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 numerous countries of Europe, Asia and the Americas.
Since 2002 Frank Niehusmann collaborates with Ralf Haarmann under the brand name "Konkret zu Abstrakt".
2010 Frank Niehusmann and Clemens von Reusner established
"Radikal Audio Lab." as their virtual laboratory for the production
and publication of electroacoustic music.
2006-2012 Frank Niehusmann was board member of the German Association for Electroacoustic Music DEGEM ("Deutsche Gesellschaft für Elektroakustische Musik e.V.")
Frank Niehusmann was honored with several awards:
- 2011 for his composition "Scuderia Ferrari auf der Allee der Kosmonauten" at the competition "Ferrari (r)ecouté" (a cooperation by "ZKM | Institute for Music and Acoustics", "hr2-kultur" and WERGO),
- 2006 for the radio play "Maschinen - ein Hörspiel" (a collaboration with Karl-Heinz Mauermann) at the "PHONURGIA NOVA" radio art competition,
- 2006 for his composition "Gasometer" at the competition "Short Cuts: Beauty" by "ZKM | Institute for Music and Acoustics" in the frame of the "ISCM world new music festival" in Stuttgart/Germany,
- 2004 for his commissioned work "WAS DA LOS IST" at the "European Bell Festival 2004" in Karlsruhe/Germany,
- 2002 for his composition "Untertagemusik Nr.1" at the International Competition of Electroacoustic Music and Sound Art in Bourges/France,
- 2000 for the multi-media play "Mama" (a collaboration with Rolf Dennemann) at the festival "Theaterzwang" in Dortmund/Germany,
- 1998 for the music video "Emscher Park Overdrive" (a collaboration with Arnd Stein) at the festival "Blicke aus dem Ruhrgebiet" in Bochum/Germany,
- 1997 for his audio-visual composition "Heimat & Antarktis" at the competition of "Forum Geschichtskultur an Ruhr und Emscher" in Dortmund/Germany.
CD-recordings of Frank Niehusmann's compositions are available at
- NURNICHTNUR [ http://www.nurnichtnur.com ]
- EDITION DEGEM [ http://www.editiondegem.de ]
- Cybele Records [ http://www.cybele.de ]
- WERGO [ http://www.wergo.de ]