cdartist"-series [ http://www.cdartist.de ]
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