Computer Music in Venezuela


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This archive is part of El Camino de Silicio, a computer music network to promote computer music in the Americas. For more information contact Robert Willey (bobw@ucsd.edu).

The University of Texas has links to general information.


Centers in Venezuela

Eduardo Kusnir
Centro de Documentación e Investigaciones
Acústico-Musicales
Universidad Central de Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela
tel: (58-2) 762-8355
fax: 963-1210


Servio Marin (smarin@nunic.nu.edu) originates from Venezuela. He graduated from UC San Diego and is teaching at National University in San Diego. He organizes concerts of electronic and acoustic music, and presented the International New Music Festival at National University and the University of California, San Diego in April, 1995.

Jacky Schreiber has been involved in electroacoustic-computer-electronic-contemporary-and the like music for over 14 years, first as a student with Eduardo Kusnir at the Conservatorio Nacional de Musica Juan Jose Landaeta (CNMJJL), and later as composer-performer.
Age: 34
Influences: Ligeti, Ives, Zappa, Bach, Folk and Classical Music from all corners of the globe
Main Instruments: Ensoniq SQ-1, EPS 16+, ESQ-1, Proteus 1, Yamaha TX81Z, Roland D-110, Atari Mega 2 w/Dr T's Omega Package V 5.0, XOR, PC w/Turtle Beach Stereo Digital Audio Editor and Sound Stage
Contact: Av A, Qta Eva, PB/ La Carlota, Caracas 1071/ Venezuela. Tel: 011-58-2-234-0146.


The following information was contributed by Titus Levi.

Name: Musikautomatika (Luis Levin, Alvise Sacchi, Stefano Gramitto-Ricci, Gabriela Gamboa)
Style: Cyclosonic
Ages: 58 (LL), 49 (AS), 44 (SGR), 39 (GG)
Influences: La Monte Young, Steve Reich, Charlemagne Palestine, Philip Glass, Terry Riley, Asian and African Musics, Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, Peter Gabriel, Jon Hassell, Terje Rypdal, Ornette Coleman, Albert Ayler, The Art Ensemble of Chicago (and a huge shadow list not included here)
Main Instruments: Roland JD 800, Boss RPS-10, Alesis Microverb, Zoom 9001, an FM radio and a CD player, Roland MC-202 (LL); Ensoniq Mirage, Yamaha TX1 P, Roland D-5, JX 8P, Alesis Microverb II, Casio toy digital horn (AS); Fender Strat, Ensoniq EPS 16 Plus, ART SG, Alesis Microverb (SGR); Shure SM 58 w/Digitech Vocalist + Alesis Microverb (GG); various self-made instruments (all)
Contact: Alvise Sacchi c/o Aerocav #1238, PO Box #02 5304, Miami, FL 33102-5304. (Gabriela is the phone contact at) 011-58-2-261-7038.
email: 103164.771@compuserve.com.


The following information was contributed by Martin Fumarola.

Personalities

ALFREDO DEL MONACO: composer and teacher at the Landaeta Conservatory in Carcas. He produced several computer compositions at Columbia University in USA and studied electroacoustics with Mario Davidovsky there. These works are recorded in a record (now it is available from the composer only).

JULIO D'ESCRIVAN: composer (mainly of electroacoutsic music). He won a prize in one of the Bourges International Competitions with his work "Sin Ti por el Alma Adentro", which is included in one of the Cultures Electroniques CDs.

ADINA IZARRA: composer. A work of hers is included in the CD of LMJ 4.

Jacky Schreiber I'm involved in electroacoustic-computer-electronic-contemporary-and the like music for more than 14 years, first as a student with Eduardo Kusnir at the Conservatorio Nacional de Musica Juan Jose Landaeta (CNMJJL), and later as composer-performer. Many of my tape music has been 'performed' at the Synthese festivals at Bourges, France and in many local and foreign contemporary music festivals around the world. Most of my non electroacoustic music has been also performed. Recently the 'Juventudes Musicales de Venezuela' released the CD UnmundodentrodeunmundO wich is a compilation of electroacoustic music works of venezuelan composers Fidel Rodriguez, Alfredo del Monaco, Josefina Benedetti, Eduardo Kusnir, Alfredo Rugeles, Rodrigo Segnini and UnmundodentrodeunmundO wich is the name of my work for processed voice and tape.


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