Musical Resumé

I started to play music, when I was 18 years old: first, as a drummer in a Modern Jazz Quintet, later, as a vibraphonist and percussionist in various 'New Music' and Free-Jazz experiments. In 1973, I discovered the music of  American composer Morton Subotnick and was drawn to his unique musical style. Later that year, I bought an EMS-AKS analog synthesizer and founded a music production studio (Synthese) with the aim to promote electronic music synthesis in Belgium. This was the beginning of a long journey of musical discoveries, still lasting to this day.

Music education: private studies with Belgian composers Karel Goeyvaerts , Paul-Baudouin Michel  and American composer Morton Subotnick.

Music composition: composed several musical scores for Films and Theatre, as well as an album (Igloo # 003).

Concerts and events: performed several concerts of electronic music in Cultural Centers and Art Galleries in Belgium (Cultural Center ' Le Botanique' in Brussels, 'International Cultural Center' in Antwerp, Art Gallery' De Zwarte Panther', Art Gallery' Cintrik' in Antwerp and Art Gallery 'Campo Santo' in Ghent) as well as in Holland (Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and Geertekerk in Utrecht, for the Gaudeamus Foundation). I also coordinated the 'International Electronic Music Festival' (1980) and 'International Electronic Music and Video Arts Festival' (1981), in Brussels (Belgium) and performed a Concert.

I.R.C.A.M (Institut de Recherche Acoustique-Musique), Paris (France): studied with David Wessel , Steve Mc Adams, Stanley Haynes and Marc Battier . During my stay, I did a research project on digital formants synthesis on a VAX PDP-11 using , MUSIC 10, MUSIC4A and CHANT softwares (This project was commissioned by the Belgian Ministry of Cultural Affairs, in 1980).

Centre Culturel Americain, Paris (France) : conducted weekly workshops on analog modular synthesis.

Centre Culturel Belge (La Maison Belge), Paris (France): performed a concert of electronic music during 'Belgian composers week'.

C.A.L.A.R.T.S (California Institute for the Arts), Valencia (CA): performed a tape music concert of my works.

U.W.M (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee) : lectured on the use of 'Ghost Electronics control' in modular synthesis and performed a Concert.

U.W.E.C (University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire): lectured on the State of the Art of computer music at the I.R.C.A.M and in Europe.

M.E.M.E (Midwestern Electronic Music Ensemble) : Co-founder of an analog emusic ensemble consisting of five members (and Serge users ):  Grant Richter , Darwin Grosse (Wisconsin), Michael A. Firman, John Papiewski and myself (Illinois).

""18 days" Analog and Digital Electronic Music

( IGLOO #3) copyright (c) 1979 SABAM.

Side A:

1. "To You" (2 '35)

2. "Memories" (9'45)

3. "My World" (7'12)

Side B:

1. "CC101296" (12'08)

2. "Aphrodisiac" (6'53)

3."Nang Na Nang" (4'33)

-"GMC" (analog) : a tape composition, realized in 1973, for a Belgian film on Gordon Matta-Clark.

-"Like Phil"(Analog) : a tape composition, realized in 1978, dedicated to Phil Glass.

"Oh Well!" (Analog) : a tape composition in octophony: (World Premiered at the First International Electronic Music Festival in Brussels (1980).

"CHANT 10/A"(Digital) : a tape composition realized at the I.R.C.A.M in Paris, in 1981, using 1024 virtual oscillators! The equipment used consisted of a VAX PDP11/40 and MUSIC 10, Music 4/A and CHANT softwares (This work was commissioned by the Belgian Ministry of  Culture, Department of Fine Arts).

-"Wizards" (analog): a tape composition realized in 1984.

-"Revival" (digital): a tape composition, realized in 1986, using a MSX computer (Yamaha).

-"Karma" (analog) : a Live performance realized in 1995. (Serge Modular)

-"Tablas" (analog): a Live performance realized in 1996. (Serge Modular)

-"Tampura" (analog) : a Live performance realized in 1996. (Serge Modular)

-" Raga" (analog) :  a Live performance realized in 1995.  (Serge Modular)  

-"Nervous" (analog) : Live performance at the "Nervous Center" in Chicago in 2000 (5 voices Oberheim SEM-1)

MUSICAL CONSULTANCY

European representative of Serge Modular Music Systems from 1980 to 1993.

MY STREAMING AUDIO FILES (.mP3)

Experimental Electronic Music :  http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pageartist.cfm?bandID=312917

Indian Music:  http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pageartist.cfm?bandID=312918

My favorite top ten books and records 

(The above photograph was taken by Michael A. Firman on March 17,1997)