Exhibition opening of "Prolog" in Dresdens ethnological museum “Japanisches Palais”. It was a great session with Thomas Schönfeld. We used a lot of field recordings, the trumpet and the Mazetools for a mapping. It is still possible to visit the great exhibition »Prolog«...
Author Archives: Jakob Gruhl
Yes! Received »ego.-Start Gründerstipendium« (1. Oct 2016)
Wohoo, we got it! The Bank of our home state Sachsen-Anhalt IBSA agreed to a scholarship for innovative technologies (ego.-Start Gründerstipendium)! The MazeTools will come soon! Thank you Univations Halle! There is still a lot to do, but we are looking forward to a great time!
Audio production workshop at JuKuWe Leipizig summer-academy (1. Jul 2016)
We built up a basic DAW and used it in different ways. The final result was fictional podcast named “Radio 16” with a special about the „JoJo Vacation Academy“. The kids had the chance to talk about their use media and favorite music. We recorded voices and instruments, discovered audio effects and mixed everything together.
Audiovisual concert at Grassi Museum Leipzig »In Between« exhibition opening (16. Jun 2016)
We were invited to play a concert for the exhibition opening “GRASSI invites 2# dazwischen / in / between“ in the Grassi – Museum for ethnography Leipzig. Together with Omar Shalash, which played the oud and the afghan rapper Mustafa Bahaduri, Stephan and Jakob performed a journey from traditional arab to eletronic music and conscious hiphop.
Mazetools audiovisual performance at Bundesfestival Video Halle (27. Jun 2015)
As special act, Stephan played a Mazetools performance in our hometown Halle for the German Youth Film Award (Deutscher Jugendfilmpreis), a forum for young filmmakers in Germany.
Visuals for Psychedelic Orchestra concert at Berlin (31. Mar 2015)
Together with Psychedelic Orchestra we dived through dub echoes and break-beat grooves. It was a great night in Berlin!
Visual mapping at »Tolerave« party Dresden (28. Mar 2015)
“The city of Dresden is a colourful and multicultural place for many different people – and we want to keep it just like that.” We were invited to make visuals for Dresdens first Tolerave and had the honor to perform with the incredible Yarah Bravo!!
Audiovisual installation and performance at 3000° Festival (15. Aug 2014)
Ectoplastic got invited to build their prototype installation at the 3000° festival and created a place to listen and see. As a visitor you got the opportunity interact with maze per hand tracking hardware or to test and play with the interface to control the installation. The sessions for improvisations with oud, violine, maze and electronic beats made the installation to a place to stay.
Visual performance IRCAM institute Paris (21. Nov 2013)
As one of 4 winners of the Ircam Live Call 2013, Stephan played with ODEI a show at La Gaite Lyrique in Paris. He used a prototype of the -maze- software he developed.